Today, some sarcastic wisdom from the brilliant author Hunter S. Thompson on how he viewed journalism from the inside.

Source: "Generation of Swine: Gonzo Papers Vol. 2. Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s"

In this episode, we cover some important historical warnings from Spanish author and intellectual leader Jose' Ortega y Gasset. The author goes back to the Roman empire and lays out the historical roadmap for how "The State" takes complete control of the masses and individualism and free speech to "suck the marrow from their bones" and how eventually the State eats itself and collapses. Do you want to follow this road map or take an alternative route? Think about it...then take appropriate actions.

Source: "The Revolt of the Masses" by Jose' Ortega y Gasset (1930)

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Free is NOT free! There is no free lunch because someone is paying for it. Beyond the money, what are the deeper psychological implications of free lunches at schools generation after generation? How does an endless free lunch mentally condition the population? What is the implied message? Think about it...

*Photo Credit: US Library of Congress Farm Security Administration

"Laugh to win..." -David Lee Roth

I started watching Joe Rogan's recent podcast interview with former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth. It's a really fascinating interview. One of the statements DLR made was about laughter. He was talking about his life philosophy of "Laugh to win..." You have to learn to laugh at overwhelming odds when you want to quit or you think you just cannot continue. This really got me thinking...it reminds me of the "BTFI" concept I teach my athletes which means to go "beyond the "f" it." Learning to laugh at yourself or whatever crazy crap is going on might just keep your sanity for a while longer...and mine.

Podcast Reference: 
 Joe Rogan & David Lee Roth Episode

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This episode underscores the importance of spending personal time face-to-face with "REAL" people--not an AI bot or social influencer "created" personality or social media "friends." Real people matter. In the same room or at least a video conference if you can travel. Get out! Mingle if you can.

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I was watching a new video over on the "3 of 7 Project" YouTube channel and noticed an interesting video on women ruling over men. While the video addressed an important topic, the most intriguing discovery was one of the follower's comments about working with young men regarding their weakness AND their complete lack of motivation to be strong in the first place...here are a few of my own thoughts on the matter as someone who has worked with thousands of young boys and girls in PE and fitness settings.

Check out the above video for more info: "When Women Rule Over A Nation" (3 of 7 Project)

Every morning our school says the Pledge of Allegiance and salutes the flag of Oklahoma...do people even know or care what this means anymore?

*References: Oklahoma Historical Society, KFOR, Symbol Genie, Indian Country Extensions, National Park Service, NativeTribe.info, Pipedia.org, Wikipedia  

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You have not lived as a strength coach or fitness trainer until you have taken a class of 3rd graders through the fundamentals of kettlebell training! This and some interesting observations about the "psychology of strength" for children.

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Quick book review from a chapter towards the end of a 1915 book by William Martin Conway. The title of Chapter XVIII is "The Crowd at War." The book is about the social psychology and history of crowds and mobs and how they are organized in terms of hierarchical structures.

*Source: "The Crowd in Peace and War" by William Martin Conway
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In our final episode in the juvenile delinquency series, we come back to North Tulsa's Greenwood and Black Wall Street district to learn about their secret sauce for preventing delinquency and how to properly raise children.

Learn more about math educator and curriculum writer Pocahontas Greadington

*Reference: "THEY CAME SEARCHING: How Blacks Sought the Promised Land in Tulsa" by Eddie Faye Gates (1997)
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