Confessions of a Lethargic Mind

There are songs that are one big crescendo. An escalation from the first note until the very end. I prefer songs that earn their emotional catharsis, whether its at the end or someone else, it takes the song somewhere extra special. I have compiled a list of songs I enjoy that do this very thing.

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 15, 2026

Best Mess With Your Head Movies

Movies that either provide a story twist or an environmental twist but still tells a great story.

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 09, 2026

Disinformation

I now know the moment when I realized that Disinformation was a huge problem, specifically for conservatives from the older generation (Baby Boomers). The year was 2017 and my father was incensed tha

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|September 14, 2024

Healthiest I've Been In A While

Noticed that I am the healthiest I have been in quite some time. Recently saw my weight get down to the lowest part of my self-defined "range" of acceptable weights and stay there. So its not like I

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|August 25, 2024

80s Mania Wrestling Returns - Tag Teams continued

It was not enough for me to simply dust off the under utilized wrestlers in an attempt to inject some much needed variety in the Tag Team Invitational PPV when playing 80s Mania Wrestling Returns. Th

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 28, 2021

80s Mania Wrestling Returns - Tag Teams

I have been playing 80s Mania Wrestling Returns, which is a mobile game that puts you in charge of booking wrestling match with a strong homage to 80s and 90s wrestlers and pop culture. The game rewa

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 09, 2021

All Time Carolina Hurricanes Team

Decided to curate a Carolina Hurricanes All Time Team. To start the process, I felt like I needed some rules/criteria or else this would be chaos. I started with hockeydb.com and get a list of all t

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 09, 2020

Low Carb Diet: One month later

About a month ago, I made some dietary changes after noticing that my weight was creeping up a little higher than I thought it should. Hitting 194 lbs was like a warning light for my human engine and

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|September 30, 2018

Dietary Changes

Decided to focus on my diet after I noticed that I was increasing my weekly running mileage, but my weight was creeping higher and higher. I have been in the 190-195 pound range for years, especially

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|September 03, 2018

My favorite Christmas music

There are so many versions of Christmas music out there, I decided to list my favorite songs as well as my favorite versions. I like the upbeat, happy Christmas songs over the overwrought melodramati

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|December 17, 2017

Handicapping NHL94, Take 2

Same basic format as the last time I did this, but a little stricter on the ceiling for overall ratings. The cutoff for forwards is 70 overall (instead of 75), while defensemen have a cutoff at 60.

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|November 12, 2017

Handicapping NHL94

I have been playing NHL94 since it originally came out on Sega Genesis. In college, all my friends had their own team assignment when we played (I was either MTL or VAN). Fast forward 23 years, and

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|August 27, 2017

Odd Office Bathroom Behavior

I work in an office with over 1000 people working in it. With so many people, there's a continuous flow of people in and out of each bathroom. One cannot help but notice some odd behavior, so I have

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|July 20, 2017

Heroes....that are super. In movies.

Took my daughter to see Wonder Woman over the weekend. We both loved it. The best part was looking over and seeing my daughter completely immersed in the story. She was literally sitting on the edg

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|June 05, 2017

NFL Minor League, part 2

In case you missed it, we are now ready to tackle an NFL Minor League. In my previous post, I laid out all the cities that would represent each NFL team. Now I need to decide how the league and divi

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 23, 2017

NFL Minor League?

I have always found it odd that the NFL, being one of the most profitable sports leagues, does not have a minor league system. The NHL and MLB have decent minor league systems in place. Using those

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 18, 2017

Finding a creative outlet again

It has been a very long time since I have written a blog. Giving up on Facebook has left a vacancy in my cathartic activities, so I thought dusting off this antique would be good for my mental well b

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 11, 2017

Episode 4 - Harper Gordek

Today’s guest is statistician extraordinaire, Harper Gordek. Harper and I became friends through some mutual UNC friends just after our college days. Harper has a wonderful analytical mind and knows a

