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Time flies as we are headed out of here on Monday to start the trek home with a short stop in Reston, VA, for myself coming up this Wed-Sat. This week, I had a few crazy sales that are still going on through Monday night on MASS, Qualia and even the Soltec sleep device. Here is what went down this week: Newsletters:
Flex Diet Podcast
Iron Radio: Article of the week:
Instagram post of the week: Gym Tune of the Week: Forever Aligned Wow, new stuff from KSE gives me metal goosebumps. I’ve been a huge fan of these guys all the way back to their first album in 2000. Their live shows are always amazing. The last time I saw them, Adam D came out and said, “Wow, Minneapolis, this is an amazing new venue and we are here to take a huge sonic shit on it” Hahaha. Amazing dudes, to boot. Stoked for the entire album and amazing tour with Kublai Khan TX, Fit For a King and Frozen Soul. It kicks off on March 5 in Nashville and runs through April 12 in Portland, Maine. Love, _____________________ Mike T Nelson CISSN, CSCS, MSME, PhD ... |
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