Author Archives: David Shirley

She growled and plunged her thumb into his eye socket. He jerked away and covered his eye. She lifted her knee and jammed her shoe in his face and his head thudded against the window. He went limp. Her attention changed to the man in the front seat. He gaped at his companion.   “IContinue reading “Proximity Solutions”

One year ago, Jim met Stacy at a Dodgers Game. The Dodgers were losing to the Yankees. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Dodgers hit a walk off home run. The ball flew deep into right field. Directly at Jim. As he reached to catch the ball, he spilt his beer on theContinue reading “When Jim Met Stacy”

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher. I found him online as I was searching the origins of the quote, that which does not kill us makes us stronger. That is Nietzsche. Then I found other quotes of his. They are too good to pass up so I decided to make a blog post about them.Continue reading “My Favorite Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes”

Failure is good.  Don’t be correct. Decide simply. In recent years, I have been obsessed with learning. I am geeked how we can begin a new skill, be horrible at it, fail, retry, and eventually, compounding this over time, master the skill. The book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, by Cal Newport, is aboutContinue reading “3 Steps to a Fulfilling Life”

It was a hot day in August. Anders was in his bedroom, laying on his bed, reading a comic book. As he turned the pages, super-heroes fought the bad people and saved the good people. BANG! ZOOM! THWACK! Monsters terrorized towns and aliens just wanted to be friends.   Anders was sweating, even with theContinue reading “Attack of the Killer Munchies”

“Junk food and drugs are made from plants.” “We can eat all animals. But we cannot eat all plants.” For the past ten years I have pondered the question: what should I eat? This pondering started after a long look at my expanding mid section. After poking and pinching my fat gut, I made aContinue reading “Eat Meat to Thrive. Eat Plants to Survive.”

My caveman compass I have a compass. It’s not an actual compass. It’s an imaginary compass. I call it my caveman compass. I use it to help me make decisions. Here is an example: It’s dinner time and I’m torn between the steak and the sweet potato casserole. I close my eyes and see myContinue reading “Exercise Machines and How The Pros Workout”

1 The forrest was getting dark. Little Red’s pace quickened. Her eyes began to scan the trees in front of her.  The wind pushed and pulled the trees. Bringing the trees to life. It was creepy. As if the trees were moving. She started talking to herself now. It’s not real. Keep walking the path.Continue reading “Little Red”

The book, The War of Art, helped me write this post. The War of Art is a book designed to help people see why they are stuck creatively. And how to get unstuck. By not looking outward. But looking inward. When we look inward we see the ego for what it is. The ego likesContinue reading “The Death Clock”

As the title promises, I never want you to be sore again. And I’ll tell you how and why. But first, I want to talk about two key concepts related to fitness and exercise. Skill and adaptation. Skill is actually what is happening during fitness and exercise. When someone is getting stronger, they are actuallyContinue reading “Never be Sore Again”