Author: Thomas

I had the incredible good fortune this past week to get to see three phenomenal classical music performances. On Thursday night I saw Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe at Carnegie Hall. On Friday night I was completely blown away by pianist Evgeny Kissin. Also at Carnegie Hall, this was a program made up primarily of pieces by Frederick Chopin. It… Read more →

Here’s where I’ll list and continue to update my ‘Project Fitness‘ strategies. Cardio Initial Strategy – Started: 5/18/22 30 minutes (minimum) of vigorous low impact cardio, 5 days a week Define ‘vigorous’ Walking fast on hilly terrain and/or steps Possible Locations: Mt. Riverside / Mt. 135 / Mt. Morningside Do my cardio exercise first thing in the day Mix in… Read more →

If I want to be all that I can be and do all that I’m capable of then I must have a lean, fit, flexible, athletic and healthy body. As of today, I’m 6 foot 2 inches, and 195.5 lbs. That’s not the heaviest I’ve been, but it’s also not where I want to be. I’ve let my fitness slide… Read more →

I’m a big fan of Sam Harris. I’ve been following his podcast for some time now, and his Waking Up meditation app is fantastic. A better way to put it would be to say ‘The ‘Waking Up’ app is fantastic… when I actually use it.’ It’s time to eliminate the qualifier from that sentence. If I am to become the… Read more →

I need to reset my brain. One way that I’ve successfully done this in the past is by doing a 30 day ‘News Fast’. For the next thirty days I won’t read any newspapers. I won’t watch any news programs or news reports. I won’t read any online magazines that deal with current events in any way*. For the next… Read more →