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GYM LIFE vs REAL LIFE: OR JUST A FANTASY?

March 31, 2020 by

The best time to join gym life? Any time is the right time, even now during coronavirus closure. Plan ahead to get a jump. This isn’t an urgent notice, not like trying to make up for year of sloth by joining on New Year’s Day.

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EXPERT: YOU KNOW AN EXPERT WHEN YOU SEE ONE

March 27, 2020 by

The expert here is Yo-Yo Ma. I know he’s an expert because of reputation. A great musician, though I don’t know his top ten, or any other work he’s done. It could be any cellist, but there’s something about this one. Have you wondered where experts come from? Me, too.

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GYM LIFER: IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE

December 20, 2019 by

Gym Lifer: You need to come with me and talk to someone. Me: Sure. Him: He’s having chest pains.

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OLD MAN TALKING ELDER HEALTH IN GYM

August 26, 2019 by

An old man, older than me, saddled up on the stationary bike next to mine. I’ve skipped the bike a while but now training for the prospects of pedaling around Paris. Together, the old man and I were biking Beaverton from 24Hr Fitness. My usual question if someone older looks chatty is, “How are things […]

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ART HISTORY BASED ON THE GYM HUSTLE

July 31, 2019 by

Art history is a funny place to start a post, especially when it’s not about art or history. A man working out with women said: Nude male bodies are sort of gross, all hairy and lumpy, not like women who are smooth and sleek. The guy got some kudos from the ladies for his observation, […]

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GYM LIFE CHRONICLE pt 2

July 26, 2019 by

Me asking gym strongman: What workout program do you follow? Strongman: Gives five minutes on how to cycle off and on steroids. Me: Why do I ask anyone anything?

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Learn The Tools, Then The Gun

May 27, 2019 by

War does one thing well, it gives a new vocabulary for death. One young man knew it front to back. “You’ve caught the best weather in Portland,” he said.  “Been too hot or too wet.  Not like this.” The weather?  It’s a start. He was built thick, maybe six feet tall. “Nice. After this I’m back […]

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GYM RAT EXPLAINED PERSONAL MOTIVATION

May 1, 2019 by

I asked a gym rat man the only question that matters: “What keeps you going?” At least that’s what I meant to ask when I said, “What keeps you from folding, from locking your door, closing the curtains, having food delivered, give up your car, and just shut it the hell down?” This was a […]

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HOME DECORATING, HGTV GYM RAT VERSION

March 27, 2019 by

For a charming throwback look, start with the basics. The image above is one never seen on HGTV. Not on the Property Brothers, Love It Or List It, or Rehab Addict. The most likely place to find this sort of furniture? Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna. But what would they do with it?

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HOW PERSONALITY AFFECTS HPV16 GYM COMMUNICATION

March 26, 2019 by

I heard a story about a man from a good communication source: My kid told me an older man at my gym with an outgoing personality told him he had the same thing I had, meaning hpv16 neck cancer, throat cancer, tongue cancer, he wasn’t specific but it was cancer in the body part between […]

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