The War on Drugs

"Beyond the demographic change, there is a perception that after 40 years of blood, sweat and tears, the war on drugs - formally declared by President Richard Nixon in 1969, a month before the Woodstock festival - has failed to reduce the availability of illegal drugs, has enriched and empowered organized crime gangs, and has subjected millions of people to arrest who pose little threat to anyone but themselves."

-Fortune Magazine, Rodger Parloff

Primal Challenge Month

If you don't know about the primal challenge, you probably don't know about Mark Sisson. If you're interested in remedying that condition, head over to: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/

In addition to my normal primal diet, I have decided to attempt August almost completely without sweets. Even chocolate. I've also got a new plan written up for my weekly activity based on completing The Primal Blueprint.

Monday – Move Slowly, Play or Rest
Tuesday – Lift Heavy Things
Wednesday – Move Slowly, Play or Rest
Thursday – HIIT
Friday – Move Slowly, Play or Rest
Saturday – Lift Heavy Things
Sunday – Sprint

Vibrams in the Mountains

Lately I've been lucky enough to find time in the mountains with only my Vibram Five Fingers between me and the mountain below. Taking on normal mountain hikes using your feet the way they were designed really changes things. My feet are finally tough enough to handle hours of rough terrain without any of the 'support' my normal shoes were offering me. In the same sense as a cast can be supportive. Though you can expect the same muscle atrophy that results from any cast.

The barefoot culture seems to be enlightened to the notion that our feet really do have a function other than something to fasten a tight fitting highly padded wedge shaped running apparatus to.

A great site I was recently turned on to, birthdayshoes.com, shows all sorts of folks out enjoying their feet and learning how to walk again. They've also posted a picture of me!