Shoulder is much, much better. But I’m still week. Did one today, which is one more than I did last week, so at least it’s coming back. Disgusted w. how weak I’ve gotten in the last few months. Still, I’ve got a plan. I just have to be careful not to injure myself again.
Max's Life List
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1. become financially solvent
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2. be punctual for one year
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3. reach shodan in go
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4. Memorize the Games of Go Seigen
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5. work out daily
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6. run a marathon
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7. do 10 pull ups
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8. stretch every day
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9. raise alarms about the fuel crisis
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10. get a six pack
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11. be able to touch the floor with the palms of my hands while standing up
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12. write more letters
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13. learn Korean
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14. Learn Japanese
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15. get a degree
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16. reconnect with my extended family
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17. get certified as an actuary
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18. Volunteer
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19. Climb a 5.9 without hangdogging.
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20. do a backflip
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21. Learn to play the guitar
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22. type 70 wpm
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23. learn to sing
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24. write and publish fiction
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25. scuba dive
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26. Learn to surf
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27. find friends to spend time with
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28. Get organized
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29. organize my files
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30. meet interesting, smart people
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31. give to charity
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32. juggle 4 balls
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33. get a unique tattoo
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34. learn to draw
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35. solve a rubiks cube
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36. prove a nontrivial mathematical theory
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37. learn to sew
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38. expand my culinary repertoire
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39. Skydive
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40. Learn the Napoleon Dynamite dance
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41. Master this shirt-folding technique
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42. pose nude
9 cheers417 people
Been doing fine at work. Went to give a friend a birthday dinner and arrived early so I took a nap in the car. Got woken up by her calling me at 3 minutes past 9. Woops.
Sleep will be my downfall. The bitch.
So back on the wagon I go.
I helped out at the 7th annual Carderock Adopt-a-Crag organized by Mid-Atlantic Climbers, the Access Fund, and the National Park Service. In addition to pouring mulch as usual, the work on the retaining wall by the river started last year was finished. I spent most of the time hauling timbers. Going down wasn’t too bad as even the pressure treated timbers weren’t too heavy with their weight spread 4 ways (we had timber carriers which also helped). What really killed was hauling up the old creosote filled timbers. Those were some heavy sumbitches.
Interestingly, what hurt the most was not my arms or my grip (though both those got a good workout) but my core muscles, specifically around the hips and pelvis. So there is some concern for how this will affect my running.
Afterwards we were fed hot dogs and hamburgers and snacks and swag was handed out. I have a coupon for 15% off a purchase from REI and a free day pass to Earthtreks Rockville. I also won a t-shirt in the raffle (I was the last to enter and they didn’t shake it enough).
All in all a fun day. That’s the thing about volunteering. It’s hard to make time, but it’s always worth it.
