As of this afternoon, it’s been the first full workout week of the new year for me. Let’s see how I fared: I was happy to hit my first three gym days on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Where I originally had set the bar at 3 sets for all exercises, I bumped it up to… Continue reading Progress Log: Week 01
Author: Jonah Sheridan Fenn
Nerd herder, word wrangler, working on the next chapter...
A Plan On Hand
The old adage fail to plan, plan to fail is one of the truest phrases ever uttered. It often sounds like a pile of excuses, but seriously, life has a way of just coming at you and sometimes it’s hard to juggle all the chainsaws it likes to throw. My biggest issue this past year… Continue reading A Plan On Hand
Making Change Make Sense
Well good morning and Happy New Year! It’s a fine, foggy winter day here in Salem and a brand new year to jump into! Which brings me to something that I’ve noticed more and more as of late. There seems to be a growing attitude that eschews the practice of New Year’s resolutions. To be… Continue reading Making Change Make Sense
‘Tis the Season
A few nights ago, I was out taking Jack for his nightly business. I looked across the street and saw that the giant inflatable Santa in my neighbors’ lawn had totally deflated. It laid there, in a rumpled heap on the frosting grass, flat and kind of hopeless. The next evening, my neighbors had reinflated… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season
Double-Down on Doublespeak
I clearly remember 1984. Not just the book, but the actual year. Yes I’m that old. I was 14 and had already been led into a deep love of fantasy literature by the likes of Robert Jordan, Lloyd Alexander, Ursula K Le Guin, and Anne McCaffrey. I loved science fiction in comic books and tv… Continue reading Double-Down on Doublespeak
The Trade for Team USA
On December 7th, 2022, WNBA basketball player, Brittney Griner, was finally released from a Russian prison. She was released in a one-to-one trade for Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout. Immediately, here in the United States, we saw an avalanche of rhetoric spouted on all news and social media outlets regarding the fact that the Biden… Continue reading The Trade for Team USA
Avoid a Mess in Your KCS
Just-in-Time is a Toyota manufacturing term that has its roots in Henry Ford’s inventory control philosophy. This term has bled over into many other industries, grown beyond just inventory control, and evolved further, in the 90’s, into a cornerstone of LEAN manufacturing. Over the years, I’ve seen this term start to wriggle it’s way into… Continue reading Avoid a Mess in Your KCS
Reinventing Rhythm
I’ve been ruminating quite a bit lately over how I let myself fall out of shape. I had went hard and strong for two years, from 2018 to 2020 and was very close to the top of my game, fitness-wise. I had shaved off over 80 lbs. of grief weight that piled on after I… Continue reading Reinventing Rhythm
The Aging Athlete
As this year is wrapping up and I sit back and reflect on this past 345 days, I land, squarely, on how my health has been and, predictably, where I want it to go in the upcoming year and beyond. Over the course of the past month or so, I’ve shifted my schedule around. I’m… Continue reading The Aging Athlete
The Fine Art of Forgiveness
My daily affirmation popped up and it was all about forgiveness. I honestly had to think on this for a bit. In fact, I still am, even three weeks after this affirmation crossed my screen. This is, in fact, a much bigger thing than it would appear on the surface. I’m going to take a… Continue reading The Fine Art of Forgiveness