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- March 2010 (18)
- 20: The Secret Weapon To Overcoming Bad Habits – Guest Post by Bamboo Forest (9)
- 19: World’s Strongest Librarian’s 12 Most Popular Posts And The Stories And Updates Behind Them (14)
- 18: How I Learned To Love Reading And You Can Too – Guest Post by Eric Watermolen (30)
- 17: How To Have Tourette’s Part 18: 8400 Seconds (59)
- 16: Seven Years Later: An Anonymous Response To “Are You Truly Free?” (17)
- 15: Poll: What Is Your Greatest Strength? (41)
- 13: The Only Thing I Know (Maybe) (25)
- 12: Book Review: The Groucho Letters (10)
- 11: The Life Of An OCD Blogger – Guest Post by Hulbert Lee (27)
- 10: Are You Truly Free? (57)
- 09: How To Have Tourette’s Part 17: Getting Better At Getting Worse (10)
- 08: Earth-Shattering Announcement! 23 Days Until My First Novel! (60)
- 06: Your Dreams Are Not Enough – Guest Post by The Naked Redhead (28)
- 05: Surprises (51)
- 04: A Belated Review of “The War of Art.” Yeah, Let’s Talk About Resistance. (38)
- 03: The Best New Blog On The Web That I Am One Half Of (16)
- 02: Poll: Can You Multitask As Well As This? (51)
- 01: Four Books About War (24)
- February 2010 (28)
- 28: My Final Sunday Post (11)
- 27: Sharpening The Saw – Guest Post by Kosmo (7)
- 26: How To Have Tourette’s Part 16: Permission To Fall Apart (46)
- 25: Heavy Hitting Ideas From Heavy Hitting Books (18)
- 24: Please Help My Youngest Fan Overcome His Writer’s Block! (24)
- 23: Poll: You In One Or Two Words (81)
- 22: The Things We Already Know (40)
- 21: Feats of Strength Contest For Beasts, Wimps, Ladies, Weenies, And Everyone Else (10)
- 20: A Century of Curiosity (39)
- 19: No Shortcuts To Success – Guest Post by Eric Nishio (7)
- 18: Three Brushes With Death Related To My Blogging (80)
- 17: How To Be As Confident As This Pig (60)
- 16: 2010 Goals Update: How’s Everyone Doing? (24)
- 15: Another First: World’s Strongest Librarian – The Sermon (9)
- 14: Why did we ever stop reading children’s books? (38)
- 13: My Unexpected Lunch With Seth Godin (40)
- 12: My Encounter With Josh Hanagarne – By Brad Nelson (13)
- 11: This Is Why It’s All Worth It (10)
- 11: Be More. Do More. Live More. Take What Is Yours. (33)
- 10: How To Have Tourette’s Part 15 – A Wonderful, Miserable Weekend in Minneapolis (28)
- 09: A Question Of Priorities (28)
- 08: How To Stop Taking Things Too Seriously (24)
- 06: Dealing With The Difficult (17)
- 05: The Human Conversation In Keywords (23)
- 04: 10 Essential Strength Books Part 10: The Mighty Atom (33)
- 03: The Need To Read – Awkward Boy Week Rolls On (49)
- 02: Awkward Boy Week Continues: A Bad Way To Wake Up (27)
- 01: How To Almost Steal A Playboy Magazine With An Almost Clear Conscience (42)
- January 2010 (32)
- 29: Looking For A Grave (23)
- 29: Sideways Thinking – Guest Post by Philippe Til (8)
- 28: Poll: Where Am I Going? (25)
- 27: Three Great Novels With Disturbed Protagonists (39)
- 26: An Ode To Dangling Body Parts – Guest Post by Larry Brooks (28)
- 25: Come Introduce Your Blog (156)
- 24: The Perilous Pursuit Of A Hot Dog (24)
- 23: I’ve Joined a Gang That You Shouldn’t Mess With Part II (55)
- 22: 50 Time Saving Tips – Guest Post By Gordie Rogers (42)
- 21: 300th Post Celebration: Finally Interviewed By Someone Who Hates Me (41)
- 20: Central Heating And Other Things You Only Love Once They’re Gone (32)
