These are the current records I'm working on. Made a new personal best on the leg press today. Leg Press double 548lb Leg Press single 168lb Biceps 15lb Triceps 30lb Chest press 50lb RDL 115lb…

I chose to stop eating meat last year. I had been feeling it was the right thing to do. I still eat fish occasionally and I try to give my body what it needs. My diet could be defined as macrobiotic…

Healing a nasty road rash I got on my bicycle.

Each Saturday, I have my swimming class. I cycle there, swim, and then cycle back. This has been my routine for a few months. I choose to spend my Saturdays like this, and I must say it has been…

Mum wants a bracelet that I made and I know she likes the leather one I posted but as someone with fibro (that is currently in a 'not so bad as before phase) and knows how bad it can be from being…

Each May in the UK, we have Mental Health Awareness week. In 2026, it will be between 11th and 17th May. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ‘mental health is a state of mental…

Incredible essay here from Renata Price on pain, expression, disability, and more. Renata's writing has always been excellent and this is no different. A beautiful, beautiful piece. Very excited to…

As Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the power of community and peer support. Attending the Celebration of Amputees event hosted by Limb Loss…

For some reason all the beer vending machines are kaputt today 😟 Why doesn’t Strava have a longboard option? Stats Distance 16.10 km Moving time 1h 06m 07s Elapsed time 2h 04m 32s Elevation gain 39 m…

A short note about my first degree on the white belt, training consistency, and what really brought me to the mat.

This is a slightly different kind of post than my usual tech ramblings. This year I’ve signed up for three months of back-to-back swimming challenges to support two amazing Cancer charities.

On my long solo drives from NJ to MA, I sometimes get tired and drowsy. This can be very dangerous! Between 2011 and 2015, some 2.5% of driving fatalities are due to drowsy driving . I recognize this…

I am back to regular running! Low volume, high intensity. Something is brewing…

In the last chapter, we identified your most commonly used survival pattern. Now, we can explore where it actually came from. Our survival patterns activate when any of the three seeds, belonging,…

On the six month anniversary of the day I quit drinking, I marked the occasion by attending a meeting. It seemed appropriate, plus I wanted to get my coin. Getting the coin for six months was…

My first real love was a “bad-ass.” He was, wildly good-looking, European and chain-smoked “Gitanes” which were very strong, unfiltered cigarettes. When he moved out of the apartment we shared for 10…

Today I stumbled across two new scientific reviews of the same thing — cannabis for neuropathic pain — with different conclusions about more or less the same data. I thought I’d have some good nerdy…

acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen