Reviews, Health, and Other Stuff

Here you will find things about fitness and nutrition, mainly (but not exclusively) in relation to the Beachbody programs like P90x and Insanity. And, I will start adding reviews for Books, DVDs and Blu-Rays, and other products. All views and opinions on this blog are my own.

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Sunday, May 31, 2026

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: Emily the Criminal

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  Emily the Criminal is a 2022 crime drama written and directed by John Patton Ford. It stars Aubrey Plaza and Theo Rossi. The supporting ca...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

4k-UHD/Movie Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash (Steelbook)

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  Fire and Ash, released in 2025, is the third in what will now be at least five films in James Cameron's epic story of humans versus al...
Friday, May 29, 2026

CD/Music Review: Anastacia: Heavy Rotation

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  Heavy Rotation is the fourth studio album by Anastacia. It was released in 2008, and, depending on which version you have, contains 11 or ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Bewitched: The Complete Series – 60th Anniversary Special Edition

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  Bewitched is a sitcom that aired for eight seasons beginning in 1964 and running until 1972. It was created by Sol Saks and produced by Ha...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

CD/Music Review: Anastacia: Pieces of A Dream

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  Pieces of a Dream, released in 2005, is partly a greatest-hits compilation album by Anastacia and partly a new release (at the time). It h...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Bewitched: Season 8

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  The 26-episode 8th and final season of Bewitched aired during the 1971/1972 TV season. All the main cast members, including Elizabeth Mont...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Blu-Ray/TV series review: Frasier: Season 6

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  The 24-episode sixth season of Frasier aired during the 1998/1999 TV season. All of the primary cast members return for the sixth season, ...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Book Review: The Gunslinger (Dark Tower #1)

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  The Gunslinger, originally published in 1982, is the first in the series of 8 novels in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. It was revi...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Book Review: How to be More Tree

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  How to be More Tree, published in 2019, is a short self-help/advice book written by Liz Marvin and illustrated by Annie Davidson. The hard...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Book Review: The Life We Bury

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  The Life We Bury, published in 2014, is a crime/mystery/suspense novel, and the first book by lawyer-turned-author Allen Eskens. The plot ...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

4k-UHD/Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow

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  Edge of Tomorrow (sometimes billed as Live, Die, Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow) is a 2014 sci-fi/action film directed by Doug Liman, starring T...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Bewitched Season 7

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  The penultimate 7th season of Bewitched aired during the 1970/1971 TV season.  This season was shorter than past seasons, having just 28 e...

Book Review: Dragonlance Lost Histories Vol II: The Irda

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  The Irda, published in 1995, is the second volume in the Dragonlance Lost Histories series. The series tells the origins of the various ra...

Book Review: Star Wars: The Acolyte: Wayseeker

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  Wayseeker, published in 2025, is a novel by Justina Ireland set approximately 160 years before the Battle of Yavin between the end of Phas...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

Product Review: EZYA Heavy Duty Carabiner Clips

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  This is a good pair of inexpensive carabiner clips that can be used for hanging things, attaching to a keychain, or the like. Personally, ...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

Book Review: World Book Encyclopedia of Science: Space

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  This is one of the nine volumes of the World Book Encyclopedia of Science, first published in 2014 and updated in 2019. I have the 2019 ve...

Workout Update: P90X Day 90

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 Day 90, which is actually the second-to-last day of the program, so I did the second core synergistics workout. Normally, this would be on ...

Workout Update: P90X Day 89

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 Day 89 was yoga. Still hated it, but I got through it. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 88

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On day 88, I did core synergistics. This, behind the yoga routine, is my least favorite workout in the program. Unlike what Tony Horton trie...

Workout Update: P90X Day 87

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On day 87, I did x-stretch. It went well, and unlike the yoga routine, I love this one. It felt good to get it in. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 86

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Day 86 was the start of the final week, which is the recovery week. I did the Kenpo routine today, mainly because I had just done yoga a cou...

Workout Update: P90X Day 85

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Day 85 was a rest day going into the final recovery week of the program. I did the 645 cardio routine in the evening, again to get some move...

Workout Update: P90X Day 84

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Day 84 was yoga. I feel like my flexibility and mobility have plateaued a bit, as my range of motion has not really improved since last week...

Workout Update: P90X Day 83

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 Day 83 was the final Legs and Back workout. I was again able to get in a couple more assisted pull-up reps, but kept the weight for the wei...

Workout Update: P90X Day 82

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 Day 82 was Kenpo. It was fine. Nothing to really write home about. The workouts are definitely getting super repetitive and boring at this ...
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