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by Bram
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:09 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223250

Right now I'm reading

Y: The Last Man.

Two reviews above I had just finished the first 10 issues (of 60). And now I've finished all 60. I loved it. Best thing I've read all year, and the best thing I've read since Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, which was my favorite book of 2023.
by Bram
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223250

Right now I'm reading

Gnar Country. Steven Kotler is a journalist who has written a number of books, many focusing on the flow state. Rise of Superman (about the flow state in extreme sports) being my favorite so far. In this book, he decides at 53, to pick up park skiing (rails, jumps, half-pipe, etc.). He’s been an av...
by Bram
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Dune 2
Replies: 11
Views: 125

Dune 2

There’s an extended battle vs helicopters and a spice harvester, that finishes with these OP laser guns. Why didn’t the Fremen just use their OP guns to begin with? They are stationary and would be destroyed by the helicopter. The very next battle, they use the OP laser guns while the helicopters a...
by Bram
Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:11 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: The dark side of ketamine
Replies: 0
Views: 57

The dark side of ketamine

https://www.businessinsider.com/ketamine-therapy-depression-treatment-addictive-drug-clinics-2023-1 I first heard about ketamine a decade ago as a party drug. Then again about five years ago as part of psychedelic treatments along with ayahuasca and psilocybin. I've never tried it, nor do I plan to,...
by Bram
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Dune 2
Replies: 11
Views: 125

Dune 2

Watched it for the second time last night. On the positive: I was even more impressed with the visuals. There’s a lot of stunning imagery, usually in the desert at golden hour: the dragonfly helicopters flying in formation; the Harkonnen troops floating up a rock wall; the moons passing in front of ...
by Bram
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Dune 2
Replies: 11
Views: 125

Dune 2

I saw it a normal, albeit, nice theater. Same spot for showing 2. It's either a 5 minute drive to this spot or a 25+ minute drive plus paying for parking to go elsewhere. IMAX may have been better?
by Bram
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:29 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Dune 2
Replies: 11
Views: 125

Dune 2

This was supposed to come out in I think November? Saw it this morning, after months of being hyped. I loved the first installment by Dennis Villeneuve, watching it three times the week of it's release, and being totally sucked into the created world. I went on to read the book, which is now in my t...
by Bram
Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What do you think is your best habit?
Replies: 13
Views: 256

What do you think is your best habit?

Lenny, The camping pads might increase your risk of injury. Yoga mats are sticky and won't move. But camping mats (at least the ones I'm familiar with) are quite slippery. No one controls their parents, their birth city, culture, language, or religion they are born into. My mom died when I was a kid...
by Bram
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What do you think is your best habit?
Replies: 13
Views: 256

What do you think is your best habit?

In that situation, I would do the jumps on a yoga mat (to soften the landing), land making as little noise as possible (to soften the landing) and ditch the weights. When I was 27, I was paralyzed with indecision. Do I keep living in San Diego? Do I keep working as a personal trainer? Do I keep surf...
by Bram
Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What do you think is your best habit?
Replies: 13
Views: 256

What do you think is your best habit?

Lenny, Another option is simply to jump up a few stairs. For example, there's a flight of five stairs by my apartment. You can start with one stair and step down, progress to two and so on. Focusing on very clean reps, landing with legs almost straight. The boxes are prohibitively expensive, but I l...
by Bram
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What do you think is your best habit?
Replies: 13
Views: 256

What do you think is your best habit?

Lenny, I think that a hip hinge--that works for that person's body--is good for any sport or general well-being. But what weight? I believe, to a degree, that the weights we use are over-emphasized. Yes, your chest will be be bigger and more muscular if you are benching 80lb dumbbells instead of 40'...
by Bram
Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What do you think is your best habit?
Replies: 13
Views: 256

What do you think is your best habit?

