CrossFit 2014-11-10
Front squat 3 rep max
* 155# PR!
Fandango
21-15-9
* Front squat [95#]
* Lateral barbell burpees
* 100 single unders after each round
Time: 14:51
Benjamin Espen
CrossFit 2014-11-03
Dynamic effort shoulder press
* 10x3 reps
* 83#
The Chief
AMRAP
5 cycles of 3 minutes with 1 minute rest inbetween
* 3 power cleans [95#]
* 6 pushups
* 9 squats
Rounds: 4-3-3-3-3 = 16 total
CrossFit 2014-11-05
Box squat
* 8x3 reps
* 115 → 135#
Build to a heavy 1 rep
* Split jerk position push press 105#
* Split jerk balance 85#
* Split jerk 155#
1 mile run
* 8:31
The Long View 2002-06-02
Parkes 64m Radio TelescopeJohn was interested in Fortean phenomena. While this subject provides plenty of opportunity to poke fun at the credulous, every so often fish and frogs really do rain from the sky. One might also note that the spectacular electrical phenomena known as sprites and blue jets have
The Long View: World Government
If I hope John is remembered for something, it would be his indefatigable efforts to wrest the idea of world government away from the kooks. It seems likely that some sort of universal state is the political future of the West, although how likely and how universal are matters of
The Long View: Spelling Reform
This was definitely John's least popular enthusiasm. There is just about no easier way to get a guffaw or a snicker than talk about spelling reform. Nonetheless, John did. He was even on CNN once for this I think. Theodore Roosevelt and the
Great Spelling Reform Initiative
of
The Long View: Science and Cosmology
John was not a scientist. He never pretended to be one. I think that gave him a certain clarity of vision. I always respected his views on science, because he approached it as an interested outsider. This may be the shortest of his topical collections, but one of my favorites.