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.
Welcome
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.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
CD/Music Review: 3LW: A Girl Can Mack
Sunday, August 10, 2025
CD/Music Review: 3 Doors Down: Seventeen Days
Saturday, August 9, 2025
CD/Music Review: 3 Doors Down: Another 700 Miles
Friday, August 8, 2025
CD/Music Review: 3 Doors Down: Away From the Sun
Thursday, August 7, 2025
CD/Music Review: 3 Doors Down: The Better Life
Friday, July 12, 2024
CD/Music Review: The Monkees Live - The Mike & Micky Show
As most know, the group started as a fake band for a TV show to capitalize on the popularity of The Beatles, with two actors who had some musical talent (Davy and Micky) and two musicians with some acting ability (Mike and Peter) answering a casting call. They ultimately became a real band, who at the height of their popularity in 1967, sold more albums than any artist or group, including The Beatles. Over the years they have put out reunion albums like "Justus" and "Good Times" as well as doing limited tour dates. It was always mainly Micky, Davy, and Peter touring, but Mike had taken a more active role over time. With Davy and Peter having passed away and Micky and Mike not exactly being Springchickens anymore, this may be the last album that gets put out under The Monkees banner.
This album is very good. Even though Mike and Micky sound older than they did 50 or even 30 years ago, they still sound good and can pull off the vocals well. The album will give anyone who is a fan of the group a bit of nostalgia, and while it is not quite a "Monkees" album without Peter and Davy, it is definitely worth the pickup.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
CD/Music Review: Northern Exposure: Music From The Television Series
Monday, May 27, 2024
CD/Music Review: More Music From Northern Exposure
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
CD/Music Review: Gwen Stefani: You Make it Feel Like Christmas
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
CD/Music Review: Pink: Beautiful Trauma
Friday, January 13, 2023
CD/Music Review: Katy Perry: Witness
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
CD/Music Review: Taylor Swift: Reputation
Saturday, January 7, 2023
CD/Music Review: Phi Collins: The Singles
Thursday, December 22, 2022
CD/Music Review: Richard Marx: Greatest Hits
Monday, October 10, 2022
CD/Music Review: The Monkees - Good Times
Overall, I do not think the album is as good as what you would get on one of their greatest hits albums or even as good as the album Justus, but it is still good. It is also, now that Peter and Mike have both passed, the last album that can be attributed to the group. Definitely worth the listen if you are a fan of the group.
CD/Music Review: Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees
The album includes all of their major hits like Last Train to Clarksville, Daydream Believer, and Plesant Valley Sunday, as well as some of the more obscure songs like DW Washburn. The last three songs, Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere, Kicks, and the song that got them back into the top 40, That Was Then, This is Now, are the only new songs on the album. They are not the only new songs that the trio of Mickey, Peter, and Davy put out around that time as there was another album "Pool It" that included new material, but did not do nearly as well as this album did.
Overall, it is a very good greatest-hits album. It is probably even more of a desired item now that three of the four members of the group have passed away, but whether you were a fan of the group in the 60s or became a fan after that, it is definitely a must-listen.
Saturday, October 8, 2022
CD/Music Review: Demi Lovato - Confident
Friday, October 7, 2022
CD/Music Review: Selena Gomez - Revival
Friday, September 30, 2022
CD/Album/Music Review: Adele: 25
Saturday, June 11, 2022
CD/Music Review: Pink - Funhouse