Why so serious

~ Veselin ~ 6 Comments

I had a health scare today. Bumped my knee into a concrete trash can right outside a playground. I suspect making steps won’t be possible for some time but at least nothing is broken, other than my plans.

I moved the damn trash can out of the way. Whoever put it right at the exit of the playground was evil.

Here’s a cat photo from my only walk for the day. This is a mighty fluff, species unknown.

Trabant

~ Veselin ~ 7 Comments

A Mercedes is trying to overtake a Trabant on the highway. The speed is high, way over the limit. The Mercedes is in the red, driving parallel to the Trabant. At the last moment, the Trabant slows down slightly. The Mercedes driver rolls down his window and shouts to the Trabant driver:

“Now what?”
“Now third gear.” – shouts the other driver back and disappears ahead.

The photo features a cat. Can you find her?

Rep

~ Veselin ~ 11 Comments

I set myself a goal to do one pull-up by the end of the year. I made some progress yesterday. My one rep is not a clean pull-up. The grip is neutral, and my legs are touching the ground from the moment I started pulling. I didn’t jump, but it’s not entirely clear from the video if I really pulled all of my body weight completely unassisted by my legs.

In any case, I’m not too far off. So far, the number of injuries exceeds the number of pull-ups. Honestly, I didn’t believe I’d get that far, let alone so soon. I was hoping I could achieve something within a year or two. Achieving a somewhat recognizable repetition in less than two months of practice is a big surprise to me. I’ll think about adjusting the goal once I do a clean rep.