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|March 23, 2016

Episode 4 - Harper Gordek

Today’s guest is statistician extraordinaire, Harper Gordek. Harper and I became friends through some mutual UNC friends just after our college days. Harper has a wonderful analytical mind and knows a

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|March 23, 2016

Episode 3 - Chuck Clark

You may know today’s guest as the best man in my wedding…..Chuck ClarkI brought Chuck in to talk about being the father of a child with a heart defect. A unique experience that I feel needs to be sha

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|March 02, 2016

Episode 3 - Chuck Clark

You may know today’s guest as the best man in my wedding…..Chuck ClarkI brought Chuck in to talk about being the father of a child with a heart defect. A unique experience that I feel needs to be sha

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|March 02, 2016

Episode 2 - Jim Montgomery

My guest in this episode is Jim Montgomery. Jim is a former co-worker of mine that shares a lot of the same interests as I have. Jim has a great geek mindIn this podcast, we hear tales about the IT

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 17, 2016

Episode 2 - Jim Montgomery

My guest in this episode is Jim Montgomery. Jim is a former co-worker of mine that shares a lot of the same interests as I have. Jim has a great geek mindIn this podcast, we hear tales about the IT

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 17, 2016

Episode 1 - Ed Barnes

Today I talk to my close friend Ed Barnes. Ed is an educator with several years experience teaching 7th grade English. He currently is a teaching coach, helping teachers increase their overall effecti

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 03, 2016

Episode 1 - Ed Barnes

Today I talk to my close friend Ed Barnes. Ed is an educator with several years experience teaching 7th grade English. He currently is a teaching coach, helping teachers increase their overall effecti

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 03, 2016

Simple, Repeatable Workout

For a while, I had all of these grandiose workout plans. Mostly bodyweight and Tabata style workouts, and even started using a Tabata timer which helped greatly. As long as I did the workouts regula

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 17, 2013

Simple, Repeatable Workout

For a while, I had all of these grandiose workout plans. Mostly bodyweight and Tabata style workouts, and even started using a Tabata timer which helped greatly. As long as I did the workouts regula

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 17, 2013

Workout Source Change

I had been using workouts from Bodyrock for quite some time now. While they have been fine, I rediscovered Zuzana, which ironically was the reason I started using Bodyrock in the first place. Her Yo

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|November 04, 2012

Workout Source Change

I had been using workouts from Bodyrock for quite some time now. While they have been fine, I rediscovered Zuzana, which ironically was the reason I started using Bodyrock in the first place. Her Yo

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|November 04, 2012

Fitness Test, 30 days later

I made it through the Bodyrock 30 Day Challenge. I would recommend this for anyone that needs to kick start their workouts or break through a plateau. I noticed the biggest difference in my enduranc

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 03, 2012

Fitness Test, 30 days later

I made it through the Bodyrock 30 Day Challenge. I would recommend this for anyone that needs to kick start their workouts or break through a plateau. I noticed the biggest difference in my enduranc

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|February 03, 2012

What about my diet?

I while back I started posting to tumblr when I wanted to get healthier. My approach was a 2 pronged attack focusing on diet and exercise. I feel like I have a firm grasp on the exercise side of the

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|January 24, 2012

What about my diet?

I while back I started posting to tumblr when I wanted to get healthier. My approach was a 2 pronged attack focusing on diet and exercise. I feel like I have a firm grasp on the exercise side of the

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|January 24, 2012

Fitness Test, Take 2

I have been following the workouts on Bodyrock for their 30 Day Challenge. Today they had me do the fitness test that I did when I first started to gauge my progress. I thought it was too early to g

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|January 20, 2012

Fitness Test, Take 2

I have been following the workouts on Bodyrock for their 30 Day Challenge. Today they had me do the fitness test that I did when I first started to gauge my progress. I thought it was too early to g

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|January 20, 2012

Fitness Test

I have talked a great deal about BodyRock, and for good reason. They kicked off a 30 Day Challenge with a fitness test. Using Tabata intervals, you must complete the following exercises given 50 se

