Archive | January, 2010

Heros and Villains

by on 20. Jan, 2010 in Independent Thinking, Reviews

I propose the following idea: that certain historical “heroes”, are not heroes at all, and that certain historical “villains” are not villains at all.

Of particular interest are Genghis Khan and Abraham Lincoln (often referred to as one of our “greatest presidents”).

Simply put, I believe the history and legacies of these two men have been severely distorted.

This is probably why I vividly remember my 10th grade “world history” teacher (Mrs. Copeland) defining “history” as a well agreed upon pack of lies.

So much so in fact, that the conventional views of these two men, are the inverses of what common sense would reveal upon further investigation.

Let’s start with Genghis Khan.

The first time I heard anything about or relating to Genghis Khan was on TV in an episode of South Park, when one of the characters said “God damn Mongolians”.

That was then followed by a mounted horde of “Mongolians” trampling over a hill. I’ll never forget it.

More recently, I saw Genghis Khan directly mentioned in Uncharted 2: Among…

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2010 Greater Orlando Fitness Challenge (/w Drew Baye & Patrick Diver)

by on 08. Jan, 2010 in Exercise, Meeting Cool People

What?

A one time, non profit, evening seminar from some of the top personal trainers in the country (and a two medical doctors, but the real gold is in the trainers!)

Where?

The Sheraton of Downtown Orlando (right across from The 21 Convention hotel)

When?

Tuesday January 12th, 2010

Who?

Drew Baye from Baye.com and The 21 Convention 2009 (see his entire speech here for free), and Patrick Diver from GreyhoundFitness.com (Patrick was the HIT trainer who originally introduced me to Body by Science, and later Moment Arm Exercise).

Needless to say, these two men have been some of the most influential in my personal education of exercise.

There will also be two MD’s present at the event to speak about nutrition (I don’t know them however and won’t vouch for them like I do Patrick and Drew).

Cost?

The cost to attend is $20, although technically it’s a “mandatory donation”, since all profit goes to…

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The Quest for Nutritional Truth: Why I Eat the Way I Eat

by on 05. Jan, 2010 in Curtis Noll, Independent Thinking, Nutrition

At this point, I’ve tried writing this post over half a dozen times. I’ve promised it for so long, I’ve decided to finally hammer it out, no matter the cost. I feel good though. My head is clear, and I’ve done enough writing lately that I feel I can organize my thoughts clearly, logically, and passionately.

Let’s begin by analyzing why this post has been so hard to write for me.

In short, “nutrition” is an important topic to me. It’s something I have been heavily interested in for many years now, have spent a lot of time (as in hundreds, if not thousands of hours) reading about, and had many different experiences as I tried nearly everything under the sun that caught my attention in the field.

We could summarize all that as, I’ve invested a lot personally into the subject – both intellectually, and in real life actions taken.

But, it doesn’t end there. The second reason it’s taken…

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