- 19: The Store To End All Stores, or: 100 Birds With One Stone (6)
- 18: How To Have Tourette’s Part 14: The 90 Second Experiment (23)
- 17: The Dreams Of Other Men (38)
- 16: Book Learning Vs. Experience (22)
- 15: How To Get People To Read Your Blog By Crushing Them Utterly With The 48 Laws Of Power (46)
- 14: Book Review: With A New Introduction By The Author (11)
- 13: Mild Delirium And Enlightenment On The Summit of Mount Elko (13)
- 12: Digging Out Of A Blizzard: 5 Lessons For Training And Life (19)
- 11: How To Be Smooth With The Ladies: Results 100% Guaranteed (35)
- 10: Another Look At Enter The Librarian! (19)
- 09: Poll: What Comforts You? (56)
- 08: Dear Weakness: Better Luck Next Time (41)
- 07: Resolve, Not Resolutions: Guest Post By Lisis Blackston (43)
- 06: Thanks From Josh: I’m Back On Friday (8)
- 06: Why Perpetuation Of The Human Race Depends On Men, AKA Buy My Lemon Chicken: Guest Post by Ashley Ambirge (72)
- 05: If Josh Were Four Muppets: Guest Post by Christa Avampato (19)
- 04: The Indirect Mentorship Project (16)
- 03: What Do You Want The Newsletter To Be? (9)
- 02: First Goal Of 2010 Fell Today – 500 Lb Deadlift (45)
- 02: Goals 2010: What Will You Be Working On? (28)
- 01: 365 Chances To Be Better (11)
- December 2009 (30)
- 31: Team Gaggle And The Treasure Hunter. A Tale Of Madness, Dead Gods, And The Tiniest Blanket Ever (18)
- 30: How To Have Tourette’s Part 13 – You Just Do It: Guest Post By Adam T. Glass (27)
- 29: To Be A Man, Train Like A Woman (24)
- 28: I’ve Joined A Gang That You Shouldn’t Mess With (41)
- 27: Another Look At Coping (19)
- 26: Book Review – PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions From Ordinary Lives (18)
- 24: Happy Holidays (10)
- 23: My New, Less Exciting, Other Blog: Train Like A Librarian (21)
- 22: How To Have Tourette’s Part 12 – The Worth Of One Minute (58)
- 21: 10 Essential Strength Books Part 9 – Convict Conditioning (38)
- 20: Life Is Like Kettlebell Training (10)
- 19: Book Review: On Writing (21)
- 18: Poll: What Are Your Talents? (52)
- 17: Relearning The Alphabet – 26 Lessons (18)
- 16: How To Have Tourette’s Part 11 – Voiceboxer (40)
- 15: Book Review: Howard Lovecraft And The Frozen Kingdom (18)
- 14: Snapshots of When (14)
- 13: Another Look At Sexy, Sexy Food (14)
- 12: Power Of Perception – Guest Post By Jared Yellin (11)
- 11: Poll: 2009 Goals – How Did You Do? (43)
- 10: How To Have Tourette’s Part 10 – You Can’t Please Everybody (34)
- 09: What My Friend Craig Brown Taught Me About Real Strength (22)
- 08: How I Found My Voice In The Lost City Of Incas (27)
- 07: My New Favorite Website – Everything Is Terrible (20)
- 06: Another Look At Aggression, Technique, And Strength (18)
- 05: Wishful Thinking (29)
- 04: How I Became A Stick Figure (13)
- 03: The Greatest Book Of All Time? (50)
- 02: How To Have Tourette’s Part 9 – Better Than Fine (28)
- 01: 32 Things I’ve Learned in 32 Years On This Planet (47)
- November 2009 (30)
- 30: Why I Am Wearing This Tight, Terrible Woman’s Shirt (46)
- 29: Another Look At How To Have Tourette’s Part 7 – No Excuses (8)
- 28: How To Listen When Your Body Tells You What It Needs (7)
- 27: Are You Resting Enough To Get Stronger? (16)
- 26: Happy Thanksgiving (9)
- 25: How To Have Tourette’s Part 8: A Long Walk (28)
- 24: My Mark Twain Approach (21)
- 23: Scandal And Mayhem: My Life As Sister Of The World’s Strongest Librarian (27)
- 22: Learn. Teach. Grow. (17)
