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Author: Paul Radcliffe
July 9, 2014
Vacation Review
So, I was on vacation last week. Yes, really. I had scheduled posts on both my blogs to make it look like I was still around. And kept posting to dailymile and facebook posts continued uninterrupted. When I told people I was going on vacation, their immediate follow-up question was: “What race am I doing?”. I suppose most of my previous vacations have been combined with races. For the first time in a while, I had a genuine vacation. Ironically, one of the first things I did on vacation was buy new shoes. I didn’t plan to buy them, but I[…continue reading]
July 3, 2014
Video Game Hiatus
It’s been a rather long time since I touched a video game. I had gaming withdrawal before, but not this time. This is probably a good thing, but it’s still a big surprise to me. When I was younger, I would game quite regularly. It was part of me growing up. The NES, SNES, N64 and such were prominent fixtures for me. I have a Wii and PS3 collecting dust now. I’ve had some recent favourites like the Mass Effect Series and had a Pokemon relapse last October. When I passed my PMP in February I got a PS3 Game called “Warhammer[…continue reading]
June 30, 2014
Motivation Monday: Reality Check
I’m essentially reblogging this from Remy’s World. I was critical of a Jillian Micheal’s quote in a Monday Motivation post from a couple of weeks ago. I was glad to see Mark Remy rebutt this ‘exercise until you puke, faint or die.’ It’s very tempting to push to the point where you risk serious injury. Fight hard, but it’s important to know when to teak a break too.
