(TUESDAY) ... I'm BAAAAAAACK. ... YEEEEEESSSSSS!

 BOTH my cable & my Internet have been out/OFF/"shut DOWN" all weekend.  

: ( 

However, Comcast surprisingly redeemed itself by FIXING the connection in my WHOLE area.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE!!

... It ONLY took them ... several hours this evening.  Nevertheless, I celebrated by ... writing a 1,336 word book critique, selecting several gifts to purchase as Thank you notes for those close to me & scheduling my television programs for the next couple days.

WHEW!  ... YAAAY!

P.S. Before my POWER-REbirth, I set a new personal record for "HIP-ups" with 115 of 'em (75-brief rest-40).  However, I SKIPPED my planks today, simply because I was running late with very possible/potential rain.  I gauged my priorities, & I weighted ~16 minutes of biking as more important to my improving health than exactly 120 seconds of plank-holding.

(FRIDAY). When you get upset, you've gotta know WHEN, HOW & at WHOM to retaliate.

 ... UUUGH!  AAARGH!

I did NOT get much sleep last night, because f---in' Comcast doesn't know its ass from a hole in the ground in terms of fixing my electrical hookup.  Since ~7:00 last night, my caregiver has been constantly calling the company--per my instruction--to complain about my lack of power.  Nevertheless, that NO good, good-for NOTHING, SORRY excuse for a [helpful] company kept repeatedly claiming,

"Oh, we apologize, sir.  It's just a minor problem.  We should have you all set back up within about ten minutes."

... 

Yeah, that was ... ~20 hours ago, since it's now ~3:00 ... the NEXT afternoon.  So, it has been over 120 times longER than YOUUU estimated, & the only reasons my internet is working, is because 

1) IIIII told my caregiver how to finagle the connective wires with my modem 

&

2) IIIII clicked on a various number of options on my laptop.

Anyway, so I decided to take my anger--with incompetent Comcast--out on my workout equipment.  First, I demonstrated [TIED for my TOP # of] tricep curls with my left arm.  Next, I performed [TIED for my TOP # of bicep curls with each arm.  Then, I showed [TIED for my TOP # of] 110 HIP-ups with 110.  Finally, I completed my ~1.22 mile bike ride in ~14 minutes.

MORAL: III--A.J. Kaynatma--CAAAN be a volatile, steaming pile of UNbalanced nerves.  So, do NOT upset me by messing with my electricity then LYING about when you're gonna fix it.  Comcast, I hope y'ALL file for bankruptcy ... tomorrow!

MORAL II: IF you F--- with ME, you WIIIIILL lose!

MATH ... CAAAAN be ... both fun & funNY!

 I forgot to post yesterday on account of my OBSESSING over my dietary TASTE!  I.e.

√(-1)     2^3         π

[= i 8 sum(mation) pi --> "I ate some pie."]

... Ha ha HAAA!

(WEDNESDAY) "Punctuality, [y'all]--withOUT it, ... time stands STILL."

-- 'Rookie of the Year'

BACKstory:

Since my accident, I've become a bit of a stickler for AVOIDING truancy.  With my now SEVERELY mobility-limited limbs, I do not have much I CAAAN do besides stare at my watch.

... I've been distracted by how WELL I have been maneuvering lately.

(FRIDAY) EARLY 38th birthday gift to & from myself!

 In honor of my 13,880th day on Earth, I displayed extra, OUTSTANDING effort during my entire workout today.

First, I performed an excess number of repetitions of various bicep curls & barrel extensions.  Secondly, for the second consecutive workout, instead of holding a 75 second plank followed by a very short break then 45 second plank, I simply combined it all into ONE two minute plank.  Soon, I pushed out 110 "HIP-ups" (75 + 45).  Finally, I performed my ~1.22 mile bicycle ride around my community in ~14 minutes.

(My all-time record time is ~13 minutes with an average of ~16 minutes.)

P.S. As a symbolic tribute to my BADASSedness, I'm watching the classic film--'The Wolf of Wall Street' right now.

(TUESDAY) How can "more of the SAME" possibly be GOOD?!

 ... Well, since [my T.B.I. &] I have successfully established myself as "a man of HABIT", I like--almost NEEEEED--to 

1) find a helpful activity, 

2) determine the most energy-efficient procedure, 

3) get comfortable with it, 

4) practice it so often it practically becomes instinctive

then, finally,

5) periodically increase my output to openly demonstrate my progress.

   Thus, I periodically improve: From 20 pushups to 30 to 40 to 50 to 60 to 70 to 75 to 80 to 90 to 95 to 100.  I initially declared I'd get to 100 BEFORE the year 2024.  Now I'm aiming for 125 by Independence Day.  TODAY I pushed out [75 + 35 =] 110 "HIP-ups."

... To answer the title's question, 

... When what I seek is CONSISTENCY.

If YOU keep settin' 'em UP, ... I'll keep knockin' 'em DOWN!

 In early January of this 2023 year, I had just recently UPPED my pushup output to ~50 HIP-ups*.  Every couple weeks, I'll increase by five more pushups.  Soon I told my trainer I aim to do 100 pushups by 2024.  Through slow but steady increases in my kinetic production, today I comfortably demonstrated a SOLID ... 110 "HIP-ups" (75, short break, 35).

YAAAAAAA-hoooo!  YEEEEE-haw!

(Yes, IIIII am the one who's making these goals, so, yes, I'm taking a page outta my mom's book & talking to myself.  But, I NEEEEED that fantastic feeling of accomplishment!  I told my trainer I'm now aiming to do 125 by Independence Day.  He said that's very doable.)

:)

* = I KNOOOW my arms are [very] strong.  It's my lower body that requires more of my care & attention.  Thus, I focus more on pulling my hips up off the mat & less on pushing my chest up.