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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Friday, August 5, 2022

Product Review: Champion Jacket Mens Big and Tall Hoodie Anorak Windbreaker Jacket for Men

 


This is a pretty standard windbreaker. It is rain-resistant (to an extent) and has a hood which is nice. What knocks it down a star for me is that, while it does have zippered side pockets. It does have a large front pouch-like pocket (that extends all the way across the belly) that does not zip and it does have a hiddle zippered front pocket between the chest and belly. Given that you have to pull it over your head to get it on or off (the front zipper only goes partway down the jacket so you can get your head in), there is a risk of things falling out the sides of the pouch-like pocket. Thankfully, that pocket is pretty deep so as long as you are careful taking it off you won't end up with everything falling out of the pocket. But, since it has the zippered hidden pocket in front anyway, I think it would have been better if they had just gone with "regular" side pockets that can zip up to hold things like keys.



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