Stuff I’ve learned reading “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” by Robert Sapolsky. I really wanted to explain how high blood pressure is damaging the body. But, how people used to inject testicle extracts of animals had to be included. 😳

Stanford neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky has a book “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will,” which presents a case for there being no free will. I’ve been listening to him a lot lately. Some of what he says reminds me of what these other philosophers have said. I’ll share research that Sapolsky has pointed out. I’ll get off track and give you fun tangential information 😉 Really, though, let’s wonder 🧐 In this episode let’s think deeper about why and how we became who we are?

I’ll tell you what happened in this fight. What Ryan did. How Tank wins. I like noting what is successful. These are notes of success.

Perspective after a year of raising Rio. Ideas that have influenced me and why it is I am the way I am around him.

My best friend from high school and I retell stories from our youth. I condone nothing that you hear. All events are inaccurate and inappropriate. Nobody is real. This is all a dream.

A quick reminder why you need to eat more plants.

A line by line interpretation from the poem Take Care With Labels from The Parents Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents.

The Parents Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin. I’ll be breaking down poems from this book. This episodes poem, Words of Life.

Overthinking the future? Ruing the past? Here’s a quick story of talking with a friend doing just that.

Future champion (if he wants to fight) Rio taught me something I wanted to share. Our words and our intention behind them are important!