Ridiculous gym behavior, nonsensical gym rules, and the occasional death-defying stunt from fellow club members.
In March 2022, after President Biden warned that the war in Ukraine would cause food insecurity across the planet, I wrote a blog post about the upside of the coming food shortage. Well, here we go again. Logistics experts are sounding the alarm about energy shortages, particularly in diesel fuel. They point out that even…
On my to-do list as a newly single man was to get a long overdue vasectomy. On the big day, I decided to test my composure by declining the laughing gas and instead making conversation with the doctor. In actuality, the most painful part of the procedure took place after it was over. For some…
I made it to the end of another dating app today, meaning I swiped through every profile in my city and selected age range, and arrived at the loading screen where there’s nothing left. I always congratulate myself for being so discriminating and efficient, but I might just be struggling with the “paradox of choice.”…
When I signed up last month at a new cold plunge spa, I asked them if they had any requirements for what can be worn (or more accurately, must be worn). Just as receiving sunlight directly on your privates helps stimulate testosterone production, the more skin that touches cold the more significant the brown fat…
I am striving at the gym to be less judgmental and more open minded. When I see somebody doing something absurd, I ask myself: Is this ridiculous, or is it a different kind of mastery? For example, I am always impressed by the guys talking to their Bluetooth earbud while doing a set of pullups….