Round 2 done! I'm cooked! Snow finally stopped. Cleared away another 6 inches. Plows were out so of course had to redo the end of the driveway. Full-body workout complete. I'm taking a rest day.❄️❄️❄️😔

Five authors by whom I've read at least five books: JRR Tolkien @kevinhearne.bsky.social Larry McMurtry @chuckwendig.bsky.social Chris Claremont

First round done!

Time to go start my morning workout. Shovel ✅️ Gloves ✅️ Outdoor wear ✅️ Sanity 😪

Don't be cruel to people. Don't delight in causing other people pain or humiliation. Morally speaking I think that's a good starting point.

Finally framed these signed albums after having them in a bag for the past year. Now where to hang them 🤔

Chest and shoulders done. Now to prep for this oncoming 2 feet of ❄️ snow 😫. Tired of shoveling

The last saved photo of a celebrity is your therapist.

A little arm and shoulder work today. Felt bulgy.....lol

🦿 Leg day! My dogs are barking!

This poem by Howard Nemerov poses a question often asked and answers it by allowing form and imagery to make the case That there is an indistinguishable point when one becomes the other What is clear though is he believes, when defined, poetry flies and prose falls #poetry #poemoftheday

Back day is always a good day.

Cardio and abs this am. Sorry about the late post.

Pit tax

Sunday morning chest and shoulders done. Weighed in this am 2 lbs more than last week. I think this lean bulk is working 💪 🤔 Time to relax.

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️🌺❤️ Love MakesThe World, 2001

I had the privilege of hearing Michael Longley read this poem at what was his last reading. Enda, his wife of 60 years, was sitting in the 2nd row listening to every word 'dawn and dusk can kiss once a year' Cloudberry kisses #poetry #poemoftheday #valentinesday

Happy #flexfriday Arms and shoulders ready for the weekend.

Leg day complete PRs today in leg extensions, RDLs, and leg press.

Back day done. Random Playlist of the Pet Shop Boys for workout today. Happy #hump day

Cardio and abs this morning. Blood is pumping for the day.

#MCM Working in my stems this am.

Sir Ian McKellen performs a monologue from Shakespeare's play Sir Thomas Moore to remind us regarding immigration. What goes around..comes around and some things just don't change... even 400yrs later. #Immigrant #Immigration #Shakespeare www.youtube.com/shorts/O7fAx...

Sunday chest and shoulders! Time for breakfast!

Life can be wonderful if you let it

This is from Matthew Rice’s collection ‘Plastic’. A microcosm of working class life set in a single 12 hour factory night shift. It is an astonishing book, its acute observations are at times stark and bleak, at other surreal, funny and humane #poetry #poemoftheday

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

Ahh that Friday morning workout feeling! Arms and delts got quite the burn.

Doctor added a two page questioner on ethnic background, immigration status and my home living situation specifically who is living with me This wasn't in there last year I left them blank and told the receptionist I'd walk out before giving ICE my personal history #ICE #FUCKtrump #Resist #Dems

After the Brookes poem I shared recently a conversation developed about the impact of unconventional line endings This poem by Anne Carson was mentioned The lines endings & the use of punctuation is incredible. Also note the omission of the greatest threat to wolves ❤️🐺 #poetry #poemoftheday

Back day! Definitely one of my favorite routines. Maybe some day I'll get some wings.

Kudos to Mayor Mamdani. This is what economic justice looks like. And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/

I worked in with a guy for preacher curls. I cheered him on as he attempted to do the same weight as me. He managed 4 reps, so we fist pumped. He insisted on racking my weights. Later I noticed he kept looking over at me. I looked back and smiled, got the quick look away. Am I a gym crush?

Sunday morning chest and shoulders.

George Carlin always nailed it.

Five classes I took in college: Cellular Biology Abnormal Psychology Latin German Animal Learning and Behavior

Good morning! Arms feeling good! Stay warm this weekend my friends.

Leg day #2 complete.

Back day done. Time to kick the rest of the day's ass!

Going out to give blood tonight I am reminded of this poem How insignificant acts of kindness can mean the world to the recipient. The impact of the accumulation of kindness That if we are kind often enough our kindness will find someone who really needs it #poetry #poemoftheday #giveblood

Governments can be removed People are eternal

Cardio and abs this am. Quads were still burning from shoveling snow.

“The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.” #StarWars Andor

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm via hearts530

Noting the day that it is and sharing my favourite Burns poem My eye are drawn today, in particular, to the third stanza Happy Burns Night to all 'That Man to Man, the world o’er, Shall brothers be for a’ that' #poetry #poemoftheday #burnsnight

It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.

We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.

Late workout today. Was supposed to rest, but gym probably be closed Monday because of storm. Chest and shoulders complete.

Arms and delts this am. Ready for the snow this weekend.