I have said for a long time that the US is stuck between four dystopias, and I think the model is incomplete. The four dystopias are: 1984 – Big Brother is a totalitarian state that demands the citizens agree with whatever the government declares the truth. Leader Dearest’s lies and demands that people back him …
Category: The Iron Doesn’t Lie
Uncle Josh Had A Day Under the Bar
Yesterday my brain was firing on all cylinders. My thoughts were jumping through associations that I had to stop several times and ask “how the hell did I get here?” I’ve lost the ability to think slowly, to connect thoughts together in any meaningful way that would let me organize them. Then I went out …
Uncle Josh Remembers What He Forgot to Say
Yesterday’s entry was a bit slapdash and done without notes. To be honest, that’s how I’ve been writing here anyway. My notes are growing in an Obsidian vault and simmering in the background, but that means certain things don’t get written when they should. One of the things I did during my time in the …
Uncle Josh is Still Afraid of the Bar
Now that the weather is amenable I am back to hitting the bar 2-3 times a week. I’m back on the minimized Starting Strength Novice Linear Progression on three lifts: Squat, Press, and Bench. I still cannot Deadlift safely and the only thing keeping me from Power Cleans right now is cowardice. My goal is …