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Posted on October 28, 2020

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Becoming regulars at the neighborhood bar.

Posted on February 24, 2019February 24, 2019

The Weekly Rapport #16: Books, Docs and Podcasts… What Else is New?

Hey guys, Been super busy at work so haven't had a chance to write. Here is your weekly guide of things I’m enjoying, consuming, using and loving. Enjoy. Book I Just Finished Setting the Table - Danny Meyer I had no intention of reading this book, but my brother left it at my apartment so …

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Posted on June 4, 2018

Own the Day, Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus

I first heard about Aubrey Marcus through the Tim Ferriss Show and the Joe Rogan Experience podcasts, both of which I listen to rather religiously. As you probably know by the content of my blog posts, I'm very much in to lifestyle performance tips and tricks when it comes to either diet, fitness, sleep regimen …

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Posted on February 2, 2018February 16, 2018

The 21 Day Challenge was Stupid

So the 21 Day Challenge is over and I couldn’t be happier. While I did report feeling better in several different ways in my week 1 and week 2 updates, in the end I don’t think it was worth it. Cutting carbs completely out of my diet was probably my biggest mistake. While I did …

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Posted on January 9, 2018January 11, 2018

The 21 Day Challenge: One Week in the Books

One full week into my made-up 21 Day Challenge and I feel great. Eating healthy isn’t hard, but resisting urges to eat some of my favorite foods and drinks was tough. I tried to limit coffee as much as possible – something that I drink daily with a splash of milk. In the first 5 …

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Posted on January 1, 2018January 5, 2018

The 21 Day Challenge: Banning Beer, Bread, and all the Best Stuff

Alright, let's get this out of the way. This isn't a New Year's Resolution, "New year, new me" post.

by Kyle Brennan

To be honest, I don’t get all that excited about new book releases anymore. But every year, there’s still one announcement that gets me amped: a new Jack Reacher novel At the heart of every man is one burning question: “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” - Matthew 11:29 In full transparency, I asked ChatGPT to recommend some books on the fundamentals of Christianity. Ever since Mere Christianity, I’ve been chasing that same high and mostly striking out. So if you’ve got suggestions, send them my way. I have read all seven of the action-packed James Reece thrillers byJack Carr, all of which have been phenomenal. But this book takes a step into the past, with James’ father, Tom Reese. Founded by Rev. Jerry Falwell, Liberty is one of America’s largest evangelical universities—a place where students pray before class, follow a famously strict code of conduct, and prepare to become “Champions for Christ.” Roose enrolls as a transfer student, attends church, joins choir, goes on a spring break evangelism trip, and immerses himself in a world that couldn’t have been more different from his own. I got this book free for subscribing to Word on Fire, the Catholic media organization founded by Bishop Robert Barron. (Yes, free books are a perk of religious media subscriptions ;) I picked up this book at a Little Free Library near my house. It was short, and it was free, which were basically my only criteria. I decided to flip through it quickly and sure enough, I finished it in a day. The Seven Storey Mountain is Thomas Merton’s account of his conversion to Catholicism. Born in France in 1915 to a pair of artist parents who weren’t especially religious, he spent his teenage years in Douglaston, NY, and eventually landed at Columbia University.
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