Tag: exercise

The One About Exercise (Again)

In our 95th episode, we again talk about the value of exercise. Lyle paddles an outrigger, Rands used to play hockey, but now he bikes, and we compare peak heart rates. It’s a thriller. Enjoy it now, or download for later. Here’s a handy feed or subscribe via Overcast or iTunes.

January 30, 2026

The One About Exercise

In our 90th epsiode, we walk through all the benefits of improving our exercise strategy. Enjoy it now, or download for later. Here’s a handy feed or subscribe via Overcast or iTunes.

April 2, 2025

The Hotel Giraffe

The 9th floor of The Standard located in Greenwich Village of New York City. Pre-pandemic. I wake up mid-day and a full-sized giraffe stands in the corner of my hotel room. The view of mid-day downtown Manhattan is obscured by a full-sized living breathing giraffe. This animal is staring at me. Blink. This situation makes… more

June 25, 2021 2 Comments

Climbing is Not an Annoying Grueling Tax

I’m a hockey guy. Picked it up in college and spent the next two decades playing all forms of hockey: deck, roller, and ice. The Sharks arrived in San Jose and made my chosen sport official. I was set. However, there were two sports before hockey. It started in junior high with cross-country running and… more

June 17, 2018 4 Comments

The Nerd Handbook

A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head. It’s unlikely that this project is a nerd’s day job because his opinion regarding his job is, “Been there, done that.” We’ll explore the consequences… more

November 11, 2007 364 Comments

In Defense of N.A.D.D.

Nothing can kill a good buzz like facts. A University of Michigan study is often thrown in the face of N.A.D.D. by those killjoys who assume N.A.D.D. has something to do with A.D.D. It doesn’t. The alarming bullet points: “People who are multitasking too much experience various warning signs; short-term-memory problems can be one. Intense… more

February 15, 2004 11 Comments