- 21: Three Lessons I Wished I Never Learned As A Kid – Guest Post by Fat Chomper (6)
- 20: The Few Uncomplicated Things (37)
- 19: Capoeira For Dummies – Guest Post by Panayiotis Karabetis (17)
- 18: Book Review: Watership Down (55)
- 17: How To Have Tourette’s Part 7: No Excuses (133)
- 16: The Clock That Wasn’t (33)
- 15: Sunday Backtrack: Would You Change It If You Could? (24)
- 14: The Importance Of Authenticity – Guest Post by Srinivas Rao (14)
- 13: Poll: Waaaaaassup? (33)
- 12: When It Hurts (36)
- 11: Balanced Hands – Guest Post by Ben Westerhoff (21)
- 10: The Only Reason Social Media Matters To Me (25)
- 09: Kinkachoo I Love You (17)
- 08: How Reading Books Saved My Life – Guest Post by John Chukwuma Anyasor (51)
- 07: World’s Strongest Librarian Wins Social Media Award (51)
- 06: Six Blogs I Love (21)
- 05: Book Review: The Hunger Games (18)
- 04: How To Juggle Kettlebells – Guest Post By Logan Christopher (15)
- 03: How To Expertly Balance Work and Life: Join Them (21)
- 02: What Conan The Destroyer Taught Me About Mental Toughness (25)
- 01: Guest Post Ultra-Marathon: The Complete List (29)
- October 2009 (31)
- 31: 13 Days of Darkness Finale: The Face At The Window (12)
- 30: 13 Days Of Darkness Part 10: Should You Be Afraid Of Your Workouts? (31)
- 29: 13 Days of Darkness Part 9 – Life, Death, And Kettlebells In Monterey (22)
- 28: 13 Days of Darkness Part 8 – 31 Things Worth Being Afraid Of (38)
- 27: 13 Days Of Darkness Part 7 – Book Review: The Dark Descent (9)
- 26: How To Have Tourette’s Part 6: Nightmare In The Airport (65)
- 25: Guest Post Ultra-Marathon Update Six (2)
- 24: 13 Days of Darkness Part 6 – Why Do We Like To Be Scared? (29)
- 23: 13 Days of Darkness Part 5 – Essential H.P. Lovecraft (14)
- 22: 13 Days Of Darkness Part 4 – A Halloween Song My Mom Wrote (14)
- 21: 13 Days of Darkness Part 3 – The Burr Woman (11)
- 20: 13 Days of Darkness Part 2- The Invisible Deer (22)
- 19: 13 Days of Darkness Part 1 – Book Review: Song of Kali (12)
- 18: Guest Post Ultra-Marathon Update Five (9)
- 17: Poll: What Was The Weirdest Dream You’ve Ever Had? (24)
- 16: 7 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Where The Wild Things Are (30)
- 15: Three Great Books Of Short Stories (23)
- 14: Self-Image: How to Get an Undentable One (39)
- 13: The Lovely Gloves I Almost Bought At A Porn Shop (31)
- 12: World’s Strongest Librarian Is Six Months Old! (60)
- 11: Guest Post Ultra-Marathon Update Four (7)
- 10: Poll: Do You Have Any Irrational Fears? (45)
- 09: Three Great Autobiographies About Very Different Subjects (20)
- 08: A Long-Overdue Confession…Good-Bye For Now (54)
- 06: Please Vote: World’s Strongest Librarian Nominated For Super Duper Fancy Award (or something…) (25)
- 06: The Easiest Way To Become A Negative Person (33)
- 05: Name This Song (32)
- 04: Guest Post Ultra-Marathon Update Three (7)
- 03: Poll: Would You Change “It” If You Could? (25)
- 02: Five Wonderful Books About A Horrible Future (34)
- 01: Cross-Train Your Life – Guest Post by Lori Franklin (33)
- September 2009 (30)
- 30: Announcement: I’m Killing The Newsletter (for now) (11)
- 29: Progress Updates: What Are Your Goals? (36)
- 28: Does Your Life Need An Outline? (44)
- 27: Guest Post Ultra-Marathon Update Two (9)
- 26: Book Review: Chronicles Of Amber – Guest Post by Greg Hayes (5)
- 25: A Holly Jolly Tale Of Satanic Madness! (13)
