Four Score and 355,600 pushups ago... TJ loses his motivation

July 3, 2013
355,600 pushups completed
644,400 pushups to go
5,107 pushups ahead of schedule

On our Independence Day Eve, a coup d'état by the military in Egypt has toppled the democratically elected government of President Morsi.  He wasn't a good President, kind of a scumbag truth be told, but he was elected by a democratic process.  It makes me thankful that we don't have that kind of nonsense going on here in the United States, the greatest country in the world.  While some countries change their constitution as often as we change the air filter in our furnace, which isn't as often as it should be, I admit, our Constitution hasn't needed editing in over 200 years.  Except for the 27 amendments.  Yeah, but still...

I digress... this is supposed to be about pushups, right?

Well I did 700 of them today.  I made up a new workout... how long would it take me to do 500 pushups?  Answer:  27m 16s.  Threw in another 200 for good measure. 

Hey... what was all that about Egypt?  Is TJ losing it?  Truth be told, I'm in a creative funk right now.  I've lost my mojo, lost my motivation.  Work is busy, family is busy, summer is in full swing... my pushups have become very business like, perfunctory, an obligation rather than a joy.  With a mere 6 1/2 years to go until this quest is finished, I guess there's nothing to worry about... should be over in a blink of an eye.  I'll just have to gut this out...

No, what I need is INSPIRATION.  And that's where you come in.  Please email me at thunderjohn@thunderjohn.com .  Let me know what you'd like to hear about.  Give me some nonsense to write about.  Anything, or else you'll be subjected to winding diatribes like the blog post above.

Peace,
Thunder John

"Bringin' the thunder, packin' the pain, loaded with pushups - makin' it RAIN"

Thunder Rolls... the quarterly accounting is in

May 20, 2013
343,575 pushups completed
656,425 pushups to go
5,404 pushups ahead of schedule

Thunder Rolls. 
Want more updates?  Stop being such a crybaby.  I'll post when I'm feeling it.

Peace out,
Thunder John

Bring the thunder packin the pain loaded with pushups - makin it rain

What? It's been 3 months since my last update?

February 15, 2013
318,625 pushups completed
681,375 pushups to go
5,920 pushups ahead of schedule

That's right.  Three months since my last update.  But you can't rush genius.  It took Picasso 47 years to paint the Sistine Chapel.  "Roam" by the B-52's wasn't built in a day.  Shakespeare took several weeks to write the Magna Carta.  And Thunder John doesn't come when called.  You'll get these blogs when I'm good and ready if you please. 

Good news - We have a new member in the Thunder John "Nothing But Nets" Team.  Lynette Ackman, a co-worker and one of the smartest actuaries I know - has generously donated to the cause.  Lynette is on her own personal pushups quest - to do 20,013 pushups in the year 2013. 

In January, Lynette entered into a "pushups duel" with a hirsute cheater weakling mystery man in Texas, known crypitcally as "midnightyell".  The quest was to see who could do them most pushups in January.  She was narrowly defeated, 1500 to 1551 as witnessed by this screen print:

Contrary to this screen print, Lynette is no "loser", and I know she'll reach her pushup goal in 2013 (and gentlemen, I think she's single).  HEY MYSTERY MAN - WANT A REAL CHALLENGE?  THUNDER JOHN IS UP TO THE TASK.  YOU NAME THE TIME, YOU NAME THE PLACE... I'VE DEFEATED JAPANESE ROBOTS IN PUSHUPS CHALLENGES (see blog entry 12/6/2010 - man, I used to be creative!) - I DON'T SWEAT YOU.

Well, that's all I got now.  Got to get my beauty rest.  I'm coming down with a cold.  See you in another 3 months.  If you don't hear from me by then... just wait longer!

Inspired by Lynette?  Want to Join Thunder John's "Nothing But Nets" Team?  Just click here:

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Peace out,
Thunder John

"Bringin the thunder, Packin the pain, loaded with pushups - makin' it RAIN"