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Sunday, October 19, 2025

Workout Update: Lift 4: Day 7

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On day 7, which was the second rest day in a row, I did the stretching routine. I had intended to do both the stretching and foam rolling ro...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Bewitched: Season 1

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  Bewitched is the classic 1960s sitcom about a witch who marries a mortal while trying to keep up appearances as a traditional 60s suburban...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

DVD/TV Series Review: The Killing: Season 3

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  The 12-episode third season of the series The Killing aired during the summer of 2013. It is set one year after the events of the Rosie La...

Workout Update: Lift 4: Day 6

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Day 6 was a rest day in Lift 4, so I did the roll and recover workout, which is an approximately 10-minute foam-rolling routine. It had been...
Friday, October 17, 2025

Workout Update: Lift 4: Day 5

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Day 5 was the fourth and final regular workout of the first week of Lift 4, which was the Legs workout. This week, it is a 50/50 workout con...
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Workout Update: Lift 4: Day 4

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Day 4 was the shoulders workout, which this week is an interval workout. So, you do two weighted exercises, followed by a 30-second cardio e...

CD/Music Review: Christina Aguilera: Mi Reflejo

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  Mi Reflejo, released in 2000, is the second studio album by Christina Aguilera. It was recorded entirely in Spanish and included 11 tracks...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Workout Update: Lift 4: Day 3

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Day 3 was the mid-week rest day in Lift 4. I did the stretch routine, which runs about 10 minutes. I decided to hold off on the foam rolling...

CD/Music Review: Christina Aguilera

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  Christina Aguilera's self-titled debut album was released in 1999. It contains 12 tracks, including the hit singles "Genie in a B...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Workout Update: Lift 4: Day 2

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Day 2 was the back and biceps workout from Lift 4, and this week it is a circuit workout, doing two quad blocks consisting of four exercises...

Book Review: Black Ice (Scot Harvath Series #20)

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  Black Ice, published in 2021, is the 20th book in the series of action-thriller/spy novels featuring the character Scot Harvath written by...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Workout Update: Lift 4: Day 1

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Today marked the first day of Lift 4. This is Joel Freeman's second complete program, in which he was the sole trainer for BODI (he was ...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 56

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Day 56 was the last workout of the 25-minute speed train program. It was the second of the two flexibility routines. While I still prefer th...

CD/Music Review: Adele: 19

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  19, released in 2008, was Adele's debut album. It features 12 tracks, and the title was selected based on her age during production of...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 55

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Day 55 was the last "real" workout of the 25-minute speed train program, which was core-cardio. This week, the workout uses the Gi...

CD/Music Review: Aerosmith: Big Ones

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  Big Ones, released in 1994, is an album that is mostly a compilation of recent (at the time) hits from Aerosmith. The album includes 15 so...
Friday, October 10, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 54

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Day 54 was the last lower-body workout of the program. It uses the Dirty MOFO format. The four exercises in this workout are front-loaded sq...

CD/Music Review: Aerosmith: Get a Grip

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  Get a Grip, released in 1993, was Aerosmith's 11th studio album. It continued to blend hard rock and pop that characterized their soun...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 53

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Day 53 was the final upper-body workout of the program. It used the burnout format, which meant doing three sixty-second sets of a weighted ...

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: Bolero

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  Bolero is a 1984 romantic drama starring Bo Derek, George Kennedy, Andrea Occhipinti, Ana Obregon, Olivia d'Abo, and Greg Bensen. It w...
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 52

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Day 52 was the total-body workout for week 8, which utilized the "Give Me Five" format. In this workout, you use a band move to pr...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Cheers: Season 10

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  The 26-episode penultimate 10th season of Cheers aired during the 1991/1992 TV season. All of the series regulars returned for the 10th se...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 51

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Day 51 was the first lower-body workout of the final week. Surprisingly, it was a superburnout workout, not the Dirty MOFO or Give Me Five, ...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Black Sails: The Complete Series

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  Black Sails is an action-adventure series that aired on Starz for four seasons from 2014 to 2017. It starred Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Lu...
Monday, October 6, 2025

Workout Update: 25 Minute Speed Train: Day 50

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Day 50 was the first upper-body workout of the final week of the program. It used the Dirty MOFO format and worked the chest, shoulders, bac...