- 24: The Truth About Limitations – Guest Post by Craig Wildenradt (21)
- 23: Book Review: How To Eat Fried Worms (20)
- 22: Twenty-Two Things I Learned During My Week With Adam Glass (27)
- 21: It Isn’t Enough… (33)
- 20: Guest Post Ultra Marathon Update Number One (16)
- 19: Perception Breeds Tolerance – Guest Post by Stephanie Smith (31)
- 18: Book Review: The Gargoyle (18)
- 17: Some Thoughts On Hard Work (22)
- 16: Coping Is Not The Answer (37)
- 15: Voices In (And Out Of) My Head – Guest Post by Gary Berenbroick (14)
- 14: Poll: What Was Your Worst Day At Work? (18)
- 13: The Sunday Backtrack: Interview With “Unbreakable” Adam T. Glass (1)
- 12: Book Review: A Hero Of Our Time (6)
- 11: 10 Scandalous Confessions From A Super-Sexy Idiot-Genius (27)
- 10: 10 Essential Strength Books: Part 8 – Never Let Go (11)
- 09: The Strange Lesson I Learned From A Housefly (32)
- 08: Aliens And Avocados (25)
- 07: Guest Post Ultra-Marathon: Let’s Get Stupid (66)
- 06: The Sunday Backtrack: Another Look At Building Blog Traffic (12)
- 05: Do You Have To Have All The Answers? (1)
- 04: Five More Reasons To Love Kettlebells (29)
- 03: Sharing A Loved One’s Pain – Guest Post by Beth Gainer (32)
- 02: An Easy Way To Feel Better, or: Sexy Sexy Food (52)
- 01: Sponsorship Experiment Round One: Meet The Winners! (15)
- August 2009 (34)
- 31: What I Learned From My Stint in the Traveling Reptile Show (22)
- 30: Sunday Backtrack: Three Things I Learned At The RKC Certification (9)
- 29: Book Review: Storm Front – Guest Review by Gordon (5)
- 28: A Life Lesson From Victor Frankl (44)
- 27: Poll: What Was Your Worst Job? (42)
- 26: Two Great Books By Dave Eggers (11)
- 25: Help Wanted: Donate Books To People Who Don’t Have Them (7)
- 24: You Are Stronger Than You Think – Guest Post by Gubernatrix (28)
- 23: The Sunday Backtrack: Zombie Renaissance (10)
- 22: Catching Up On World’s Strongest Librarian: August 17-21 (0)
- 21: Poll: Is Reading Something “Bad” Better Than Reading Nothing? (54)
- 20: Librarian Is A State Of Mind (47)
- 19: Book Review of Todoodlist. Also: Can You Handle My White Hot Dancing? (18)
- 18: Will Power: What It Is And How To Get More – Guest Post By Casey Roberts (16)
- 17: If It’s Important, Do It Every Day (43)
- 16: The Sunday Backtrack: A Terrible Tattoo (41)
- 15: Catching Up On World’s Strongest Librarian: August 10-14 (4)
- 14: True Strength: Happy Eighth Anniversary Janette, I love You (32)
- 13: Book Review: Mental Floss (13)
- 12: Blog Sponsor Experiment on World’s Strongest Librarian (27)
- 12: Einstein Was Hilarious And Humble: Three Great Quotes (20)
- 11: Can Humor Be Defined? (31)
- 10: Book Review: 1984 (23)
- 08: World’s Strongest Librarian on Problogger (12)
- 08: Catching Up On World’s Strongest Librarian: August 3-7, 2009 (0)
- 07: A Bad Date (11)
- 06: Do You Have A Favorite Memory? (16)
- 05: World’s Strongest Librarian On Internet Business Path (0)
- 05: Is Tolerance Always A Virtue? (30)
- 04: Book Review: Arcade Fever (21)
- 03: World’s Strongest Librarian Radio Interview (11)
- 03: Money Isn’t Everything And Neither is Perseverance (23)
- 02: Sunday Backtrack: What Are Your Goals? (2)
- 01: Catching Up On World’s Strongest Librarian: July 27-31 (2)
- July 2009 (32)
- 31: Being Stupid Makes Life Harder (8)
- 30: Bending Steel Is Hard. Bending Steel Is Fun. (22)
- 29: Seven Quotes That Will Make You Love Kurt Vonnegut (50)
- 28: Poll: What Are Your Goals? (52)
