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A Day of Independence, a Day of Rememberence...

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:34:12 -0400

Never forgotten…

June 28, 2005

Operation Red Wing

SEAL Michael Murphy

SEAL Danny Dietz

SEAL Matt Axelson

SEAL Shane Patton

SEAL Dan Healy

SEAL James Suh

SEAL Jaques Fontan

SEAL Erik Kristensen

SEAL Jeff Lucas

SEAL Michael McGreevy

SEAL Jeff Taylor

Night Stalker Shamus Goare

Night Stalker Corey Goodnature

Night Stalker Kip Jacoby

Night Stalker Marcus Muralles

Night Stalker Stephen Reich

Night Stalker Michael Russell

Night Stalker Chris Scherkenbach

Night Stalker Tre Parker

You are not forgotten!

This is a copy of a previous post and yes it’s a few days late. Make no mistake, I didn’t forget, I told your story, I watched a grown man tear up.

Today isn’t about just you, it’s about those like you. Those that stepped up when others wouldn’t. Regardless of how your war is being politicized, you fought for freedom, not for yourself, for others and nothing said changes that.

To those who’ve gone before and are downrange now, you are not forgotten.

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discovering-nutrition: I’m a big fan of this guy

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:17:44 -0400

discovering-nutrition:

I’m a big fan of this guy

"We ain’t a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then..."

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:51:29 -0400

“We ain’t a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that.”

- (via shitmydadsays)

Sleep and Technology | THAT PALEO GUY

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:35:10 -0400

Sleep and Technology | THAT PALEO GUY:

…I took the good doc’s advice. I didn’t just stop using all technology after 10pm, I removed all technology from my bedroom. I bought a tiny little analogue clock (digital clock radios are terribly taunting) to wake me up instead of my phone’s alarm, and it’s placed on the other side of the room. My phone now charges in the living room, so not only can I not time stamp with it, but I also can’t check any emails or text messages that arrive during the night.

There are many other factors that contribute to sleeplessness. Heat. Caffeine. Stress. Fear of aftershocks. But for me, it seems technology had become the major contributor after getting on a bad sleep cycle post-quake. How am I sure of this?

Since I went cold turkey on technology before bed, I’ve been sleeping like a baby almost every night.

Ummm… the-absolute-funniest-posts: instagrampa: I’m...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:33:07 -0400

Ummm…

the-absolute-funniest-posts:

instagrampa:

I’m really excited

Oh god, I can’t stop laughing.

lmaooooo

Follow this blog, you will love it on your dashboard

ltdream: Thanks!!

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:25:16 -0400

ltdream:

Thanks!!

They lost me at fat and meat causing diabetes, I know most of...

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:38:48 -0400

They lost me at fat and meat causing diabetes, I know most of the medical community gets VERY little training in nutrition. So, I also understand the false belief of fat making you fat, and not understanding heart disease and it’s connection to systemic inflammation. So even after overlooking those two points in the Doctor’s arguments…DIABETES…which is affected by insulin (sensitivity/resistance)…fats and protein have next to NO effect on insulin, as a matter of fact carbohydrates are what do that. So, umm, yeah…the day fat makes me diabetic, is the day I’ll start listening to these “professionals”.

goalliego:

paleomemphis:

I was good with this article until I read this “And doctors are pretty much in agreement that eating foods loaded with saturated fats, such as butter, red meat and pork, can cause heart disease, obesity and diabetes.“

Pretty much in agreement? How much is pretty much? Come on…

Also, I like that “good fats” are getting more exposure but, I wish grass-fed beef and pastured butter wouldn’t be lumped into the same bucket as feed-lot beef and butter.

mothernaturenetwork:

Good fat, bad fat: What’s good for your body also good for your brain
Across a four-year study, women who ate more foods with mono-unsaturated fat, like avocados, had better cognitive function and memory.

i second that! (what paleomemphis said)

"Years ago at a clinic, a young man told me, “Squats hurt my knees.” I asked him to demonstrate for..."

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:11:31 -0400

“Years ago at a clinic, a young man told me, “Squats hurt my knees.” I asked him to demonstrate for me, and after he did said bluntly, “Squats don’t hurt your knees; what you are doing hurts your knees.””

