Author: Joe

Choice

Choice

You can make life easy on yourself. But as I have been talking with my kids about their life after high school, life being easy on yourself, can leave you without ever having been yourself.  I recall its a Seneca quote or another stoic, please forgive any inaccuracy, “Any human who does not wish to…

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Slow Down?-Maybe later

Slow Down?-Maybe later

Two and a half weeks ago, I endo’d on a black run,”Rainmaker”, at the Winter Park downhill track. I broke several ribs and “did something” to my right thumb. I’ve been moving as possible and worked out on my regular schedule this week but used progressions with most exercises. I realized there is a fair…

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Book: Robin, by Dave Itzkoff

Book: Robin, by Dave Itzkoff

Oliver Sacks, the famous neuroscientist made more so by Robin Williams portrayal of him in Awakenings, was unsettled by Robin’s ability; “He was not imitating me; he had become me, in a sense it was like suddenly acquiring a younger twin.” Sacks, On the Move. It was too early to see perhaps the impact of…

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A study on push-ups misses the point

A study on push-ups misses the point

My kids know I like push-ups. I like it more than bench. I’ll talk more about the actual benefit of push-ups a different time. I read an article from February 2018 indicating that if you can do 40 or more push ups, your risk of heart disease, CVD, is seemingly 95% lower than if you…

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BOOK: This Is Marketing, by Seth Godin

BOOK: This Is Marketing, by Seth Godin

I’ve done it. I’ve read my first book by Seth Godin.  My second book of the summer. I am a bit tardy on it, but I wanted to finally get one under my belt to be conversant in his view of marketing.  My marketing and brand expert friends seem to prefer his Purple Cow effort…

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