The 5 Hour Energy bottle looks eerily similar to the Start Your Engines bottle to me. Just make sure you put the right one in your engine.
I go to the gym because I want to get a cardiovascular workout and to lift weights and build strength. My bicycle has totally spoiled me, and I cannot bike for long distances at the gym sitting on a padded couch. I never seem to push myself hard enough when I am on an elliptical machine. Unfortunately, my current gym does not have the highly-effective Jacob’s Ladder.
I am not a serious runner, and I don’t know anything about mechanics, pronation or podiatry. I have some moderate experience with knee pain though, which is why I was forced to explore my options when it came to running.
When I went to get a real pair of running shoes, I went into a shoe store that had a good reputation for assisting runners. They asked me to lift my pant cuffs, and by looking at me, they pronounced me a “neutral” footed runner and promptly fitted me with a $100 Asics. Needless to say, it didn’t work out. I tried running for a bit, and I started getting knee pain. I attribute my knee pain to running and doing squats and other bent-knee exercises.
About two years ago, someone recommended to me that I should think about switching my running method, and to go for a fore-foot or mid-food strike, instead of landing on my heels. This was right at the beginning of the barefoot running craze, and I had seen my first Vibram five fingers in the wild. I tried it, and sure enough, my knee pain subsided and I could run a mile without feeling a pinching sensation in my knee.
Not that I care too much what I look like, but I was attracted to the Saucony Kinvaras, which are minimalist runners without the skeletoes look. After running a few miles in them, I will never go back to a normal running shoe. The shoes flex and feel very natural on my feet. I do not feel like I am running with concrete blocks stuck to my ankles. I can’t speak to the durability of these lightweight shoes, but they seem to be made well.
I noticed that they just released the next generation of these shoes, the Saucony Kinvara 2.
I travelled from Boston to Philadelphia this past weekend to watch an opera, Danse Russe. On the way down, we stopped in the town of Hightstown, NJ, which is where I went to boarding school. I have fond memories of blowing a quarter of my weekly allowance of $20, at Famiglia, a pizza place in a strip mall within walking distance. I would go there with my roommate, and he would force us to stop behind the church for a cigarette on the walk home.
The problem with taking career advice from the Internet, or any advice that relates to you or your business, is that humans suffer from many different cognitive biases. In particular, illusory superiority is a huge barrier to understanding and following the advice that is available online.
Although the biases still persist, I think it is far more helpful to talk to people/experts and get advice that is specific to the situation. Hopefully, the person giving the advice will be helpful enough to identify and correct any biases. This is why mentors, coaches and consultants are so important – to help reveal the obvious.
I tried a potato Kit Kat, imported from Japan (where else?).
I have been thinking a lot about competencies as of late. I am using a simple framework to distinguish between competencies.
You can also think of Incompetencies as things that need to be improved in order to succeed.
Tracey and I are trying to be more productive so we have decided to shut off our TV for the week. I took this picture today, walking to the T. I am posting this with my new WordPress Android app!
I was worried earlier today over an official letter from the Treasury Division of the City of Boston. Fearing an audit or even worse, I was delighted by the check I saw when I opened the letter. The check is for 47.50, which is not a small sum, but it is not a “sell the house and move to Hawaii” sum either.
I “earned” this refund check in a strange way. After I moved to Minneapolis in 2005 I received a motor vehicle exise tax notice for 2006 for this amount. At the time, I was advised by the registry of motor vehicles, and the text on the back of the letter, that I should pay the bill and then request a refund. I paid the bill and requested the refund, and it took six years for me to get it!
I am sure there is a back story to this tale. Did it take six years because that is their standard operating procedure, or did it take six years because there was a mixup in the paperwork? Well, better late than never!
Nice spoofy marketing video.
I was looking at some population data today.
