Got HASFit?

I have been enjoying the various routines hosted by HasFit on their YouTube channel. I started with the 90 day warrior program and then made a few changes to set my own challenges up. I like to have yoga in my weekly routine. It's hard. It challenges my balance. It makes me sore. But I like the yoga meme. 

I added bikram yoga in January. 105 degrees. 40 % humidity. One and a half hours of stretching, power, balance, challenge, and presencing. It makes me tired, sore and kicks the shitty thoughts out of me. Right out. 

On Sundays I do a flow yoga as prepared by Pocket Yoga on my iPad. I do 45 minutes alternating between three routines, mountain, ocean, dessert. Strength, flexibility, and serenity. I do this on the intermediate level but I can't do all of the balance moves. I am going to need some pro instruction to get to that level I guess. 

Monday I try to kick off with a tough aerobic HIIT routine. Tuesdays and Thursdays are strength - I've been stuck on upper body for a bit, my legs are strong from all the jumping around and the biking. Wednesdays I do the hot yoga. Sunday we talked about. I will skip Sunday occasionally, but I rarely skip Saturday which is kickboxing or MMA day. I love to kick and pretend punch.

I am a Fu fighter. 

Zombie Employees

What is a zombie employee?
Why do they keep looking alive and coming back, back, back!?

For my purposes a zombie employee is an employee that has been eviscerated by circumstance, lack of management support, health issues, or such. These employees often live the living death for years; showing up to work every day, not really contributing anything, maybe not even grumbling, just existing as the living dead in the workplace. The term "warm bodies" comes to mind - we hear this a lot when we talk about the upcoming productivity increase due to the harnessing of Watson, Siri, and the like. Warmbody employees are simply at the switch in case the power goes down or an unexpected program feature comes up that has undesirable effects.

What motivates zombie employees to keep coming back? In my opinion there are two major states of being in which the zombies may exist: knowing they are a zombie and not knowing. The most common state of being is Not Knowing. This employee has been so overwhelmed with criticism, negative feedback, or no feedback that they no longer act other than to show up. These employees take a lot of sick leave and may not have any friends at work. They are typically very passive. The other state is the knowing zombie. This employee is rarer, and is typically more edgy than the other. This zombie may be actively seeking "brains" and can be somewhat passive aggressive. The surrounding unknowing zombie employees may be actively shunning this edgy zombie as the status quo is being disrupted.

More thoughts another day!

Happy Birthday to me

It has been awhile since I posted here.
I'm almost finished with my masters in future studies, teaching assistant for an energy and climate undergraduate class, and happily chugging along as a happy type two.
I've been really enjoying the HAS FIT website for my exercise.
I also picked up a weekly hot yoga, bikram style yoga class at a local studio.
I rode in the diabetes bike ride in 2013. 47 miles.
Not bad for a 57 year old diabetic!

My Review of Born Hutchins II - Men's - Shoes - Black

Originally submitted at OnlineShoes.com

Classic style meets rugged comfort in the Born Hutchins II oxford. Handcrafted in Europe, the stitching accents of this men's casual shoe lend a handsome touch to the full grain leather upper. The DRYZ footbed manages moisture to keep feet fresh and comfortable; a plastic shank lends stability....

Born Hutchins II - Men's - Shoes - Black

Comfy sturfdy shoe Statement

By Bagelx from Houston, Texas on 6/10/2013

 

5out of 5

Sizing: Feels true to size

Pros: Stylish, Comfortable, Durable

Best Uses: Casual Wear

Describe Yourself: Trendy

View On Shoes: I'm Into Shoes

I work in the formal world of engineering consulting and the far-out world of futures. these shoes allow me to blend in with edge in either.

(legalese)

Good Morning 2013
I got my wake up call last Thursday when I weighed in at work at 194!
Ouch
That means that since last January I have put on 11 pounds
I did put on a few over the last months of 2012, and I was pretty cocky about my waist line staying the same - and then it wasn't!
Still doing P90x routines.
I did not stop, but I have never picked up their nutrition guidance.
maybe I should be less focused on the diabetes and more on the nutrition with my eye to the daily meter check?
Doing some back web work on wild apricot for the Association of Professional futurists is making me wish for a more consistent word processing interface globally...

Core synergistic kicked my butt this morning.
felt good to sweat and have to quit on some moves because I  was pushing all the way!

Anyway, spirits good and lots of trips planned for the first part of the year.
Looks like a good one!

Late awakening

Last night I had a presentation in ft bend county. I did not get home until 10 pm.
Didn't set my alarm so when I woke up spontaneously this morning at 4:39 I realized that I didn't have time for my yoga. I was a little bummed. But after a cup of coffee got over it.

It's rest week. Week 8 of the P90x Classic.
The first 4 weeks was a little messy due to all of the travel, but this 4 week period has been largely uninterrupted.
Blood sugar is staying in the range and my weight is still low 180s.
Today BG was 93 but typically runs 95 to 101.

Long drive today from work to Tyler Texas. Kicking off a job for a refinery to try to limit flaring events.
Good work.
I set my retirement date for February 3, 2020.
Makes me relax a little bit, but also a little nervous. :)
School is really good right now.
Had lunch with President Khator last week as part of a focus group.
So impressed with the kids that are working on their Masters and PhDs
Marci says that I  should work on my own doctorate.
I wonder what Ii would work on?