Hold The Pass Challenge - Day 6

John here.

Yesterday was Day 6 of the Hold The Pass Challenge. The challenge was to burn 600 calories during cardio. When I got home from work, I got changed and got to walking. I decided to try it without putting my knee brace on. It was a mistake. I’m feeling it today for sure.

From the Samsung Health app

I won’t be doing the next cardio challenge without wrapping my knee. The next challenge, and my most challenging one I have so far, is 600 pushups. I have to touch my chest to the tennis ball or the rep does not count. I’m currently fighting arthritis in my left shoulder so I’m not sure how many I will be able to do before my shoulder decides to give out.

I’m outta here.

John

Hold The Pass Challenge

John here.

Let me explain my picture of the day yesterday. A couple of weeks, I joined a group called Gibborim. Gibborim is “most often, it is used to describe men who are ferocious warriors and noble champions.” (from the Gibborim website) The two running it, Author Cliff Graham and Soulcon Founder Cody Bobay, have a podcast on YouTube and podcast streaming applications.

Last week, they presented a challenge for those interested. It’s called “Hold The Pass” challenge based on the above scripture. It’s two weeks, 14 days of physical, mental, spiritual exercises to task yourself beyond what you think you are capable of doing. The tennis ball in yesterday’s picture is a big part of the challenge. Every exercise we do equals 600 repetitions. I will post updates and pictures on how the challenge is going for me. Since I’m not on social media, this is the only avenue to post about the challenge.

I hope everyone has an outstanding week. There is one more week of August and the fall season is almost upon us. Have a good one.

I’m outta here.

John

““Dear friend, I am praying that everything prosper with you and that you be in good health, as I know you are prospering spiritually” 3 John 2 CJB ”

August is going to be busy...

John here.

Yep. Today is August 1st. This is probably going to be the busiest month for me this year. Let me explain everything happening this month. This month is going to fly by.

I start a 365 photography project today. I am going to take a picture everyday for the next year and see where it goes after that. Last time I started a 365 project, I shot for over 1,100 (1,137 days if I’m not mistaken). I’m going to practice things I don’t normally do, like portrait photography. This is going to be a fun project.

School starts in a week. I’m a computer repair technician for a local school board here in Louisiana. Yesterday, we had to shut down the Internet completely because there is some ransomware out there attacking the school districts. Four school districts have been hit here in Louisiana so our governor has declared a state of emergency and steps are being taken to “hopefully defeat this virus.” I will keep everyone updated on this. I have been voluntold to be a cameraman for our convocation or pep-rally next week before school starts. We have 48 sites with technology and five people in my shop. This school year is going to be extremely busy.

There are a couple of birthdays this month - my wife, Melody, Her website is mkrmauthor.com and she is a published author. Check out her site and sign up for her newsletter. My daughter in law has a birthday too. My father in law also has a birthday.

I am going dark on my social media starting August 4th. I’m only active on Instagram and somewhat active on Twitter. I’m going to concentrate on my website and YouTube (maybe start posting on Vimeo). Expect more posts from me starting next week.

Sorry for the long post. I will be posting pictures of my 365 project starting this afternoon. Look out for that posting. I hope everyone has an outstanding rest of the week. The last giveaway is still going until Saturday, August 3rd at midnight.

I’m outta here.

John

Giveaway #4 Winner and The Final Giveaway...

John here.

We have a winner!!! Congratulations to Judy for being last week’s giveaway winner. With that, Melody and I are having our last giveaway. Here is Melody’s blog post about it. If you haven’t subscribed to her newsletter, please take the time and do so. It would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the photo for this week’s giveaway.

Taken at Anna Ruby Falls in north Georgia

Good luck to everyone who enters the last giveaway. Please share this giveaway with your family and friends. I hope everyone has an outstanding week.

I’m outta here.

John

365 Project and Instagram hiatus...

John here.

I added a new page on my website for the upcoming 365 project I am about to start on August 1st. With all of the traveling I do to work, sometimes while at work, and back home from work, I have several places where I can get pictures. I’m either going to use my Canon 50D or my Samsung Galaxy S10+ to take my pictures. I will start carrying my Canon with me (like I did all the time before) so I can get some shots with it. When I post the picture of the day, I will also post which camera I used and the settings I used on the camera. My last 366 project turned into a multi year project where I took over 1,100 shots in a row.

Next topic - Instagram hiatus. I am very active on Instagram. I’m probably too active on it. I have noticed here recently that my numbers are down quite a bit. When I usually post, I get decent numbers of people liking my work but now my numbers are way down. After doing a bit of research, I feel like I’m being “shadowbanned” which means my content isn’t going out to most of my followers. One of the suggestions to stop the shadowbanning is to stop posting content for a couple of weeks and then start back slowly. Well, I’m taking most of the month of August off from Instagram. So, starting August 5th, which is a Monday, I am going to stop posting on Instagram and put my content on here. I normally post a scripture of the day and a couple of pictures or videos depending on what I’m doing and seeing. Depending on how things are going will depend on if I continue with Instagram in September or not.

Day 365 of 2014

The above picture is from a ferry ride we took on New Years Eve 2014 while on a road trip to Galveston Texas. My family and I hopped in the car and drove the coast road in southern Louisiana to get to Galveston. No interstates at all heading west. We had to take a ferry and this seagull was on the boat and I was able to get a decent shot of it.

Sorry for the long post. I’m not normally this wordy. I hope you follow me on my 365 journey. I hope you decide to join me and have some fun.

I’m outta here.

John

Winner and next giveaway...

John here.

There is a winner for Giveaway #3 and it was Ruth Stagg. Congratulations on winning the awesome prize package.

Giveaway #4 is underway. Here is the blog post about the new giveaway.

Here is the print for the next giveaway.

Good luck with this upcoming giveaway. There is one more giveaway after this one. I hope everyone has an outstanding day and week.

I’m outta here.

John