Chris Abraham
The Chris Abraham Show
tl:dr: Just a 55-year-old cisgender white male mansplaining his own self-importance. But good. Full Summary: The musings of Chris Abraham as he aspires to know the world and himself while getting healthy, losing weight, becoming fit, and running his small business while living in South Arlington, Virginia. Walk with him a while and see what's up.
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Garmin Body Battery and Fitbit Readiness: Do I Feel Good and they Report it So or Do I Feel Good Because They Report It So? I Do Not Know! 08.09.2022 25:52
Body Battery is a feature that uses a combination of heart rate variability, stress, and activity to estimate a user's energy reserves throughout the day. It records and displays a number from 1-100 that represents the individual's energy level. Daily Readiness Score uses your Fitbit data to assess whether you're ready to work out or should prioritize recovery. Over time, it will help you understa...
Sentimentally sharing the DC intrigue unpublished spy novel audiobook chapters I recorded in 2005 05.01.2022 18:22
If you want to read Hill Mole yourself, check it out at https://hillmole.com
If you want to unite America you'll need The Cluetrain Manifesto because what you're doing ain't working! S3E10 03.12.2021 29:31
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual on Amazon on Kindle Cluetrain Online The Cluetrain Manifesto on Wikipedia A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter, ...and getting smarter faster than most companies. These markets...
Dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty intermittent fasting (IF) for health and longevity but extremely dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty S3E9 30.11.2021 32:39
LMNT Keto Electrolyte Powder Packets | Paleo Hydration Powder | No Sugar, No Artificial Ingredients | Raw Unflavored | 30 Stick Packs My dirty adapted sustainable one-meal-a-day (OMAD) diet tl;dr: my intermittent fasting golden ticket is a one-meal-a-day framework that doesn’t chase making calories or macros. Sometimes my daily calories will be 800 and sometimes 2,000, and that’s OK. It’s Working...
The only things that could make salt-of-the-earth Americans riot are massive hikes in the price of gas and beer S3E8 (this episode is terrible, the worst!) 27.11.2021 39:37
An expert explains how fuel prices, bad weather , the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors are pushing food prices to historic levels. The real average price of food has been increasing since the year 2000. Can Americans be convinced to eat less meat? AT THANKSGIVING Americans express gratitude for family, the harvest… and a big, juicy turkey. Americans consume the most meat per person, but that’s...
Happy Thanksgiving and Walking is maybe the best thing you can do for your physical, emotional, and cognitive health so do lots of it S3E7 ChrisCast 25.11.2021 28:14
Book: In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration Kindle Edition by Shane O'Mara In this “wonderful” (John Brandon, Forbes ) book, neuroscientist Shane O’Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains, and to appreciate the advantages of this uniquely human skill. From walking’s evolutionary origins, traced back millions of years to life forms on the ocea...
The Rittenhouse verdict was more about legal precedent and upholding and reënforcing gun laws than about Kyle Rittenhouse S3E6 ChrisCast 24.11.2021 31:28
Self-defense as a Legal Defense in Virginia Understanding Virginia's Self-Defense Laws In Virginia, the laws regarding self-defense and the use of deadly (lethal) force are based primarily on the decisions from court cases and are, therefore, common law. In a self-defense situation, Virginia is a “stand-your-ground” state. Here are some of the ways you can defend yourself legally. It is legal to u...
Guns are becoming forever easier to buy, to sell. to own, to carry, to use, and to carry concealed in most American States since 1986 until today S3E5 24.11.2021 39:47
What is the difference between constitutional carry and concealed carry? In the United States, the phrase "constitutional carry," also called permitless carry, means that someone can carry a concealed handgun without a license or permit . ... All non-residents must have a permit to carry a concealed handgun. Texas was the sixth state to enact so-called constitutional carry laws this year. Utah's n...
[Update] Are popular American heroes vigilantes? America's entire history is built on vigilantism and the idea of vigilante justice, vengeance, and revenge S3E4 22.11.2021 52:30
The definition of a rebel is a person who stands up to or defies authority. An example of a rebel is a person involved in a political uprising . An example of a rebel is a teenager who is defying his parents. To be a rebel against the established government of one's country. A freedom fighter is a person engaged in a resistance movement against what they believe to be an oppressive and illegitimat...
Critical Race Theory (CRT) is for sure being used as a pedagogical framework in K-12 schools for reinterpreting history, art, and culture S3E3 17.11.2021 37:14
Critical race theory is a framework of analysis grounded in critical theory and an academic movement of civil-rights scholars and activists who seek to examine the intersection of race and law in the United States and to challenge mainstream American liberal approaches to racial justice. Deconstruction is an approach to understanding the relationship between text and meaning. It was originated by...
Almost everything I know about legal gun self defense in light of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial S3E2 ChrisCast with Chris Abraham 16.11.2021 1:35:23
First: The only sure way to win in a violent confrontation is to avoid the confrontation altogether. Second: A gun is a tool of Last Resort. It is not to be used to resolve petty arguments etc, it is only to protect innocent life that is in imminent and immediate jeopardy. You have not been deputized and don't have an obligation to put yourself in harm's way to stop petty criminals. Let the police...
ITM Pupatella ITM Meetup ITM 14.09.2021 0:44
Pupatella is a certified authentic Neapolitan Pizza restaurant as certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana that has won multiple best pizza lists nationally. No Agenda is a podcast hosted by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak and takes place twice a week on Thursday and Sunday at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. The show is primarily focused on mainstream media deconstruction. Support the Show John C....
A 9/11 fever dream 11.09.2021 1:03:59
"The events of September 11, 2001, became the hinge on which all of recent American history would turn, rewriting global alliances, reorganizing the U.S. government, and even changing the feel of daily life, as security checkpoints and magnetometers proliferated inside buildings and protective bollards sprouted like kudzu along America’s streets." "As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Sa...
