This is how I got really good at JavaScript… About 5 years ago I started learning to code. At the time I didn’t know what I wanted to code. I just knew I wanted to be a programmer, sick of the daily political non-sense of the finance industry. I happened to receive an Arduino as…
While women and men are definitely equal, we are different, and nothing can bring that home more than a combat sport like Brazilian Jiujitsu (BJJ). That doesn’t mean women in the sport can’t kick butt, we can and we do, but especially when starting out, men have an advantage in weight and muscle. The result…
Good morning YouTube Creators, up yours! – The Management “Today we are announcing changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). While our goal remains to keep the YPP open to as many channels as possible, we recognize we need more safeguards in place to protect creator revenue across the YouTube ecosystem. Under the new eligibility…
“Fasting is the best way to send your metabolism into haywire, and starvation mode, leading to more weight gain” This statement is absolutely wrong! Starvation mode is a myth At least, it’s a myth in the context of dieting or intermittent fasting. Starvation mode is not something any typical overweight or obese dieter will ever…
Cost: gas and toll savings Did you know that most motorcycles get better miles per gallon than the majority of passenger cars on the road? Yup, even my older 2006 CBR 600RR gets around 35 mpg. A new 2016 CBR 600RR gets around 45 mpg. With gas around me hovering at $2 a gallon, I’m…
Even in Texas, it gets cold enough to make my hands numb after a short ride down the highway. If you’ve been riding out in the winter then you’ve, no doubt, experienced this too. How cold does it get here? For reference, riding in the winter you are almost always exposed to negative wind chill…
Years ago, I had a couple wrestler friends who would drop weight for competition by drilling in deep freezers. They would tell me the cold of the deep freeze would cause the muscles to work extra hard, and cause their bodies to burn tons of extra calories to stay warm. They used the cold itself…
Dieting is not fun, or easy, neither is starting to exercise. Between cravings, sore muscles, lack of energy, and other problems, it would be easy to just give up. What makes it harder is the most commonly talked about rewards is a toned body and smaller clothes size. While looking fit definitely is rewarding some…
Kick up your blueberry pies a notch with some added lemon. The lemon in this recipe gives this pie a delicious crisp tartness that takes it to the next level. Use my Foolproof Flaky Pie Crust recipe and you have a dessert that will knock your socks off. We love it so much that Patrick…
Good pie crust is a delectable delight of moist flakiness. Bad pie crust is dense and dry. Unfortunately, it is very easy to mess up and end up with the later. Because of the finicky nature of pie crust, many just throw in the towel and opt for a pre-made version. This recipe will teach…
