Sunday Firesides: It ALL Goes So Fast

When you welcome a child into the world, folks often tell you: “Savor this time. The days are long, but the years are short!” This is certainly sage and accurate counsel. There are moments as a parent when you can’t believe how quickly your kids are growing up.  Yet, the fact that a culture of […]

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How Often Should You One-Rep Max?

Whenever weightlifting comes up among a bunch of dudes, someone will eventually ask a question like, “How much ya bench?” We know what the interrogator wants to know with this question: What’s the heaviest weight you can lift on the bench press for a single repetition? He’s asking about your one-rep max.  While not the […]

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Odds & Ends: June 22, 2023

Notes From the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Looking to get started with reading Dostoevsky but don’t want to wrestle with a beast like Crime and Punishment right off the bat? Pick up Notes From the Underground. It’s a short novella that can be read on an airplane flight or in an afternoon. While it’s short, it packs an existential […]

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The Eternals, Part 1 (Graham’s Vintage Ports, 2020 – 1983)

Whoooooaaaa, boy. This past March, I had the extreme fortune to have been invited to NYC’s Manhatta for a retrospective tasting of W & J Graham’s vintage Ports, celebrating that venerable Port house’s 200th anniversary. Technically, it was their 203rd anniversary, as their initial plans for recognizing their 200th were derailed by the global COVID… […]

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