- Dan John (via kaeosfitness)

"There is no such thing as “firming and toning.” There is only stronger and weaker."

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:11:22 -0400

“There is no such thing as “firming and toning.” There is only stronger and weaker.”

- Mark Rippetoe (via fosterthedave)

This. Always This.

I’m here…kinda. The last few weeks have been a blur, no, not the colorful expression. I...

Fri, 04 May 2012 14:10:22 -0400

I’m here…kinda. The last few weeks have been a blur, no, not the colorful expression. I mean quite literally a blur, days have melded into night and back into days, again I’m not being colorful I have taken naps under my desk, been glued to laptops at 3 a.m. on a school night waiting for updates like a 13yr. sneaks onto his computer to stare a boobie (that word makes me laugh) pictures. Now that we’re in full swing, a lil’ breathing room. WTF? Am I rambling about? Regionals. We’ve got 3 behind us, 4 underway, and a few more to go. Anyone who can make it to the Central East Venue I HIGHLY recommend, for those who can’t check it out on ESPN 3. Hope all are well.—Adam—

Yeah, I admit it, I damn near cried. Love my knucklehead more...

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:33:13 -0400

Yeah, I admit it, I damn near cried. Love my knucklehead more than I care for most people.

shes-a-sexy-vixen:

They told me the big black Lab’s name was Reggie, as I looked at him lying in his pen. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I’d only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street.

But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life here, and I thought a dog couldn’t hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And I had just seen Reggie’s advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him just didn’t look like “Lab people,” whatever that meant. They must’ve thought I did.

But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie and his things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of which were brand new tennis balls, his dishes and a sealed letter from his previous owner.

See, Reggie and I didn’t really hit it off when we got home. We struggled for two weeks (which is how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home). Maybe it was the fact that I was trying to adjust, too.
Maybe we were too much alike.

I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten about that. “Okay, Reggie,” I said out loud, “let’s see if your previous owner has any advice.”
____________ _________ _________ _________

To Whomever Gets My Dog:

Well, I can’t say that I’m happy you’re reading this, a letter I told the shelter could only be opened by Reggie’s new owner. I’m not even happy writing it. He knew something was different.

So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will help you bond with him and he with you.

First, he loves tennis balls. The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he’s part squirrel, the way he hoards them. He usually always has two in his mouth, and he tries to get a third in there. Hasn’t done it yet. Doesn’t
matter where you throw them, he’ll bound after them, so be careful. Don’t do it by any roads.

Next, commands. Reggie knows the obvious ones —-“sit,” “stay,” “come,” “heel.”

He knows hand signals, too: He knows “ball” and “food” and “bone” and “treat” like nobody’s business.

Feeding schedule: twice a day, regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the brand.

He’s up on his shots. Be forewarned: Reggie hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car. I don’t know how he knows when it’s time to go to the vet, but he knows.

Finally, give him some time. It’s only been Reggie and me for his whole life. He’s gone everywhere with me, so please include him on your daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the backseat, and he doesn’t bark or complain. He just loves to be around people, and me most especially.

And that’s why I need to share one more bit of info with you…His name’s not Reggie. He’s a smart dog, he’ll get used to it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. But I just couldn’t bear to give them his real name. But if someone is reading this … well it means that his new owner should know his real name. His real name is “Tank.” Because, that is what I drive.

I told the shelter that they couldn’t make “Reggie” available for adoption until they received word from my company commander. You see, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I could’ve left Tank with .. and it was my only real request of the Army upon my deployment to Iraq, that they make one phone call to the shelter … in the “event” … to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption. Luckily, my CO is a dog-guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was headed. He said he’d do it personally. And if you’re reading this, then he made good on his word.

Tank has been my family for the last six years, almost as long as the Army has been my family. And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family, too, and that he will adjust and come to love you the same way he
loved me.

If I have to give up Tank to keep those terrible people from coming to the US I am glad to have done so. He is my example of service and of love. I hope I honored him by my service to my country and comrades.

All right, that’s enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this letter off at the shelter. Maybe I’ll peek in on him and see if he finally got that third tennis ball in his mouth.

Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss goodnight - every night - from me.

Thank you,

Paul Mallory
____________ _________ _________ _______

I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure, I had heard of Paul Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me. Local kid, killed in Iraq a few months ago and posthumously earning the Silver
Star when he gave his life to save three buddies. Flags had been at half-mast all summer.

I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the dog.

“Hey, Tank,” I said quietly.

The dog’s head whipped up, his ears cocked and his eyes bright.

“C’mere boy.”

He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor. He sat in front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn’t heard in months. “Tank,” I whispered.

His tail swished.

I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears lowered, his eyes softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of contentment just seemed to flood him. I stroked his ears, rubbed his shoulders, buried my
face into his scruff and hugged him.

“It’s me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me.” Tank reached up and licked my cheek.

“So whatdaya say we play some ball?” His ears perked again.

“Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?”

Tank tore from my hands and disappeared into the next room. And when he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth.”

This is the SOLE reason I never had a dog while I was deployable.

bestnatesmithever: Grains!!! I had this idea this morning,...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:26:48 -0400

bestnatesmithever:

Grains!!!

I had this idea this morning, Googled it, and found it already existed. (via kevinbolk)

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Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:25:13 -0400

"In fact, virtually anything that increases the secretion of insulin will also suppress the secretion..."

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:42:09 -0400

“In fact, virtually anything that increases the secretion of insulin will also suppress the secretion of hormones that release fat from the fat tissue. Eating carbohydrates, for example, not only elevates insulin but inhibits growth-hormone secretion; both effects lead to greater fatty-acid storage in the fat tissue.”

- Good Calories, Bad Calories, p.390 (via paleochallenge)

THIS, ALWAYS THIS!!! IT’S SCIENCE!!!

I may have issue with some of the things Whole30 says, but Paleo and CF work…PERIOD! He may...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:47:07 -0400

I may have issue with some of the things Whole30 says, but Paleo and CF work…PERIOD! He may not be what you typically think of when someone says, “CrossFitter”, but EVERYTHING about the transormation he has undergone and the challenges he’s faced SCREAM it.

http://whole9life.com/2012/04/whole30-success-story-rick-k-and-crossfit-michiana/

primalbarefooter: basically the last thirty years of...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:11:22 -0400

primalbarefooter:

basically the last thirty years of conventional wisdom about what causes heart disease and obesity was based on junk science. The push for a low fat “healthy” diet has resulted in more people eating far more sugar and carbohydrates and increased the rate of heart disease and obesity rather than reduce it.

the-absolute-funniest-posts: Follow this blog, you will love it...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:18:16 -0400

the-absolute-funniest-posts:

Follow this blog, you will love it on your dashboard

"There is no easy way to do a deadlift - one which doesn’t involve actually picking up the bar -..."

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:51:56 -0400

“There is no easy way to do a deadlift - one which doesn’t involve actually picking up the bar - which explains their lack of popularity in most gyms around the world.”

- Mark Rippetoe, Starting Strength (via physicalphoenix)

I love deadlifting!

(via crossfitkarla)

This morning my dash is littered with a few things I don’t understand… - Posting...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:06:00 -0400

This morning my dash is littered with a few things I don’t understand…

- Posting pictures of people doing CrossFit with quotes like “to be able to do/look like…” and then seeing workout postings of completely different programming and movements. If you want to be able to do things like that or look like that, chances are YOU SHOULD BE DOING WHAT THEY ARE. CFers typically choose FUNCTION over FORM. Meaning the FORM happens from WHAT they do, NOT training to LOOK a specific way.

- The near obsession with oatmeal. It’s a bland grain. It contains anti-nutrients. It is NOT a “super food”. We feed animals oats to fatten them up.

- And this ties right into the first rant, “I want to do CrossFit but I’ve got to get in shape first”, this annoys the HELL OUT OF ME! Now I understand from an outside perspective it can seem intimidating but I don’t care if you’re a Professional Athlete or Professional Couch Potato, CF IS FOR EVERYONE! You want to know what gets you in shape for CrossFit…CROSSFIT! You didn’t learn to ride a bike by skateboarding.

Someone I beg of you, bring me Kale Chips!

End Rant…