The autobiography by Frank Abagnale Jr. was made into a hit movie in 2002 starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Catch Me If You Can. Frank is a master con man who’s exploits between the ages of 15 and 21 made him one of the most notorious impostors. In the book(but cut from the movie) was a con … Read more
In part one, we talked about why it is so easy for internet interactions to lack empathy. It’s easy to turn to bullying and trolling from the anonymity and lack of accountability. The human on the other side is not really perceived as a human altogether. So the deeper reason for WHY hate mongering, bullying, … Read more
Just watched a movie called Guns Akimbo starring Daniel Radcliffe. Without too much spoilers, Daniel’s character, Miles is an internet troll who ends up trolling a real life death-match stream called Skizm. When he gets a message from Skizm to stop his trolling, he doesn’t take their threats seriously. As a result he finds himself … Read more
It’s been a rough day and a rough week. Immediately after logging off of work at 6, I dragged my feet through a workout on Centr – Da Rulk’s Functional training: Mobility building mayhem. I put it on beginner level so I wouldn’t die and began one modified gorilla step at a time. Took a … Read more
Today’s Centr workout was MMA: Streetfighter with Jorge Blanco. One of the combos was Jab Jab Cross Lead-Knee. I took a short video clip and sent it to my brother Kenny with a joke reference about the Streetfighter games we played while growing up: I figured out the button press to this combo! So Kenny … Read more
We are really bad at gauging and estimating time. Think of where you want to be in 10 years. Are you living in a better place? Are you healthier and more fit? Are you more wealthy? Are you happier? Yes to these question? by how much? Now think back 10 years ago, what were you … Read more
My toothpaste tube is out of paste. Yesterday I squeezed the last bit out. But I didn’t throw it out. Today, I picked it up and started squeezing from the bottom and sure enough, another fat blob landed on my toothbrush. There’s a motivational speaker (maybe Tony Robbins) that told the audience to raise their … Read more
Tonight, I made myself a strawberry smoothie with chocolate protein powder. It was a batch of fresh strawberries and the best tasting protein powder I’ve ever had. Upon first sip, I thought it was good… a few gulps later, i thought to myself – ew, I’m never doing this combination again. Several years ago, my … Read more
Our friends Brian and Paula were planning on a small wedding gathering in October. But after 6 months of quarantine there’s still has no end in sight. The happy couple decided instead to do a short ceremony with the help of everyone’s favorite teleconference program, Zoom. Brian and Paula popped up on the screen at … Read more
This morning I was thinking about the two major toll highways in New Jersey. Like the roads we take in life, these highways have similarities and differences between them. As a Jersey Boy who’s lived in the Garden State for over the last 30 years, let me tell you about these roads. The two highways … Read more