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|January 03, 2012

Fitness Test

I have talked a great deal about BodyRock, and for good reason. They kicked off a 30 Day Challenge with a fitness test. Using Tabata intervals, you must complete the following exercises given 50 se

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|January 03, 2012

Basic Workout, Christmas obstacles

Although I usually do a workout from Bodyrock.tv, tonight I had too much food on my stomach to do a HIIT workout. (Luckily, my stomach was full of some healthy foods). I typically log my workouts to

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|December 28, 2011

Basic Workout, Christmas obstacles

Although I usually do a workout from Bodyrock.tv, tonight I had too much food on my stomach to do a HIIT workout. (Luckily, my stomach was full of some healthy foods). I typically log my workouts to

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|December 28, 2011

BodyRock, Pinterest

I found a new source for workouts plus a new way to share them. First, I have discovered BodyRock.tv. This site is managed by a few ab-tastic specimen that offer up new workouts all the time. The w

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|December 14, 2011

BodyRock, Pinterest

I found a new source for workouts plus a new way to share them. First, I have discovered BodyRock.tv. This site is managed by a few ab-tastic specimen that offer up new workouts all the time. The w

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|December 14, 2011

Online Interval Timer

www.beach-fitness.com/tabata/

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|December 05, 2011

Online Interval Timer

www.beach-fitness.com/tabata/

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|December 05, 2011

Deck of Cards Workout, Itemized

In my last post, I talked about my customized Deck of Cards Workout. After I completed this workout yesterday, without stopping (like I did the first time due to interuptions), I wondered how many of

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|November 18, 2011

Deck of Cards Workout, Itemized

In my last post, I talked about my customized Deck of Cards Workout. After I completed this workout yesterday, without stopping (like I did the first time due to interuptions), I wondered how many of

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|November 18, 2011

Deck of Cards Workout

Lately, my motivation for exercise was waning. I was still active, but I could tell I needed to change things up. I was still doing a set of pullups most mornings and playing roller hockey on Monday

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|November 16, 2011

Deck of Cards Workout

Lately, my motivation for exercise was waning. I was still active, but I could tell I needed to change things up. I was still doing a set of pullups most mornings and playing roller hockey on Monday

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|November 16, 2011

Ladders

I am 3 weeks through the 5 week 50 Pullups Challenge. The program started to incorporate wide grip pullups for the first time this week. This puts too much pressure on my trapezius, so I think I’m g

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|July 09, 2011

Ladders

I am 3 weeks through the 5 week 50 Pullups Challenge. The program started to incorporate wide grip pullups for the first time this week. This puts too much pressure on my trapezius, so I think I’m g

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|July 09, 2011

Not much defense, but I was able to beat my high score for...

Not much defense, but I was able to beat my high score for number of goals in a 10 minute period game. Florida’s Skrudland and Lomakin were killing me with their hesitation, which prevented me from g

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|July 09, 2011

Dips out for now, Pullups way in

The dips were injuring my shoulder. I tried to decrease the frequency to help me heal. I was doing at least a set of dips every day. Then I was doing it about every other day or so. Shoulder was still

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|June 20, 2011

Dips out for now, Pullups way in

The dips were injuring my shoulder. I tried to decrease the frequency to help me heal. I was doing at least a set of dips every day. Then I was doing it about every other day or so. Shoulder was still

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|June 20, 2011

Google Music Search

Google: -inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:”index of” mp3 “pearl jam”

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 26, 2011

Google Music Search

Google: -inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:”index of” mp3 “pearl jam”

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 26, 2011

Oatmeal, my perfect morning snack

I had previously mentioned how I have been eating oatmeal as my morning snack. This has proven to be far and away one of the better food options for me. It works to get some good soluble fiber in my d

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 18, 2011

Oatmeal, my perfect morning snack

I had previously mentioned how I have been eating oatmeal as my morning snack. This has proven to be far and away one of the better food options for me. It works to get some good soluble fiber in my d

z - Steve Emanuelson 🌀🏒|May 18, 2011