The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

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The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski episodes

December 02, 2022 SSAB - December 2, 2022
No more PRC tests to ride the rails! No more testing if you work from home! No more mass testing! And this is how China will reverse its dynamic zero: it will just change the numbers. And the science (or news reporting thereof)!

Canada gone from World Cup, but at least they scored a goal. Why is Canadian soccer so bad?

December Drumming starts! Stay tuned for today's track.

Making stir fries with the vegetables, now my fridge is full.

Double workout done. Did NOT feel like getting up and rushing out the door so sat for a bit. No rush today which was nice. Three mile run + rounds. Was not feeling any strength so had to divy up the workout.

30 pull ups
60 push ups
100 squats

Then rounds of
5 or 10 pull ups
10 pushups
20 squats

Totals of 65, 120, 200.

Took 25 minutes. Not bad. Still have to figure out why I cant do more pull ups in a row.

Weekend's up so beers up! (Try a non-alc one before your regular.)

Last few days before the big DELTA M1.

Show notes on stevensirski.com
23 min
December 01, 2022 SSAB - December 1, 2022
Last month of the year, second last of the Chinese zodiacal year. Next up is the Year of the Rabbit.

Jiang Zemin dies, market rallies!

The ominous bag of vegetables, big blue tents, and which doors are still open?

Dedicated connection to upload. Five hours on Sunday. But... would it even work?

Oh Canada... does China still have a grudge? Maybe that's why my connection isnt so good.

And what did I buy? Non-alco beer! Bavaria and Qingdao 0.0!

Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!

December Drumming track 1!
28 min
November 30, 2022 SSAB - November 30, 2022
Jiang Zimen has died, age 96.

Will Hu Jintao get the same mention?

DELTA reading... one week out. Lots about methodologies.

Cold cold cold and windy... inside workout in the morning but then outdoors for the afternoon. A revisit of some workouts I did when the pandemic firat started. Second workout was skip n ballz, but shortened the number of rounds to 6 and did four rounds of skip n ballz. Was able to keep my heart rate in the 'Extreme Zone' between 174-194 for about 9 minutes total.

Then ran another mile.

But had to bundle up cause it was cold!

Knock on the door... is it my package? Nope... two hazmats saying you gotta jab your nose on your own for the next three days.

And blame the big bad business for all those positive test results and COVID cases!

Awesome soy sauce again... pumpking, onion, garlic, green pepper, butter, carrots, cook it all up in a pot. Voila.

Show notes up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!
22 min
November 29, 2022 SSAB - November 29, 2022
Could and windy! Like real windy!

Beijing city lockdown? No, but maybe you don't have to get tested all the time. How do I qualify?

Spent the day updating the website and working on Episode 35. Thinking... do I need to upgrade my microphone?

NaNoWriMo - still have more to do.

Automator programming... so close. Six hours on Saturday

Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com

Stay warm out there!
26 min
November 28, 2022 SSAB - November 28, 2022
Proof of COVID vax not needed for Canada and many other countries as of October 1 2022?! What happened?!

Aaaaaannnndddd... on cue... Beijing cases drop. But that's not why the assisted connection devices have been so bad...

Need a new desk as Im trying to set up this MIDI controller I got.

Getting cold outside, but that's not stopping the people.

World Cup continues... have it on but not following. Did NOT know Canada had a team in the competition!

Website updated

Newsletter out

Show notes trax n stuff up at stevensirski.com

Have a good start of week and go Canada go!
21 min
November 25, 2022 SSAB - November 25 2022
Beginning of the weekend... for real this time! And all the optimism that Friday night brings.
Morning routine altered... DON'T GO OUTSIDE! An unverified msg about potential fumigation in the city.
3 miles (5km)
60 pull ups
120 push ups
180 air squats
+
2 miles after work
and slow heavy weight training
Burger for dinner and cheesecake... don't want to use the meats in the freezer just in case we do get locked down.
Chinese market rallies, banks, gold stocks and real estate. The first and last suggest a market turnaround. Gold stocks bc the USD is falling. Half market day in the US.
Pragmatics: the aspects of language beyond vocab and grammar in how to use a language appropriately in different contexts and with different speakers. This includes implied and explicit meaning of language.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
Have a good weekend!
28 min
November 24, 2022 SSAB - November 24, 2022
Happy end of harvest?! Wow loaded day! Xmas anyone? Still surprised that still so many hold onto their passports so they must still see the hope in that system.

Publish or perish, if you're not willing to put your voice out there in the modern, accessible format, how can we move forward?

DELTA... learning how to parse a sentence like a pro. Takes me back to my Latin language days (another language of the oppressor's?). Looking at the book About Language.

Three books:
Scott Thornbury's About Language
Scott Thornbury's A-Z of ELT
Martin Parrott's Grammar for English Language Teachers

Show notes up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one whether you celebrate the US day or not!
24 min
November 23, 2022 SSAB - November 23, 2022
Home security, spa cards and how to keep aware.

Morning routine change? Mobility in the morning, workouts in the afternoon?

World Cup but COVID cases, you watching?

DELTA reading: how to parse a sentence. Two weeks to go... hope we don't get locked down or restricted access.

Show notes up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!
23 min
November 22, 2022 SSAB - November 22, 2022
NaNoWriMo - not word count sensitive

SSP35 recorded! Have you ever seen Gone with the Wind? With Clark Gable? How about Dances with Wolves with Kevin Costner?

Locked down! And then opened!

Cases rise, assisted connection device on and off... what will tomorrow bring?!

Show notes up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!
21 min
November 21, 2022 SSAB - November 21 2022
COVID
Death of a podcast Science of Ultra
Winnipeg Blue Bombers lose to Toronto Argonauts in the Grey Cup
Newsletter out
5K in the morning... morning routine change?
Quiet out there... no generator, few people moving.
And Trump reinstated! But will he come back?!
What is Mastodon?
Show notes up on stevensirski.com
Have a good start of week!
23 min