101/1001 Update
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grim23“What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood! Mood's a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It's not for fighting.” ― Frank Herbert, Dune
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing: I trained in a Shaolin Kung Fu class this last week, continuing the testing process for a belt promotion. We made progress with the next challenge, but Si Gong realized we hadn't actually been taught all of the Parries (Step Blocks), so we spent time going over the missed lessons. I completed part of the Sound Work, the 7 Point Toning, and we reviewed the Points of Light and Full Body Toning sequences for next week. I've also completed the MLK Dream Run (this last weekend), and I'll complete the Bimbo 10K Virtual Race as a 6-mile ruck this week. I've also signed up for the Turkey Trot 5k in November.
May's GoRuck 'Believe' Challenges are finally completed, even though I was still recovering from the Spartan Race. I finished the workout, the traditional 'Murph' Challenge. At the Tough level, it was a 1-mile ruck, 200 Sandbag Bent Over Rows (the substitute for 100 pull-ups), 200 Pushups, and 300 Squats, and then another 1-mile ruck, all wearing a 20-lb. plate carrier and using a 60-lb. sandbag. I prioritized pushups and squats early, and my arms gave out before my legs, but I got it done. All that's left for August's GoRuck 'Evolve' Challenges is the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Harari, which is back from Burning Man, but it's still not ready for me to get it back.
September's GoRuck 'Reinvent' Challenges are also ongoing. The workout is the Selection Baseline Functional Fitness Test, which is a 1-mile ruck/run, 2 minutes of sandbag burpees, a 200m suitcase carry, and 2 minutes of hand release pushups, recording your times and scores for each movement. The Rucking and Additional Challenge requirement is WEEK 1: 2-mile ruck, WEEK 2: 4-mile ruck, WEEK 3: 6-mile ruck, and WEEK 4: 8-mile ruck. The book-of-the-month is No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer. The book has been received, and the workout has been scheduled. The only ruck left is Week 3.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I DM'd Deviance this last week. I'm still rereading The Teachings of Don Juan: Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda from my permanent martial arts library, and A New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief by Georgena Eggleston. I attended a pair of CEU webinars, Treating Co-Occurring Depressive Disorders Along the Whole Continuum of Care and Addiction and the Brain. Although I have enough CEUs to renew my LPC license in October, I don't have enough addiction/substance CEUs to renew my CADC III certification next May.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: I'm continuing Jim Cobb's Countdown to Preparedness book/assignments. Week 22 is firearms, and I still need to check, clean, and practice more with my existing gear. Week 22 is still on hold. I'm in excellent shape for Week 30, Safety Equipment - fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, flashlights, masks, and personal PPE are well distributed. I've signed up for an Immediate Post-Disaster Emotional Assistance (IDEA) training, which is a Psychological First Aid (PFA) and disaster behavioral health field response training plus a train-the-trainer option, at the end of October.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: I'm still working through the life insurance policies and the legal issues; the pile is slowly getting smaller. The Whorse needs the shifter rod cut and rewelded to make shifting easier. I'm still waiting for the politics of the day to resolve before I get my COVID shot. Soon!
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: No progress.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: I've signed up to volunteer at Orycon and Norwescon. This weekend, we saw Billy Idol and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. I also had an informal Cigar Social and helped with a self-defense class with the LGBTQ+ community.
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing: I trained in a Shaolin Kung Fu class this last week, continuing the testing process for a belt promotion. We made progress with the next challenge, but Si Gong realized we hadn't actually been taught all of the Parries (Step Blocks), so we spent time going over the missed lessons. I completed part of the Sound Work, the 7 Point Toning, and we reviewed the Points of Light and Full Body Toning sequences for next week. I've also completed the MLK Dream Run (this last weekend), and I'll complete the Bimbo 10K Virtual Race as a 6-mile ruck this week. I've also signed up for the Turkey Trot 5k in November.
May's GoRuck 'Believe' Challenges are finally completed, even though I was still recovering from the Spartan Race. I finished the workout, the traditional 'Murph' Challenge. At the Tough level, it was a 1-mile ruck, 200 Sandbag Bent Over Rows (the substitute for 100 pull-ups), 200 Pushups, and 300 Squats, and then another 1-mile ruck, all wearing a 20-lb. plate carrier and using a 60-lb. sandbag. I prioritized pushups and squats early, and my arms gave out before my legs, but I got it done. All that's left for August's GoRuck 'Evolve' Challenges is the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Harari, which is back from Burning Man, but it's still not ready for me to get it back.
September's GoRuck 'Reinvent' Challenges are also ongoing. The workout is the Selection Baseline Functional Fitness Test, which is a 1-mile ruck/run, 2 minutes of sandbag burpees, a 200m suitcase carry, and 2 minutes of hand release pushups, recording your times and scores for each movement. The Rucking and Additional Challenge requirement is WEEK 1: 2-mile ruck, WEEK 2: 4-mile ruck, WEEK 3: 6-mile ruck, and WEEK 4: 8-mile ruck. The book-of-the-month is No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer. The book has been received, and the workout has been scheduled. The only ruck left is Week 3.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I DM'd Deviance this last week. I'm still rereading The Teachings of Don Juan: Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda from my permanent martial arts library, and A New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief by Georgena Eggleston. I attended a pair of CEU webinars, Treating Co-Occurring Depressive Disorders Along the Whole Continuum of Care and Addiction and the Brain. Although I have enough CEUs to renew my LPC license in October, I don't have enough addiction/substance CEUs to renew my CADC III certification next May.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: I'm continuing Jim Cobb's Countdown to Preparedness book/assignments. Week 22 is firearms, and I still need to check, clean, and practice more with my existing gear. Week 22 is still on hold. I'm in excellent shape for Week 30, Safety Equipment - fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, flashlights, masks, and personal PPE are well distributed. I've signed up for an Immediate Post-Disaster Emotional Assistance (IDEA) training, which is a Psychological First Aid (PFA) and disaster behavioral health field response training plus a train-the-trainer option, at the end of October.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: I'm still working through the life insurance policies and the legal issues; the pile is slowly getting smaller. The Whorse needs the shifter rod cut and rewelded to make shifting easier. I'm still waiting for the politics of the day to resolve before I get my COVID shot. Soon!
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: No progress.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: I've signed up to volunteer at Orycon and Norwescon. This weekend, we saw Billy Idol and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. I also had an informal Cigar Social and helped with a self-defense class with the LGBTQ+ community.
