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Aug
25
not all those who wander are lost🏂

not all those who wander are lost🏂

Joy is an act of resistance; the dreaded Joe Pilates; a word of encouragement. This is Link Letter 171!
6 min read
Nov
28
PLATESLAM 2024 cometh

PLATESLAM 2024 cometh

December 13, 14, and 15; ready your PRs! And then just a few reads. This is Link Letter 154!
3 min read
Apr
25
The time I accidentally brick-walled one player, and then another player, in soccer

The time I accidentally brick-walled one player, and then another player, in soccer

Due to, I guess, being way, way stronger than I look. Plus: Taylor Swift's trainer speaks; few squat and bracing cues to read silently to yourself; I'm not making any more accounts. This is Link Letter 129!
8 min read
Feb
22
Offline edition: in which I finally get wellness-scammed

Offline edition: in which I finally get wellness-scammed

They caught them the cowgirl that ain't never been caught. Plus: The Dress of the Liftcord; the case for a paper fitness journal; childlike wonder. This is Link Letter 123! (Make a wish!)
12 min read
Jan
04
The uselessness is the point: A resolution for play

The uselessness is the point: A resolution for play

If it doesn't pay, we are getting warmer. Plus: Alan Ritchson of Reacher uses T; a celebration of junk miles; men want butts (and not like that). This is Link Letter 116!
11 min read
Oct
29
Tools and practices for writing a book these days

Tools and practices for writing a book these days

A bunch of stuff that helped me do a big project with no natural ability to focus or achieve on a consistent basis, while beset on all side by attention thieves.
11 min read
Jul
07
Offline edition: Snow in July

Offline edition: Snow in July

I understand forest bathing; Sturdy Girl Club; flat-chested Bronze Era lifters. This is Link Letter 92!
5 min read
Mar
03
The good powder (snow) the bad powder (erythritol) and the ugly powder (kratom)

The good powder (snow) the bad powder (erythritol) and the ugly powder (kratom)

What happens when you lose ten pounds in a week; ultra-processed foods exposed; do not work out on kratom. This is Link Letter 75!
4 min read