Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 4

In these Off-season Open Threads, I’ll sum up the week that was, provide you with TMI-style information, and throw some random spaghetti at the wall and see if it sticks.

This week, I had a VERY interesting work week. At different points in the week there were 1) police, 2) investigators, 3) death threats, 4) verbal altercations, 5) audit responses, 6) electric dump trucks, and 7) a shitload of rain falling on me at a work site.

It’s weeks like this that make me think I don’t need to retire just yet.

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I also completed Week Two of my latest workout program. As I mentioned in the comments last week, I’ve been doing iterations of a workout program called “Iron Curtain”. It’s a four week program modeled after the training regimens of the Eastern Bloc countries and it’s heavy on weight and short on reps and rest periods.

This is the fourth consecutive month I’ve done it and I’m getting tremendous gains. I am getting stronger and bigger. If you are interested in discovering any new workout programs that fit your particular goals, I highly recommend the programs that Jeff Cavaliere offers here: https://athleanx.com/

I’ve got a few of his programs and they’ve each worked for me. Each has different goals, so they’ve served me for different purposes. My goal right now is strength and size and it’s worked pretty well.

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I am very much looking forward to next week as I will be off for almost all of it. The funny thing is that I’m taking off Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and working Monday and Friday.

The reason for such a quirky schedule is the activities I have planned. Tuesday will be set aside for golf. Wednesday will be set aside for a quick getaway with Lady Balls. Thursday will be sleep/recuperation day. Wish me luck.

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On a separate but related topic, has anyone ever done this?

Any tips will be greatly appreciated!

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I have joined a new golf club. Don’t worry, I’m still part of the old golf club. I just added a new one. I found out that some of the guys from work play in this club and I got invited. It’s not associated with any particular golf course and instead hosts monthly tournaments at different golf courses throughout the greater LA area. I figure it will be fun to play with people I know and like and it will also give me good experience at different golf courses.

Here’s the really funny part: It’s associated with a major international airline. It’s apparently for employees of that airline and “friends”! Apparently, all my friends from work are friends of the airline. I am REALLY curious what the swag will be!

I’m also curious as to how many sexy flight attendants will be playing. With my luck, zero, but I will definitely keep you updated.

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The AFL season started this week with a weird Round Zero. Here are your results:

Sydney Swans 86 – 64 Melbourne Demons

Brisbane Lions 85 – 86 Carlton Blues

Gold Coast Suns 99 – 60 Richmond Tigers

GWS Giants 114 – 82 Collingwood Magpies

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Your weekly Psych gif:

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Your weekly hot girl pic:

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Your weekly music video:

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I’m assuming there are sports on tonight, but honestly I don’t care.

Today’s Historical Event:

Where were you and what were you doing when the Berlin Wall came down?

I was in college at UCLA. It was my sophomore year and it felt like a big deal. The world as I knew it was never going to be the same. I remember that the big question in my mind was what would come next. Would the entire Eastern Bloc collapse?

It turned out the Eastern Bloc eventually did collapse, but I did not, in my wildest dreams, anticipate the fall of the Soviet Union. But that’s a topic for another Saturday Open Thread.

What say you? Where were you and what happened where you were when the Berlin Wall fell?