101/1001 Update
Feb. 3rd, 2026 08:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grim23"Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not." — Octavia Butler
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing: I've attended one class of the weekly Shaolin Kung Fu training and plan to participate in this week's class.
January's GoRuck 'Origin' Challenges are mostly completed, except for the Rucking and Additional Challenge requirements. The 'Origin Strike' workout was a Buy In of a 1-mile ruck (walk or shuffle), then a 20-minute AMRAP of 5 Ruck Hand Release Push Ups, 10 Ruck Squats, and 15 Sandbag Bent Over Rows, and a Cash Out of a 400m Sandbag Suitcase Carry (switch hands as needed), wearing your ruck for the entire workout using your baseline weight. The Rucking and Additional Challenge requirement is, "Choose your weight, set your goal, and earn your Ruck Fit patch by completing 10 total rucks between January 1 – 31." I note that, at the Advanced level, a ruck should be 20-45 lbs. for 5-7 miles. The book of the month was Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. The retest F*CK was, "50 Ruck Squats for time, [h]ip crease should go below the kneecap (just past parallel) to count."
During Week 4, I was more than halfway through Meditations. I completed the retest F*CK in 59 seconds, 20 seconds faster than the initial F*CK. I completed a third mall-walking 5-miler with a friend because of the rainy weather. I still needed a few short breaks, but I had much better energy. The next day, we completed the workout and then went to another mall to complete a fourth 5-miler (only 4 miles, because we'd already rucked a mile with the workout). Only six more 5-milers to go!
February's GoRuck 'Discipline' Challenges dropped two days early. The workout is the "Valentine's Day Massacre", which is a Buy In of 100 Sandbag Back Squats, 4 rounds of: a 200m Sandbag Shuffle (carry any way you would like), 20 Sandbag Clean & Front Tosses, 20 Bear Crawl Sandbag Drags (each drag is 1 rep), 20 Sandbag Shoulder to Shoulders (total) - and then a Cash Out of 100 Sandbag Front Squats, all with a 60-lb. sangbag (Tough Level). The Rucking and Additional Challenge requirement this month is to "[r]uck 10 - 20 minutes every day in February. You pick the load, speed, and distance. Suggestion: alternate between light/fast and heavy/not as fast!" The F*CK is "a mobility check, working on 3 mobility checks by doing the following: Couch Stretch: 60-second hold on each side; Airport Scanner Arm Raise: Lift arms for 5 breaths, repeat 5 times; and Squat: Sit in a full squat for 60 seconds." The book-of-the-month is Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink, although one can listen for free on YouTube.
During Week 1, I completed Ruck #5, a night ruck after my clients, and Ruck #6, with a friend and an unexpected day off work (lots of cancellations), with an unexpectedly sunny and warm day. I have finished Meditations. I have maintained a daily ruck so far this month.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I'm still slowly working my way through A New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief by Georgena Eggleston. I've been keeping up with my third online college course, from King's College London, SSPP_TPx2: Major Dilemmas in Counterterrorism. I've completed Unit 3, learning about the impact of legal, ethical, and societal dilemmas on counterterrorism, especially about the balance between ensuring security and upholding the rule of law, ethics, and society, and also Unit 4, exploring the reasons why modern states support terrorist actors, with particular emphasis on Iran, and the challenges that counterterrorism actors face in relation to intelligence sharing. I've also attempted to attend another virtual kink class, High Protocol Revival Project Manual class, but there was some scheduling issue, and it was cancelled/rescheduled. Disappointing.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: No progress. I'm preparing my books for my CPA. I renewed my BPLS cert this week, noting the 2026 AHA changes to Infant CPR and Choking.
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, but it's now more on my radar. I'm in okay shape for Week 47, Bulking Up the Pantry, taking advantage of seasonal sales. I'm confirmed for a wound care class and an in-person Older Adults Go-Bag inventory preparation in February, both of which are part of the Washington County MRC.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: No progress.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: I'm preparing for the class I'll be teaching this week at the RCDM meeting, 'Medical situations for DM's'. I'm also still spending a lot of time organizing and checking credentials for the Kinkfest Medical Team, now with 30 volunteers approved on the list, and more coming slowly as they are processed through Volunteer Registration.
