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Exercise, The Slow Killer

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For the past month or so I’ve been going to the gym. I lift on Monday and Friday, with 30 minutes on the elliptical Tuesday-Thursday. On the way home from the gym yesterday I got to thinking; I bet this is a waste of time. I’m now going to do the math to either confirm of disprove my hypotheses of “working out is for suckers.”

To begin my experiment I googled “exercise live longer“. The first article spoke of generalities so I moved on to Read the rest

Why I Hate You, Valentine Hearts

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Lot’s of people hate Valentine’s Day. Unlike the others I’m not one of those people who hates V-Day because I’m ugly and alone. I’m fly and coupled and most likely I’ll be getting some tomorrow from my hot girlfriend. But just because I enjoy the day doesn’t mean its not bullshit. There are many many reasons why Valentine’s is bullshit but since I have stuff to do I’ll list one: Valentine’s hearts. Valentine’s hearts piss me right off. Why?… Read the rest

Why I Hate You, Hippie Protesters

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Boy, do I hate hippies. It’s not enough that the defining characteristic of hippies is fashion but they also tend to believe they have it all figured out and scoff at those who don’t believe in what they believe in. They pretend to be open minded, but only about a small sliver of things that fall into the hippie mindset. Outside of the hippie sliver they are some of the most close minded people I’ve ever met. Believe me, I hate hippies as much as the next guy but that will be a whole lengthy article in itself. For now,… Read the rest

Bottled Water Drinkers: Why I Hate You

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I dislike the American lifestyle, greatly. That doesn’t mean that I don’t embrace some aspects of it or don’t do somethings myself that are morally questionable. But as somebody once said; “don’t forgo the better for the perfect“. I’ll never be perfect but that doesn’t mean I can’t improve myself.I like to look in the mirror every morning and say, “Self, What Wouldn’t Paris Hilton Do”. Yes, I address myself as “Self” and capitalize every word when I speak. Paris Hilton wouldn’t drink from the tap, so that’s our first clue that bottled… Read the rest