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Think Bigger to Motivate Yourself by Tynan on Finding Motivational Opportunities

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2411: Think Bigger to Motivate Yourself by Tynan on Finding Motivational


Opportunities 🗓️ 8/13/23 • 🕑 08:13 • 📁 7.9

MB Podcast: Optimal Finance Daily: Money & Financial Independence Author: Diania Merriam | Optimal Living Daily Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/optimal-finance-daily-money-financial-independence/episode/162070630 Episode: https://chrt.fm/track/G52973/traffic.megaphone.fm/OLD1960289880.mp3?updated=1690304828

Tynan encourages us to think bigger as a means of motivating ourselves.

Broke the first thing on Blackie 🚵

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A stupid thing, but annoying. Lots of squeaking on the bumps, potentially reduced luggage load. No grocery shopping with the bicycle until fixed.

Lost one of the braze on attachment bolts on the rack, seems to have vibrated off along the rough roads of Piseco-Powley Road. Need to order a new bolt and a tool to reinstall the bolt. Shit happens not an expensive fix. Temporarily fixed using a zip tie but not sure how much weight I want to test that with for obvious reasons.

I’m guessing it’s probably due to the lack of balance from the lock being held on the opposite side. Maybe I need to find a way to better balance the load. Almost want to use a standard but slightly longer bolt with a lock washer.

Two Weeks Until Labor Day Weekend 👷

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I can bemoan the quick passing of summer, but I won’t as there isn’t much I can do about it. It’s been a rainy summer but I am hopeful come the autumn things will change. This weekend I’m getting one more weekend up at Piseco-Powley before the summer is done, and I am hopeful in two weeks to be up at the Spectulator Tree Farm to close out the summer.

Then onwards to the autumn months. The biggest change is not the cooler temperatures, but the decline in daylight. It makes it difficult to travel very far on a Friday night unless I choose to drive after dark or leave work early. But soon the woods will be full of color, especially in the Adirondacks, and with hot cups of coffee in the morning to get started and chilly nights by the fire.

Not Above the Law 👨‍⚖️

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Whatever you might think of Donald Trump, I am glad that he is finally going to be held responsible for his unlawful actions in front of court in the coming year. He has access to the best lawyers in world, he has a lot of money, he should not have broken the law. He more then most people has ability to know what the law is, whether it’s classified documents, threatening election workers, engaging in cover-ups or conduct unbecoming of his office during January 6th.

I am all for protests, speaking up, and people engaging in the political process. The president, both current and past, should be given quite a bit of deferral and ability to act and speak his or her mind. But I don’t think that’s a blank check to break the law. Some conduct crosses the line, and when your the President or former President, you should know better then anyone what conduct clearly goes beyond what is permitted. Maybe if it was one indictment, you could argue it was political, but when prosecutors from diverse states and levels of government are going after you, it demonstrates a pattern of abuse of office and a willful disregard for the law.

Ultimately it will be up to each individual court and a jury of the peers to decide if the President engaged in as many felonies as prosecutors accuse of him doing. Yet, he’s in serious trouble, his actions in at least some of the cases likely far exceeded what is permitted under the law. I’m all for having an engaged and thoughtful political discussion, and certainly Joe Biden needs a spirited opponent this cycle, but you have to wonder the wisdom of putting forward a four-time indicted felon as his main voice of opposition.

I don’t believe Joe Biden should get a blank check to his re-election, but I also don’t think Donald Trump will be a particularly good opponent.

When making ice in the freezer for coolers always seems weird to add a bunch of salt to water but actually makes the cooler stay cold longer. 🧊

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Water when it freezes can’t get any colder. Ice in pure water is never colder then about 30 degrees. Add salt and you can reduce the freezing point to 20 or 25 degrees so the ice is colder. Colder ice keeps the cooler colder and therefore the cooler lasts longer.

Same principle of why they use salt in ice cream. Not just flavor but also to make ice cream extra cold.

How many miles do I have to ride to burn the same amount of calories on a bicycle compared to walking? 🚴

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The number of miles you need to ride a bicycle to burn the same amount of calories as walking depends on several factors, including your weight, the speed at which you’re walking and cycling, and the terrain. Generally, cycling tends to burn more calories per unit of distance traveled compared to walking, primarily due to the increased effort and muscle engagement required.

On average, a person burns around 30-40 calories per mile when walking at a moderate pace (about 3-4 miles per hour). Cycling, on the other hand, can burn around 40-60 calories per mile when riding at a moderate speed (about 12-14 miles per hour). These calorie estimates can vary based on individual factors.

So, to provide a rough comparison:

  • If you burn 40 calories per mile walking, you would need to cycle around 0.67 to 1 mile to burn the same amount of calories.
  • If you burn 30 calories per mile walking, you would need to cycle around 0.5 to 0.75 miles to burn the same amount of calories.

Remember that this is a general estimation and the actual calories burned can vary based on your personal characteristics, intensity of exercise, and other factors.

A quick pot of oatmeal, a shower and finishing up packing and I’m off. ⛺

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Samdil Farm, Walmart, Roger’s Orchard, set up camp, swim and ride is the plan for today. Got to maximize it as tomorrow still looks fairly wet.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Mostly cloudy and 67 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 65 degrees. The skies will clear around 1 pm.

Quick breakfast 🥣 of overnight oatmeal which doesn’t require any cooking and blueberries with yogurt and cold coffee ☕. Finish packing up now and get on the road early. Looking forward to some good sweet corn 🌽 and peaches 🍑 up at camp and floating on the tube ⭕. Looking forward to getting away from it for a while before a five day work week where I’ll be filling in for the role of the unit director in my office 🏢.

Today will have a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 80 degrees at 4pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 28th. Maximum dew point of 69 at 11am. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became thunderstorm by afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1913.

I decided against bringing the kayak 🛶 as between swimming 🏊, hiking 🚶 and riding Blackie 🚵 I’ll have plenty to do. I don’t really feel that much like paddling in the Mohawk River and I’ve done the East Canada Creek a million times in the kayak. I’d rather just set up at House Pond Campsite ⛺ and float in the tube ⭕ from there.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:00 pm with sun having an altitude of 60.9° from the due south horizon (-10° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:18 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (283°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (289°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:56 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 4 seconds with dusk around 8:24 pm, which is one minute and 30 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west (280°) at an altitude of 4° from the horizon, 251,522 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:03 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 76 degrees. The dew point will be 67 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 9 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 53 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 35 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 66 degrees at 6am. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 68 at 6pm. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2022, we had light rain in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 61 degrees. The record low of 40 occurred back in 1981.

Tomorrow showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a chance of showers. ☔ Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Not gonna to be a real nice day 📙 but I have several books to read and I’ll have the heater in case I get chilled through. Do some cooking and handing out at camp. 🍳 Probably can still do some hikes or riding Blackie 🚵 along Piseco-Powley as it doesn’t look to be a complete soaker of a day.

On this day in 1977, the Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. 💈And in 1982, the first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany. 💿 Seems like such an obsolete technology now with streaming.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, a slight chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 57 at 12pm. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 83. Maximum dew point of 63 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.

The weekend looks much better ☀ but Saturday might be too cold for swimming 🏊 but excellent weather for riding Piseco-Powley or may be Old Edick Road with Blackie 🚵. Could be muddy though on Old Edick. But also I just like laying in the hammock watching the clouds 🌥 float on by.

One month 📅 from now will be Constitution Day 📜 when the sun will be setting at 7:03 pm with dusk at 7:30 pm. The average high temperature is 34 degrees, with a record high of 61 in 1895.

Rain at Helldiver Pond