Hulk Mash

Via an Instant Pot and three chicken quarters, I made my own chicken broth for the first time. While I never wound up replacing coffee with broth, I still drink at least 4 cups per day of that soothing, salty elixir. The chicken meat is more of a byproduct of the process to be tossed to the kids. As everything falls apart and separates from its once $.36/lb frozen mass, I use the released skin to turn into crisps via my Instant Pot Vortex 6-Quart air fryer. And the bones? I handed off a couple to the kiddos and at the rest of them myself. There was something about it that felt...right. I didn't throw anything away.

Hulk Smash

Yesterday was a big day: you'll recall on December 24th, I bested May's highest step count of the year. Well, now in 2024, I want to take everything from 2023, so I beat that new score.

The other day, I beat the final record from May '23: longest goal streak (10 days). As of today, that 10,944 daily target streak is at 13 days, Dec 23, 2023 - Jan 4, 2024.

Hulk Dash

I've given a second thought about holding off my 5K races. As my New Year's Resolutions state, I gotta hit <179 lbs for I can cross that threshold. Well, geez, that's gonna take a good long while; I don't want to double/triple up the back end like 2021. Need significance.

I won't change the wording, but I just won't let myself physically run before 179. It's just more impactful if it's held toward the end of each month. I mean, I don't mind holding off to September of whatever, but there's value in daily training toward an objective in the near term.

PLUS—and this is a big one—the monthly winner of the 5K events will receive an appropriately themed BELT BUCKLE! The overall grand champion for the The 2024 WOLVERINE Cup Series will not only receive a Wolverine-themed buckle, but a set of windproof running pants and winter running jacket for 2025 (contingent on the sponsor forking over the cash)!