August 26, 2011
169,875 pushups completed
830,125 pushups to go
4,760 pushups ahead of schedule.
August... back when I was a teacher 1995-98, we called August "the longest Sunday". It looks like Thunder John has taken an August vacation from updating his blog. Well now I'm back and it's time to clear the air. There's a few things I need to get off my chest.
Let's get something straight: I'm not doing this blog for the money.
I'm not in it for the glory.
I'm not in it for the extra airport patdowns.
I'm not in it for the extra chicken drumstick I just got in my KFC order.
I'm not in it for the attentions of every blog savvy cougar in the western suburbs.
I'm not even in it for my own health.
Not for the love of a woman, a man, butcher, baker or candlestick maker.
I'm not in it to prevent the trademark "hairy guitar" thirtysomething body type that has plagued my bloodline lo these many years
I'm not in it for the benjamins.
I am not in it to win it.
I am not doing this to get back at my "rolling stone" father nor my alcoholic mother*.
I am not doing this to prove something to myself.
I am not doing this to prove something to someone else.
I am not doing this for the attention.
Nor, based on the # of website hits, am I doing this to be left alone.
I fear no man. I fear no dog. I fear no evil. I fear several women, but I've come a long way since high school. Still, I am not doing this out of fear.
So... why am I doing this? I'll answer that question: Why Not?
You say, "how could it help:? I say, "how could it hurt"? (ignoring all risk of rotatur cuff injury)
It's better to be doing something... than to be doing nothing.
A shark has to keep moving forward or else it dies. It is important to keep moving forward, experiencing new things. I've never done a million of anything. Since Wilt Chamberlain proved the upper limit on some other pursuits is about 20,000 over the course of 40 years, I decided to do 1,000,000 pushups in 10 years. A reasonable goal. It seemed doable. So, game on.
Reach for your dreams people! Thunder John has left the building!
Peace!
Thunder John
"Bringin the pushups, packin' the pain, loaded the pushups - makin' it rain!"
* - my mother is not a drinker and my father was not a rolling stone. I never said they were. I said I am NOT in it for that reason. By the same logic, I sometimes call Molly my "first wife" or "roommate". Both true statements. My lady, inexplicably, is not amused. I've said it before and I'll say it again: women are a labyrinth my friend.
p.s:
Bluto: Kroger, your Delta Tau Chi name is Pinto.
Pinto: Why "Pinto"?
Bluto: [belches] Why not?
p.p.s - If you found this blog posting inspirational, feel free to join Team Thunder John. Help me to help bring mosquito netting to Africa. Through the power of pushups we can help eradicate malaria deaths in Africa's children
http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/TR/Events/NBN?pg=team&fr_id=1040&team_id=4730
Friday, August 26, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
When In Doubt... Make a List!
August 1, 2011
163,400 pushups completed
836,600 pushups to go
5,131 pushups ahead of schedule
Things I've done since my last post:
* Said my morning prayers 32 times
* Taken my daily vitamins 31 times (forgot to take them on the road)
* Played in a 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Lost the championship on a last second three point shot
by the other team.
* Busted 1,479 moves
* Clipped my fingernails once
* Did not vomit at all.
* Ate one vomit flavored jelly bean (prank flavors by jelly belly) when we toured the jelly belly warehouse in Pleasant Prairie, WI. They also had a flavor called "Barf". I wonder if there's a subtle difference between "Barf" and "Vomit". Not enough to take the pepsi challenge so to speak, but I do wonder. And consider that it is some food scientist's job to discern between the subtly different tastes, and decide what distinguishes the "Barf" jelly bean from the "Vomit" jelly bean. Is one for after dinner but before the brandy? Is one strictly the appetizer? Which one is more upper crust and which is for the masses? But I digress.
* Three haircuts
* Run 123.58 miles (yes, I track that on a spreadsheet too)
* Found a mix CD I made in 2003 featuring the following songs:
"Informer" - Snow
"Pop Goes the Weasel" - 3rd Bass
"It's Tricky" - Run DMC
...among others. Dang, I was COOL.
* Went to my first Milwaukee Brewers game
* 9,200 pushups
* At least 12 visits to the public pool
* Cut the lawn twice
* Danced. Just friggin' danced.
* Wished my parents a happy 41st anniversary. I'm not entirely sure they remembered.
* Saw my daughter Jane sleep through the loudest 4th of July fireworks ever, only to wake up when I brushed her teeth.
* First two bike rides of the year (now all I have to do is sign up for a triathlon).
* Enrolled 0 people on Team Thunder John's "Nothing But Nets" charity team. I think you're all waiting for the tax write off at the end of the year, which is cool. You can sign up any time though:
http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/TR/Events/NBN?pg=team&fr_id=1040&team_id=4730
Peace out,
Thunder John
Bringin' the thunder, Packin' the pain, Loaded with pushups - Makin' it Rain!
163,400 pushups completed
836,600 pushups to go
5,131 pushups ahead of schedule
Things I've done since my last post:
* Said my morning prayers 32 times
* Taken my daily vitamins 31 times (forgot to take them on the road)
* Played in a 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Lost the championship on a last second three point shot
by the other team.
* Busted 1,479 moves
* Clipped my fingernails once
* Did not vomit at all.
* Ate one vomit flavored jelly bean (prank flavors by jelly belly) when we toured the jelly belly warehouse in Pleasant Prairie, WI. They also had a flavor called "Barf". I wonder if there's a subtle difference between "Barf" and "Vomit". Not enough to take the pepsi challenge so to speak, but I do wonder. And consider that it is some food scientist's job to discern between the subtly different tastes, and decide what distinguishes the "Barf" jelly bean from the "Vomit" jelly bean. Is one for after dinner but before the brandy? Is one strictly the appetizer? Which one is more upper crust and which is for the masses? But I digress.
* Three haircuts
* Run 123.58 miles (yes, I track that on a spreadsheet too)
* Found a mix CD I made in 2003 featuring the following songs:
"Informer" - Snow
"Pop Goes the Weasel" - 3rd Bass
"It's Tricky" - Run DMC
...among others. Dang, I was COOL.
* Went to my first Milwaukee Brewers game
* 9,200 pushups
* At least 12 visits to the public pool
* Cut the lawn twice
* Danced. Just friggin' danced.
* Wished my parents a happy 41st anniversary. I'm not entirely sure they remembered.
* Saw my daughter Jane sleep through the loudest 4th of July fireworks ever, only to wake up when I brushed her teeth.
* First two bike rides of the year (now all I have to do is sign up for a triathlon).
* Enrolled 0 people on Team Thunder John's "Nothing But Nets" charity team. I think you're all waiting for the tax write off at the end of the year, which is cool. You can sign up any time though:
http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/TR/Events/NBN?pg=team&fr_id=1040&team_id=4730
Peace out,
Thunder John
Bringin' the thunder, Packin' the pain, Loaded with pushups - Makin' it Rain!
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