My memories of 9/11 after 20 years 10.09.2021 23:33
Memories of 911, 15 years on Every couple years I try to share my own personal memories of September 11th as a 31-year-old resident of Washington, DC. Located in Blog Why I Don't Have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post 9-11 There is a study I heard reported this morning on NPR that explored the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on New Yorkers and then on the rest of the nation. My...
More than 335,000 Afghan civilians—so many women and so many girls—have been killed in the fighting since 2001 (or, Chris' rant about the senseless senselessness of the Afghan War) S2E29 07.09.2021 1:25:16
Via The New Yorker, The Other Afghan Women : "In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them." Via Cost of War "the vast majority of people killed are civilians. More than 335,000 civilians have been killed in the fighting since 2001." Via Afghanistan: Record number of women and children killed or wounded : "Women and children...
My new health kick is taking my cast iron kettlebell for a long walk every morning from 0730-Noon for health, strength, and socializing S2E28 30.08.2021 29:00
The kettlebell swing strengthens your core, glutes, hamstrings, quads, back, delts and arms. Research shows that kettlebell swings improves balance and posture , even for elite athletes. When you use a kettlebell, you naturally learn what good posture feels like. The Official RKC, Military-Grade Kettlebell —Durable, Resilient and Perfectly Designed to Give You Years of Explosive Gains in Strength,...
Healthy, svelte, fit, slender, tight, people don't eat food, they dose food—they treat food as medicine that can heal or OD S2E27 30.08.2021 15:08
'Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food', often ascribed to Hippocrates (400 BC), and used to emphasize the importance of nutrition to prevent or cure disease. "There's no question people can take things a long way toward reversing diabetes, reversing hypertension, even preventing cancer by food choices," Nadeau says. "We really want to link food and medicine, and not just give away...
My IF diet report AND it's not how much slender people eat on a daily basis, it's how little. It's surprising! They forget to eat—routinely! S2E26 28.08.2021 21:28
I only hit 350 pounds because I was stuffing myself like a French foie gras goose This is a blog confession that is only a surprise to me: I eat too often and too much. I stuff myself like a prize Christmas goose, like a blue-ribbon hog. Chonky Honky I could fool myself by making delicious and healthy meals on my French carbon steel pans using raw, whole, meats, vegetables, oils, herbs, and spices...
Afghanistan: from Saving Pagan Babies to Saving Muslim Ladies S2E25 25.08.2021 36:58
Via 1492 or 2021, it’s still "civilizing the savages" It’s pretty easy to reframe America’s uninvited invasion, occupation, and nation-building of Afghanistan. In order to prove just how imperial our having been in Afghanistan for the last 20-years, rebuilding the country in our own image, is, please do the following thought experiment. Please release your imagination and walk with me for a bit… J...
Always acknowledge everyone you meet in the street and cafe and elevator and the cars and on trails for a much better life amen S2E24 ChrisCast 31.07.2021 54:21
A nod down with your head indicates respect and mutual deference . You do this with strangers to indicate your humility and non-agressiveness. With friends, you nod up to show your happiness at seeing and greeting them. They have brightened your day and you nod up to show that you are uplifted by seeing them. Some guys seem to do it consciously as a way of communicating regard , diffusing tension,...
Fat bastard special: working towards dropping an adult man worth of extra weight using cardiologist-recommended 18:6 intermittent fasting S2E23 29.07.2021 40:54
Morbid obesity is a condition in which you have a body mass index (BMI) higher than 35 . BMI is used to estimate body fat and can help determine if you are at a healthy body weight for your size. BMI is not a perfect measurement but it does help give a general idea of ideal weight ranges for height. Adults with a BMI of 30 to 39.9 are considered obese. Adults with a BMI greater than or equal to 40...
You're not sleeping as long or as well as you think and it's because time in bed is not actual time slept (plus CPAPs rule!) S2E22 29.07.2021 26:13
Sleep duration is based on time asleep and does not include restless or awake time . A sleep study is a test that records the activity of the body during sleep. There are five main types of sleep studies that use different methods to test for different sleep characteristics and disorders. What is sleep apnea? A potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. Risk...
We all want play dates, we all want a nice chat, we all want a friend so maybe use your Gumby or Heavy Recon Kit Bag to make one S2E21 25.07.2021 46:53
Gumby & Pokey 6" Bendable Figure Set Gumby Rubber Toy Hill People Gear Heavy Recon Kit Bag Hill People Gear Attaché Asics Novablast Running Shoes Domke F-6 Idido's Coffee and Social House The Lost Generation ( génération perdue) A literary salon, on the other hand, is a collection of like-minded individuals who gather to explore intellectual topics together , often sharing their...
Why is 'Satellites' by Rebecca Curtis featured fiction in The New Yorker? S2E20 16.07.2021 28:03
Why is 'Satellites' by Rebecca Curtis featured fiction in The New Yorker? on chrisa.substack.com v ia Chris Abraham . If you want to read this short story, check it out here: Fiction July 12 & 19, 2021 Issue Satellites By Rebecca Curtis July 5, 2021. If you want to listen to the short story, check it out there: The Writer’s Voice: Fiction from the Magazine Rebecca Curtis Reads “Sat...
The average age of the combat soldier was twenty-six in Vietnam he was nineteen S2E19 28.06.2021 34:29
Starting Strength offers a unique approach to coaching barbell weight training and is written by experienced coaches and sports scientists who designed it specifically for training beginners. Learn how to effectively and safely coach the basic core lifts and their programming in an easy to do, step-by-step process. The 5x5 workout is when you perform five sets of five repetitions, or as the name i...
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