Initial Strength Test: 1. 5 mile run Max set of pull-ups (male) Flexed arm hang for time (female) Max crunches in 2 minutes Travis leading in the laps. It was another cold morning. I heard someone once say that there is no such thing as bad weather -- just the wrong clothes. If that's true [...]

Malcolm Gladwell is touting the 10,000 hours (or 10 years) principle that I’m so fond of. I saw him in an interview on CNN talking about it and I thought, “That’s what I’ve been saying for a years now.” I haven’t read his book yet, but I’m very interested in how he perceives the implications. [...]

Here is a concept sketch for a character in an comic I've been thinking about doing. The series would be an analogy for the island hopping campaign in World War II, except instead of islands there would be planets. There is a lot of inspiration to draw from. I'm in no rush, but I've always [...]

1.5 mile run It was about 18 degrees this morning. I ran the whole thing as fast as I could and didn't break a sweat.

Amazon is helping with the One Laptop Per Child program: Link I saw Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of one laptop per child, in an interview last night. He said that his ultimate goal with this program, which will take a good 20 years to realize, is world peace. I like his chances. I think it [...]

When I talk with people about my belief that there is latent potential all around us — that dropouts should not be written off because of the lost contributions to society — I’m met with stiff resistance to the idea. I contend that greatness can, and when given the chance, does spring from anywhere. As [...]

1.5 mile run Max set of crunches in 2 mins Frisbee football This is the easy week with an initial strength test at the end of the week. The weather is getting cold. This is where the discipline part of the physical discipline kicks in.

Our study group watched the first installment of the miniseries, John Adams. We also discussed study methods and online tools (scroll down to see previous posts of flash cards and tests we are developing). The goal is to not only help each other, but to leave bread crumbs for others who want to study for [...]

Frisbee Football Max set of pull-ups. About 1 hour of mostly upper body calisthenics (wide push-ups, diamond push-ups, regular push-ups, underhand pull-ups, overhand pull-ups, flutter kicks, crunches, side straddle hops, and windmills). The weather was warmer than it has been so we took the opportunity to play a sport. The calisthenics were challenging like always. [...]