- 27: 10 Essential Strength Books Part 7: Strength Training Anatomy (7)
- 26: Sunday Backtrack: The Terrible Day I Met Bruce Campbell (1)
- 25: Catching Up On World’s Strongest Librarian: July 20-24, 2009 (0)
- 24: Book Review: To Kill A Mockingbird (15)
- 23: Reasons To Keep At Least One Journal (26)
- 22: The Night I Discovered Time Travel (14)
- 21: Why Women Might Love the Weird and Wacky World of Strong Men (and It Is NOT the Muscles): Guest Post By Kelly Diels (15)
- 20: Happy Body, Happy Mind – Or, See You In Hell (13)
- 19: The Sunday Backtrack: 5 Songs You Shouldn’t Take To The Gym (17)
- 18: Catching Up On World’s Strongest Librarian: July 13-17 (0)
- 17: Book Review: Mr. America (3)
- 16: The Freshwater Cyclops of Wal-Mart (10)
- 15: How To Have Tourette’s Part 5 – The Power Of A Carrot (33)
- 14: A Brief History of (my) Steel Bending by Jordan Vezina, RKC (13)
- 13: Two Super-Awesome Stories About Scars (13)
- 12: The Sunday Backtrack: Your Favorite Books (6)
- 11: Catching Up On World’s Strongest Librarian: July 6-10 (2)
- 10: Things I’ve Learned In 100 Posts on World’s Strongest Librarian (13)
- 09: What Are Your Favorite Books? (36)
- 09: Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (3)
- 08: How To Have Tourette’s Part 4 – Insomnia, An Orator To Rival Cicero, And Some Tough Talk (10)
- 07: Zombie Renaissance: Three Quick Book Reviews About The Undead (16)
- 06: Live Like An Animal: Only Make Mistakes Once (12)
- 05: The Sunday Backtrack: The Neti Pot (8)
- 04: Catching Up On WSL: June 28 – July 3, 2009 (0)
- 03: Benefits of Kettlebell Training: The Versatility of the Kettlebell as a Training Tool (2)
- 02: My Grip History by “Napalm” Jedd Johnson (11)
- 01: How To Have Tourette’s Part 3 – Sore Testicles, Diagnosis, Labels, and Basketball (26)
- June 2009 (27)
- 30: How I Build Blog Traffic – The Guest Post (24)
- 29: My Mom Is Cool…Top Gun Cool (13)
- 28: The Sunday Backtrack: Your Day Is Your Own (5)
- 27: Catching Up On World’s Strongest Librarian: June 22-26 (0)
- 26: My Favorite Unusual Workout And a Contest For Readers (ladies too!) (8)
- 25: Book Review: When Devil Fish Come Out To Play, Adventures Of An Abalone Diver (7)
- 24: How To Have Tourette’s: The Singing Stone And The Space-Age Bribes (17)
- 23: Another Unfortunate Tattoo Story (5)
- 22: Boredom Is The Opposite Of Strength…Sometimes (6)
- 21: The Sunday Backtrack: Book Review Of Twilight (17)
- 20: Catching Up On WSL: June 15-June 20 (0)
- 19: Three Health Tips I Learned From Video Games (13)
- 18: The Pre-Kettlebell Training Checklist (9)
- 17: New Series: How To Have Tourette’s (50)
- 16: Book Review: American Psycho (14)
- 15: Three Things I Learned At The RKC Certification (13)
- 12: Lesssons From The Airport – Enough With The Entitlement (4)
- 10: World’s Strongest Librarian on Problogger (14)
- 10: Reasons To Love Kettlebells: The Bond (20)
- 09: 10 Essential Strength Books: Part 6 – Brother Iron, Sister Steel (8)
- 08: Your Strength Training And Your Life Must Have These Two Things (24)
- 06: Want To Get Stronger? The First Goal You Must Set (9)
- 05: Strength Beyond Strength Interview Project – Help Wanted (6)
- 04: How To Make Anyone’s Day Better: My Grandfather (1)
- 03: Kettlebell Challenge: The Secret Service Snatch Test (29)
- 02: The Terrible Day I Met Bruce Campbell (36)
- 01: Seven Simple Ways To Improve Your Life Today (11)
- May 2009 (31)
