Author: Michael Hawkes
Weight Weight Wednesday 4: Stability
No audio in this edition of Weight Weight Wednesday. I had a meeting run late at work and I’m too tired to record anything. Anyway, I stayed more or less the same weight as I was last Wednesday – I gained less than a pound – so I call that a win. The goal is…
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Monday Mike 5: Martin Luther King Day and Privilege
The fifth episode of Monday Mike. One of the most important speeches in the history of the United States was delivered in April 1963 by Martin Luther King in Washington DC, and it’s a speech that’s well worth watching because it’s as important today as it was then.
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Crash diets and epiphanies
For most of last year I was trying to lose weight to some extent. Every day, I’d weigh myself and mark it down in an app. Looking back over the past couple of months, I can see I was mostly good at maintaining my weight, but not losing it. Since October, I’ve been right around…
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Music Monday 1: The Ritz
In this first episode of Music Monday, I talk about the first violin I bought – The Ritz. First week to two years – Adult beginner violinist
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Monday Mike 3: Resolutions
The 3rd episode of the Monday Mike vlog. Hi. I’m Mike and welcome to my vlog. As you can see from the background, I’m changing things up a bit. It’s okay, but not great. It’s made of some sort of vinyl plastic that feels a bit like stiff paper. It looks nice, but I don’t…
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Monday Mike 2: Happy Holidays
The 2nd episode of the Monday Mike vlog. Hi. I’m Mike and welcome to my vlog. It’s the 23rd of December in 2019, so I want to take a moment and wish you all a Happy Holidays. Today’s the first day of Hanukkah. Winter officially started a few days ago with the Winter Solstice, and…
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Vlogging
A few months ago as I was doing updates for the fundraising platforms, I decided to try something new in the future. Since I’m a big fan of YouTube, I thought I might start doing videos. Except of course, that it isn’t as easy as just filming and uploading. I started paying attention to the…
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Monday Mike 1: Introducing…
The 1st episode of the Monday Mike vlog. Hi. My name’s Mike and welcome to my vlog. I’ve blogged off and on for nearly 20 years, but this is my first time creating a vlog, so there’s gonna be a lot of trial and error as I get things figured out. Now, there are a…
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