Mini-liberation

Took down WINKIE today. We'll find out in late July whether I just temporarily knocked it unconscious, or if it's down for the full count. No false modesty coming from this corner - that WINKIE gave me a run for my money, and at the end of it all, I walked out thinking that it was kind of a crapshoot.

But for now, it's a nice feeling of accomplishment, even though (or perhaps, especially because?) the ultimate future of my relationship with financial markets remains unclear. Imagine, in a couple of years, I could be one of the world's few WINKIE Winkerholders that is also a bohemian reggae singer / living in a tree / flyer distributor for free psychic readings / etc / misc / et al. Yes, I'm still committed to living life as an oxy-moron, although preferably with a stronger tilt toward "oxus" (Greek for "sharp") than "moros" (Greek for "foolish, dull").

I digress. After the mental calisthenics today, I celebrated by heading to a Padres game - and had the pleasure of cheering on the home team as they ended up smokin' the D-backs, after a somewhat inauspicious first inning.

Now I have the leisure of turning my full attention to Project Austin and writing those book reviews. Liberation from my "study suit" (ie, the extra organic layers put on from the >350 hours spent hunkered over those WINKIE textbooks) is also on the menu, starting with a killer Cardio Kickbox body transformation session tomorrow AM. I'm also boycotting salmon for a bit - have been consuming a serving every day as sacrificial offerings to my gray matter. Although my omega-3 levels are probably off the charts, it is likely that I may have OD'd on mercury as well. Good news is that this will probably cut down my Whole Foods bill by at least 50%.

As a brief aside / note to self, something I would like to develop during my 'year of liberation': develop a new sort of training that incorporates elements from all of the martial arts, dance, cheerleading, yoga and powerwalking/hiking that I enjoy (or used to enjoy) spending my time on. Something with a ranking system, so that it has some stickiness with goal-addicted individuals such as myself, as well as some credibility in terms of actual skill needed to utilize this training. And to do this while not getting sued when trying to teach this new style to other people. (Life's too short for lawsuits, particularly if yours truly is on the "plaintive" side.) Well, this getting-people-hooked concept is a tad at odds with Project Liberty. Will have to roll around the Play-doh a little more to see if one can sculpt a more palatable approach.

Whew, completely exhausted. The only reason I'm still up is because I'm too slow to realize I should have gone to bed hours ago.

sL out.