This is another song I heard for the first time the other day and KNEW this Shinedown-like, Alter Bridge cover was going inside The 32nd Expedition playlist:

On this day, it's so real to me,
Everything has come to life
Another chance to chase a dream,
Another chance to feel,
Chance to feel alive
...
I'll never long for what might have been
Regret won't waste my life again
I won't look back
I'll fight to remain.

Yesterday

I decidedly did not like yesterday morning's performance at the gym. That's not me. Later that day, I did two miles of yard work, mowing, a bit of weedwacking, blowing and removing an accumulation of honeysuckle debris. My pool had all sorts of debris, so I waded around for the next 30 minutes with my mop-up duty. Incidentally, I spent 2 ½ hours in direct sunlight with this ol' shaved head and a nary a burn. Carnivore FTW.

You'd think I made up for that morning's fitness lapse; maybe I did. But, I wanted to leave no doubt. That evening, I went back up to the gym and spent time on the treadmill, despite my dislike of evenings at the gym.

Today

I was in good rhythm today and spent a moment before 4 AM to kick things off. I actually earned the I Am the Night badge—I love this concept so much—not realizing I have been within a minute of earning that thing every weekday for nearly 5 weeks! All I had to do was record a workout between the hours of 10 PM to 4 AM.

It was my Legs day, a series of exercises that make a bigger impact as I do my cardio thereafter. 47 minutes later, I headed down the road to the gym to complete my hour on the treadmill. As I stumbled out the door and down the gym walk in my return, I came away with the satisfaction that I accomplished what I set out to do. I looked forward to June 19's weigh-in. THIS is how I win: I earn it day in, day out.