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Friday, January 9, 2026

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 33

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Day 33 was the final day of week 5, which was arms; biceps and triceps specifically. It was a brutal workout. It consisted of three blocks o...

Book Review: Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend

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  Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend is a book by James Haspiel and published in 1991. It is a cross between a coffee-table book and a...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 32

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Day 32 is the second leg workout of the week. Basically, you do all of the exercises that you did not do on Monday, so it is another "f...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 31

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Day 31 of Lift More is shoulders, and it is brutal. It is a LIFT style workout, but you are doing three blocks of triple sets and a burnout ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 30

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Day 30 marks the second day of week 5 in Lift More. Today was chest and back, again alternating the sequencing of the workouts. This one fol...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Bewitched: Season 3

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  The 33-episode third season of Bewitched aired during the 1966/1967 TV season. It was the first season to be broadcast in color and the fi...
Monday, January 5, 2026

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 29

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Day 29 was the beginning of Week 5. The format and sequence of the workouts change this week, so today was the first of two leg days. In Pha...

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 28

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Day 28 was the second rest day, so I did the two recovery routines from Lift More. I did the upper-body routine followed by the lower-body r...

Book Review: Sunrise on the Reaping

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  Sunrise on the Reaping, published in 2025, is the fifth novel in the Hunger Games series (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 27

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Day 27 was the first of the two rest days, so, as I did last week, I did the two recovery routines from Lift 4: first the stretch routine, t...
Friday, January 2, 2026

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 26

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Day 26 marks the end of week 4 of Lift More, which is the halfway point of the program and the end of Phase 1. It was the shoulder workout, ...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 25

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Day 25 was the glutes and hamstrings workout, which was a lift-only workout. All of the exercises remained the same, and I was able to use t...

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 24

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Day 24 was the back-and-triceps lift/HIIT workout. It was another challenging one, but I am getting to the point where I am used to the over...

Product Review: Brame Glass Curio Cabinet with Adjustable Shelves and Interior Lighting

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  This is a very nice-looking curio cabinet that is perfect for displaying knick-knacks, glassware, or the like. It is large (about 6.5 feet...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Book Review: Shadow of Doubt (Scot Harvath Series #23)

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  Shadow of Doubt, published in 2024, is the 23rd book in the series of action-thriller/spy novels by Brad Thor centered around the characte...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 23

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Day 23 was the quads and calves workout. This one was a Lift workout, with two blocks of quad sets and a burnout block. The only good thing ...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 22

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Day 22 was chest and biceps, Lift/HIIT. It is another challenging workout, despite the superset format, because, as is the norm with the Lif...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 21

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 On Day 21, I did the lower-body recovery routine from Lift More. This one combines lower-body stretching and foam rolling, and the foam rol...
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 20

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Day 20 was a rest day, so I did the two recovery routines from Lift 4. I did the stretch routine first, then the roll-and-recover routine. B...

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 19

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Day 19 was the shoulders workout, which was a Lift format this week, meaning two blocks of quad sets followed by a burnout block. Then, of c...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 18

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Day 18 was the second leg day of the week, hamstrings and glutes LIFT/HIIT. I was able to increase the amount of weight for the weighted exe...

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 17

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Day 17 was the back and triceps workout for week 3, which was a circuit workout with a burnout at the end. The burnout was probably the easi...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Book Review: Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers

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  Secrets of the Clone Troopers, published in 2024, is a Star Wars canon book written by Marc Sumerak and illustrated by Alberto Buscicchio....

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 16

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Day 16 was the first of two leg days for the week. This was the quads and calves workout. It is the LIFT/HIIT format, so you do four blocks ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Workout Update: Lift More: Day 15

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Day 15 was the beginning of week 3, so it was the chest and biceps workout. This one goes back to the circuit format in which you do two blo...