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FAVORITE THINGS | Feel Good Friday 032621

My new go-to question for men on dating apps is “what’s you favorite thing about this week?” … I can’t say it’s more or less successful than any other opener, but to me it’s a pretty easy question because you can describe something that has already happened OR something that is going to happen ……

Good Failing | Feel Good Friday 031921

Maybe seven years ago, I wrote a blog post about failing for a crossfit gym. Here is the cliffs notes version: one of the best things I think powerlifting teaches is how to fail: How to safely fail – bailing out of a squat or lift How to rally from a fail – just because…

Champions | Feel Good Friday 031221

Y’all. First off, friends that are your champions are the best. This week, in no particular order: Bromance. Part of his championing is definitely not reading this blog so he will never know the nice things I’m about to say but I am just so unbelievably grateful that no matter what, there is a person…

Checklist 52 (?!)

Happy Covidversary? A whole calendar year ago, I started posting some virtual things to do … and a whole year later, we still need this (and a state of the covid address tonight…) If you need a good laugh about a purported side effect of the pandemic, read Break a Toe Recently? You’re Not Alone…

I Hate Dates, But …

… here are five places I really, really want to go on a date, like, now. Could be a friend date, I don’t care. Monger’s moved into Vino Vino‘s old space (next to my gym!) and I want to get oysters + champagne STAT. Josephine House has a three-course steak + frites night with bottomless…

Perfect | Feel Good Friday 030521

The west Texas elopment was perfect. Every breakfast at Aster Marfa was perfect. Meeting Rice alum Roberto leading us to Garza Marfa for his Mimi y Roberto pottery was perfect. The family Sunday celebration brunch-into-hangout was also perfect. Sunday night cheese-and-wine catchup was perfect. My workouts this week were perfect. I hit 4 lifting days,…

Convo 51: The Mask and Personal Responsibility

Governor Abbott’s opening of Texas 100% and removal of mask mandate has caused a lot of reaction and opinion across the country. Hell, probably the world. Here’s the official summary of the announcement, and the PDF of the Executive Order. “… Today’s announcement does not abandon safe practices that Texans have mastered over the past…

Checklist 51

I spent too long writing Convo 51, reacting to everyone’s reactions to Texas lifting the mask mandate and occupancy restrictions. No surprise here, I’m in favor of freedom in life and nuance in perspective, which isn’t easily captured in a quip. Entertainment The drunk pandy blizzy ep of Sacks and the City podcast is live!…