Moving to new Server, possible blog interruptions

by Josh Hanagarne on May 15, 2012

Hey everyone, this week I’m going to be moving everything onto a dedicated server. This blog is now at the limits of what my shared hosting plan can handle and it’s starting to get taken offline more often than I’m happy with.

As these things rarely go smoothly, I wouldn’t expect seamless performance here this week, as I’ve no doubt that I’ll manage to wreck everything.

Cross your fingers!

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Interview with Josh Hanagarne on Blogcast FM

by Josh Hanagarne on May 14, 2012

You there!

I recently did an interview for the growing-like-crazy BlogcastFM, which is run by a friend of mine, Srinivas Rao. BlogcastFM is a radio-type show with bloggers.

If you’d like to hear what my voice sounds like when I’m very tired, here’s the interview. [Read more...]

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I Need a Motto for a Motorcycle Gang

by Josh Hanagarne on May 11, 2012

Okay everyone, I’ve started a biker club. We’re called The Yams.

As a reader, you’re already a member, but we need a motto. So far, the only suggestions I’ve heard are:

Yams forever, forever yams (YFFY)

and:

actually that’s the only one so far.

Who’s on it? Whoever comes up with the winning slogan gets to be my Vice President in charge of doing wheelies.

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The Best (your favorite) Chapters in Literature?

Today I am setting us an impossible task: what’s the best chapter in literature? Since it’s way too subjective, just figure out what “best” means to you before you answer. It’s easier to talk glibly about the best books, best series, etc. Once the entire story has been told, I tend to judge the whole, [...]

May 9, 2012 READ MORE →

Tics on a Plane! (Handling Tourette’s While Flying)

If my tics (I have Tourette’s Syndrome) are going to get worse, they tend to do so when it will be most obvious to someone else. Movie theaters, classrooms, monasteries (probably), convents (probably), and any time anyone else is trying to concentrate. On an airplane…because I wind up feeling like I’m sitting on everyone else’s [...]

May 7, 2012 READ MORE →

Things I Learned in Washington

Hey everyone, I’m in the Portland Airport, listening to someone sing a Coldplay song at the top of her lungs, about three feet away. I’m trying to drown out the noise with my typing. On Thursday I spoke to a wonderful group of kids in Colville, Washington. During the drive, the presentation, and a night [...]

May 4, 2012 READ MORE →

Things to do in Spokane?

Y’all, I’ll be up in the Spokane area for a couple of days this week. Also, Couer D’alene. Any suggestions for must-sees and -dos? I’m not above the touristy experience. Also, I’m always looking for good things to eat, so if you know a restaurant up there, cough it up! Josh

May 1, 2012 READ MORE →

Getting Stronger, Doing What Works – 48 kilo kettlebell snatch, Axle Deadlifting

An update from my training. Despite the logo up there, it’s been quite a while since I’ve done anything consistently with kettlebells. But lately I’ve had the urge, hence tonight’s lazy Sunday afternoon of snatching 106 lbs.

April 29, 2012 READ MORE →

Another Easy Way to Eat Less (or Less Frequently)

If you want to lose weight/fat, the sad fact is that it will probably involve eating less. Many people I know make the mistake of throwing in too many things all at once, versus changing a habit and seeing how it goes. Today I want to give you something small to try if you’re in [...]

April 28, 2012 READ MORE →

The Swing! by Tracy Reifkind – Kettlebells, Diet, and Showing Up

Let’s start with Tracy Reifkind’s results, the only logical starting point when someone is choosing a personal trainer or a book to follow. At age 41, she was unhappy with her weight, like most people I know.Unlike most people I know, she took action and changed her life, losing over 100 lbs in the process. [...]

April 26, 2012 READ MORE →