- 30: Book Review: Olive Kitteridge (4)
- 29: Book Review: Where The Wild Things Are (36)
- 28: Your Imagination Is Your Greatest Untapped Resource (1)
- 27: 10 Essential Strength Books: Part 5 – The Art Of Expressing The Human Body (4)
- 26: How To Close The Captains of Crush: Towel Rolls (5)
- 25: Why You Should Read With A Dictionary (18)
- 24: Book Review: O Jerusalem! (5)
- 23: Book Review: Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark Series (10)
- 22: Interview With Adam Glass – Part 5 and Link to Entire Interview (8)
- 21: Interview With Strongman Adam Glass – Part 4 (0)
- 20: Interview With Strongman Adam Glass – Part 3 (12)
- 18: Interview With Strongman Adam Glass – Part 2 (4)
- 18: Interview With Strongman Adam Glass: Part 1 (19)
- 16: Catching Up: May 10-15 (0)
- 15: Questions Without Answers May Just Be Poorly Worded (0)
- 14: Book Review: The Chocolate War (5)
- 13: Why You Should Question Your First Reaction (16)
- 12: How To Close The Captains Of Crush: Strap Holds (5)
- 11: 10 Essential Strength Books: Part 4 – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (6)
- 10: Happy Mother’s Day (0)
- 09: Catching Up: May 3-May 8, 2009 (0)
- 08: Profile: Strongman Adam T. Glass (6)
- 08: Book Review: Where’s Waldo? (That pervert) (10)
- 07: How To Make Anyone’s Day Better: The Crossing Guard (5)
- 06: Stronger, Smarter, Better Newsletter (6)
- 06: Book Review: The Last Lecture (15)
- 05: How And Why To Tear Cards (12)
- 05: Louis Cyr: 18 Pounds At Birth? (3)
- 04: Aggression, Technique, and Strength: Use Them As Tools – Don’t Be A Tool (4)
- 02: Book Review: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (3)
- 01: 10 Essential Strength Books: Part 3 – Enter The Kettlebell! (23)
- April 2009 (32)
- 30: How To Make Anyone’s Day Better (13)
- 29: A Sparkling Review of That Twilight Book Everyone is Howling About (22)
- 28: Kettlebells = Pain = Good (5)
- 28: Book Review: Hater (4)
- 27: Stronger Wrists With Plate Curls (4)
- 27: Eugen Sandow: Kettlebell Man, Bodybuilding and Strength Pioneer (0)
- 25: Book Review: In The Heart of The Sea – The Tragedy of The Whaleship Essex (0)
- 24: Looking For Something Demented? Read Pinocchio! (7)
- 24: 30 Days Without Soda (sigh) (10)
- 23: 10 Essential Strenth Books: Part 2-The Grip Master’s Manual (15)
- 22: Keeping Fit With Executive Dumbbells (Ah, the 70s!) (4)
- 22: Do We Remember The Event Or The Story? (21)
- 21: A Definition of Sarcasm (8)
- 21: Product Review: Gymboss Interval Timer (11)
- 20: Book Review: The Angry Clam (2)
- 20: Adventures in Narcissism: The Man With The Tattoo (10)
- 18: Five Ways To Improve Your Fitness During The Day (2)
- 17: End of Week One (1)
- 16: 10 Essential Strength Books: Part 1…Beyond Brawn (14)
- 16: Book Review: Consider The Lobster (2)
- 16: The Neti Pot: A Gross, Essential Wellness Tool (11)
- 16: The Joy of Competition: Tactical Strength Challenge, April 2009 (8)
- 15: Book Review: Flowers in The Attic (9)
- 15: 5 Songs You Shouldn’t Take To The Gym. (10)
- 14: Your Day is Your Own: 4 Keys To Improving It (1)
- 14: Book Review: Very Bad Poetry (7)
- 13: Welcome to World’s Strongest Librarian! (5)
- 12: E-book: How To Get Stronger At Work While Your Boss Isn’t Looking (7)
- 12: Book Review: The Terror (11)
- 11: Enter The Librarian! (10)
- 11: 5 Ways To Improve Your Memory And Get Healthier At The Same Time (4)
- 09: Book Review: The Burn Journals (3)