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing: I've attended one class of the weekly Shaolin Kung Fu training and plan to participate in this week's class.
January's GoRuck 'Origin' Challenges are mostly completed, except for the Rucking and Additional Challenge requirements. The 'Origin Strike' workout was a Buy In of a 1-mile ruck (walk or shuffle), then a 20-minute AMRAP of 5 Ruck Hand Release Push Ups, 10 Ruck Squats, and 15 Sandbag Bent Over Rows, and a Cash Out of a 400m Sandbag Suitcase Carry (switch hands as needed), wearing your ruck for the entire workout using your baseline weight. The Rucking and Additional Challenge requirement is, "Choose your weight, set your goal, and earn your Ruck Fit patch by completing 10 total rucks between January 1 – 31." I note that, at the Advanced level, a ruck should be 20-45 lbs. for 5-7 miles. The book of the month was Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. The retest F*CK was, "50 Ruck Squats for time, [h]ip crease should go below the kneecap (just past parallel) to count."
During Week 4, I was more than halfway through Meditations. I completed the retest F*CK in 59 seconds, 20 seconds faster than the initial F*CK. I completed a third mall-walking 5-miler with a friend because of the rainy weather. I still needed a few short breaks, but I had much better energy. The next day, we completed the workout and then went to another mall to complete a fourth 5-miler (only 4 miles, because we'd already rucked a mile with the workout). Only six more 5-milers to go!
February's GoRuck 'Discipline' Challenges dropped two days early. The workout is the "Valentine's Day Massacre", which is a Buy In of 100 Sandbag Back Squats, 4 rounds of: a 200m Sandbag Shuffle (carry any way you would like), 20 Sandbag Clean & Front Tosses, 20 Bear Crawl Sandbag Drags (each drag is 1 rep), 20 Sandbag Shoulder to Shoulders (total) - and then a Cash Out of 100 Sandbag Front Squats, all with a 60-lb. sangbag (Tough Level). The Rucking and Additional Challenge requirement this month is to "[r]uck 10 - 20 minutes every day in February. You pick the load, speed, and distance. Suggestion: alternate between light/fast and heavy/not as fast!" The F*CK is "a mobility check, working on 3 mobility checks by doing the following: Couch Stretch: 60-second hold on each side; Airport Scanner Arm Raise: Lift arms for 5 breaths, repeat 5 times; and Squat: Sit in a full squat for 60 seconds." The book-of-the-month is Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink, although one can listen for free on YouTube.
During Week 1, I completed Ruck #5, a night ruck after my clients, and Ruck #6, with a friend and an unexpected day off work (lots of cancellations), with an unexpectedly sunny and warm day. I have finished Meditations. I have maintained a daily ruck so far this month.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I'm still slowly working my way through A New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief by Georgena Eggleston. I've been keeping up with my third online college course, from King's College London, SSPP_TPx2: Major Dilemmas in Counterterrorism. I've completed Unit 3, learning about the impact of legal, ethical, and societal dilemmas on counterterrorism, especially about the balance between ensuring security and upholding the rule of law, ethics, and society, and also Unit 4, exploring the reasons why modern states support terrorist actors, with particular emphasis on Iran, and the challenges that counterterrorism actors face in relation to intelligence sharing. I've also attempted to attend another virtual kink class, High Protocol Revival Project Manual class, but there was some scheduling issue, and it was cancelled/rescheduled. Disappointing.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: No progress. I'm preparing my books for my CPA. I renewed my BPLS cert this week, noting the 2026 AHA changes to Infant CPR and Choking.
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, but it's now more on my radar. I'm in okay shape for Week 47, Bulking Up the Pantry, taking advantage of seasonal sales. I'm confirmed for a wound care class and an in-person Older Adults Go-Bag inventory preparation in February, both of which are part of the Washington County MRC.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: No progress.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: I'm preparing for the class I'll be teaching this week at the RCDM meeting, 'Medical situations for DM's'. I'm also still spending a lot of time organizing and checking credentials for the Kinkfest Medical Team, now with 30 volunteers approved on the list, and more coming slowly as they are processed through Volunteer Registration.
