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Husband and father of 2. Personal trainer.

Upper body's done.

#pow #fitstr #gym

GM! Move some weights today no matter how heavy they are. Complacency sets us back.

#fitstr #gym #fitness

GM! Kids are at school and it's to time eat before hitting the weights. Don't forget to drink your water.

##grownostr

Maybe they somehow like having a central authority ruling over their content

Even while working at a gym, I need to remind myself that the gym is for everyone. Broccoli heads included.

#fitstr #gym #fitness

It's been nice having more control over my feed. Not having an algorithm pushing outrage content and propaganda down my throat all the time is surprisingly refreshing.

#grownostr

I may get bored at work most of the time, but at least those times give me an opportunity to learn. Learning never stops.

#grownostr

Good morning! Drink some water, try not to consume too much news media, and let's get a good start to this week.

GN! Time to attempt to fix my sleep schedule. Wish me luck.

#grownostr

Took the time to take my son out on a short hike. Need to do this more often.

#grownostr #hiking #fitstr

It's a nice day day for my son to have his birthday party. Real fortunate.

Good morning! Take a little more control of your life. Take back all the control of your media.

#grownostr #nostr

GN! Get your sleep, your body and mental health will thank you.

Replying to Avatar Joe Nakamoto

Today I visited a school for mentally challenged and disabled kids that didn’t have a lick of AC.

Classrooms do have ceiling fans but they do sweet fuck all when it gets to a certain temperature.

It was 35 degrees + humid today but felt like 42.

That’s like when you open the oven door to check on your chicken.. every time you step outside.

Why was I there?

Well bitcoiners at btccuracao funded the school’s brand new WiFi.

I wanted to see the impact of this donation and speak to a poorer community about their experience with btc.

Btccuraco paid the internet company that installed the WiFi in Sats as part of the donation. It’s one of many grassroots initiatives they undertake to try to show that bitcoin is better money.

The new WiFi is a total game changer for the school and the teachers were tearful explaining how much it has helped them teach, inspire and lead these less fortunate kids.

But it only goes so far.

The solar panels atop the school’s long roof “stopped working” this week.

A govt contractor installed the panels this year as a “go green” initiative.

Long story of govt enraging incompetence short, basically half the school had working WiFi + ceiling fans. Sometimes the electricity simply cuts out.

So one half of the school had classrooms of engaged kids with YouTube access + useful visual aids for the kids in a semi manageable heat

while the other half slowly cooked and tried to read books in the inferno.

My white shirt was wet and transparent by the time I finished the school tour. I was like how the feck are these kids gonna get a chance in life?

I interviewed the head of ICT who was gushing about the new WiFi and was saying how some of the kids can now learn to code with this Minecraft coding thing.

She had the biggest heart. But like many islanders she had been crypto scammed a few years ago and was still really reluctant about bitcoin.

Really saddening because of course no sane person thinks “oh yeah I’m gonna learn about bitcoin now I sold my gold necklace for a crypto thing 5 years ago and never got the money back.”

I managed to send her some sats to say thank you but if I’m honest I think it’s coz I was recording this during the interview.

In all, I left the school utterly humbled and a little bit angry at the world.

I don’t have a nice thing to round off on, sorry.

Bitcoin doesn’t fix everything. And some things utterly suck.

And here I was slightly bothered that my daughter's school doesn't have an actual gymnasium. Perspective matters and it's important to learn about these harsher realities out there.

Had a successful test zap. Should've done that when I set it up.