I think good questions are very powerful. But a good question for person A is not a good one for person B. I shared this particular question because I first asked it of a relative stranger, apropos of nothing, and got a thoughtful response. My own answer didn’t reveal anything to myself, but I enjoy...
by Bram
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What do you think is your best habit?
Replies: 13
Views: 256

What do you think is your best habit?

"The unexamined life is worth living." -- Odin
by Bram
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: The Listening ...
Replies: 315
Views: 13589

The Listening ...

Ronald, nice share on the Civil War letter. Teared up listening to that guy facing his death and saying goodbye to the woman he loves.

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Cool track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScNgrQ1EXr0
by Bram
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Are We Living The Life We Want To Live?
Replies: 1
Views: 53

Are We Living The Life We Want To Live?

I took about thirty minutes after finishing this video to think the question over. While reflecting on “Things Done Well” wasn’t helpful (beyond encouraging myself to keep it up), I found it illuminating to ask “Where Could I Grow?” The biggest gap was in doing fun stuff with people I care about. So...
by Bram
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Are We Living The Life We Want To Live?
Replies: 1
Views: 53

Are We Living The Life We Want To Live?

A few days ago, I was watching a great 20-minute documentary on Alex Honnold’s last project before famously free-soloing El Capitan: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OGs1DehzA&pp=ygUgbmF0aW9uYWwgZ2VvZ3JhcGhpYyBhbGV4IGhvbm5vbGQ%3D At the end of the documentary, the narrator and filmer Jimmy Chin s...
by Bram
Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: RIP To the Foxy Ab God
Replies: 8
Views: 297

RIP To the Foxy Ab God

Surprised to hear a healthy guy like Bill passed too young.

Rest In Peace, Foxy One 💪🏼
by Bram
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223250

Right now I'm reading

Y: The Last Man . 10 issues into this 60-issue comic book series. We follow Yorick, a young escape artist, who, along with his pet monkey, Ampersand, find themselves the last males on the planet after a mysterious plague. Many women go crazy in the aftermath and the world is looking to be dead with...
by Bram
Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:12 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What do you think is your best habit?
Replies: 13
Views: 256

What do you think is your best habit?

I’m not relentless about it, but I try to look for, and take, opportunities to be giving. This week, I know some relatives like granola from a local cafe, so I bought some bags and mailed them out as surprise gifts. Just got a thank you email from my 87-year old aunt that was so sweet and kind. It m...
by Bram
Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:06 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What do you think is your best habit?
Replies: 13
Views: 256

What do you think is your best habit?

Anything you do regularly that makes life better?
by Bram
Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:14 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: I might make it to Florida
Replies: 11
Views: 264

I might make it to Florida

Thanks Lenny,

Have a good weekend too! Hope you catch some fun waves in Florida. Safe travels!
by Bram
Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: I might make it to Florida
Replies: 11
Views: 264

I might make it to Florida

Lenny, You can see the Pacific between some Encinitas streets from Highway 1/Main Street. I think Wave Ki sounds super cool! A friend did it and swore it helped him. My issue with it is that in good surfing you are pushing the board away from you (surfing on the rail), whereas in Wave Ki you are pus...
by Bram
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223250

Right now I'm reading

The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick deWitt.

A murderous farce set in the 1850’s Old West. Two brothers, hired killers, encounter all sorts of oddballs and ne’er-do-wells in their quest to hunt down an eccentric prospector.

Funny and engaging!
by Bram
Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: I might make it to Florida
Replies: 11
Views: 264

I might make it to Florida

Lenny,

Glad you’re getting out of Israel! Terror attacks on the street is not something a person should have to endure. Best of luck in Florida!

Dunno the story of the Lopez brothers. Got into following pro surfing around 2010 and missed their era.
by Bram
Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:01 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: It's been a good minute since a sketch hit me like this ...
Replies: 2
Views: 147

It's been a good minute since a sketch hit me like this ...

My offering in the rap parody genre (rapping starts around 3 minutes, but the whole sketch is good):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLSeuaDz4tE