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Fitness

Tune Up Your Lunge Technique

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Allen

Why do lunges? Lunges activate multiple muscles in the lower body: The quads and glutes do most of the work, However, many other muscles assist.

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Food

Vegan Peanut Lentil Curry

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Allen

This recipe has deviated so much from the original that I now I claim it as my own creation. Here’s the ingredients I used tonight

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Visuals

iPhone photos from the Sept 2023 Pendleton Roundup

February 13, 2024February 19, 2024 Allen

Clockwise from top left. Vendor display. Vendor display. Patron waiting for a bar to open. People headed to the Saturday am Westward Ho parade.

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Books Thinking Writings

Book Review: Free Will

February 9, 2024March 1, 2024 Allen

This is a tremendously unsatisfying book and I found myself disagreeing with the author’s arguments on nearly every page. So, I’ll summarize what I believe

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Books Writings

Book Review: Slaughterhouse-Five

February 9, 2024February 13, 2024 Allen

The left hand picture is the cover version that I read in junior high, or high school (I don’t remember which). The right hand picture

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Fitness

Coaches Corner: Mastering The Clean and Press

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Allen

From a technique standpoint, the Clean and Press is often the most challenging movement in a group exercise strength training class. From a cardiovascular training

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Books Writings

Book Review: American Colonies

February 6, 2024February 13, 2024 Allen

I’ve owned this book for quite a few years, even started it and then abandoned it a few times because I wasn’t quite in the

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Fitness

Let’s Talk Pushups

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 Allen

Simple, no? What are they good for? Here are the muscle groups worked by pushups. The key is that pushups are a compound exercise that

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Books Writings

Is There Symbolism In Literature?

January 28, 2024February 13, 2024 Allen

From the book, “How To Read Literature Like a Professor” (Thomas C. Foster). “Is that a symbol. Sure it is. That’s one of the most

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Games

Revisiting 7 Wonders and Thunder Alley

January 21, 2024February 6, 2024 Allen

These board games have been around for quite a while. A bit of research shows that 7 Wonders first arrived on the scene in 2010

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