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101/1001 Update
Nov. 8th, 2024 10:33 pmSuccess is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself: I've attended one Shaolin Kung Fu class and no Qi Gong/Yang Tai Chi classes these last two weeks. I've made no progress with the Yang Staff Form.
The November GoRuck Tribe 'Purpose' Challenges have dropped. The rucking and additional tasking requirement is, "Each Week This Month, Carve Out Time to Find Discomfort by Changing up How You Carry Weight: Week 1: Shoulder Carry - Switch shoulders as needed, Week 2: Back Rack Carry, Week 3: Bear Hug Carry, Week 4: Overhead Carry." The F*CK is "50 Burpees With Lateral Hop Over Sandbag for Time", and the book of the month is Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger. I have already completed the workout, the “CHAD 1000X” in honor of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson who took his life on October 29, 2018, due to the effects of numerous deployments, several TBIs, blast wave injuries, and PTSD. The workout was 1,000 Box Step-Ups while wearing my 40-lb. ruck. I've also completed the first 1-mile Carry with my 60-lb. sandbag and acquired the book.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I've kept progressing with the books in this entry. Still in progress: The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place by Creek Stewart, and Hidden in Plain Sight: Esoteric Power Training Within Japanese Martial Traditions: Tracing the Roots of Ueshiba Morihei's Power, by Ellis Amdur(editor). I finished reading Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell (with) Patrick Robinson. The Halloween season, and the election, have been hard on my clients. I have scheduled my yearly fast for early December. I have virtually 'sat' another metta on loving-kindness for my clients and those struggling.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: No progress. In the election, the people chose anger, grief, and revenge as a theme. I am quietly preparing even more than I have been.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: No progress. I got my RSV vaccine.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: Ol' Number 3 is ready to move but has some problems starting. I've got a mechanic coming out next week.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: No progress. One night we went to a Sofi Tukker concert. Another night, we went to a presentation at the Lelooska Foundation and Cultural Center, where we watched a performance of their ceremonial masks, stories, and dances by the firelight of a Kwakwaka’wakw ceremonial lodge. Afterward, we were invited for coffee and cookies and a visit to the Lelooska Museum. A wonderful cultural experience!
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself: I've attended one Shaolin Kung Fu class and no Qi Gong/Yang Tai Chi classes these last two weeks. I've made no progress with the Yang Staff Form.
The November GoRuck Tribe 'Purpose' Challenges have dropped. The rucking and additional tasking requirement is, "Each Week This Month, Carve Out Time to Find Discomfort by Changing up How You Carry Weight: Week 1: Shoulder Carry - Switch shoulders as needed, Week 2: Back Rack Carry, Week 3: Bear Hug Carry, Week 4: Overhead Carry." The F*CK is "50 Burpees With Lateral Hop Over Sandbag for Time", and the book of the month is Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger. I have already completed the workout, the “CHAD 1000X” in honor of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson who took his life on October 29, 2018, due to the effects of numerous deployments, several TBIs, blast wave injuries, and PTSD. The workout was 1,000 Box Step-Ups while wearing my 40-lb. ruck. I've also completed the first 1-mile Carry with my 60-lb. sandbag and acquired the book.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I've kept progressing with the books in this entry. Still in progress: The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place by Creek Stewart, and Hidden in Plain Sight: Esoteric Power Training Within Japanese Martial Traditions: Tracing the Roots of Ueshiba Morihei's Power, by Ellis Amdur(editor). I finished reading Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell (with) Patrick Robinson. The Halloween season, and the election, have been hard on my clients. I have scheduled my yearly fast for early December. I have virtually 'sat' another metta on loving-kindness for my clients and those struggling.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: No progress. In the election, the people chose anger, grief, and revenge as a theme. I am quietly preparing even more than I have been.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: No progress. I got my RSV vaccine.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: Ol' Number 3 is ready to move but has some problems starting. I've got a mechanic coming out next week.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: No progress. One night we went to a Sofi Tukker concert. Another night, we went to a presentation at the Lelooska Foundation and Cultural Center, where we watched a performance of their ceremonial masks, stories, and dances by the firelight of a Kwakwaka’wakw ceremonial lodge. Afterward, we were invited for coffee and cookies and a visit to the Lelooska Museum. A wonderful cultural experience!
