Looking for Speakers or Topics

[Dave Cramer]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:23 PM, CLIFFORD ILKAY
<clifford_ilkay-biY6FKoJMRdBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 06/15/2011 12:00 PM, Myles Braithwaite wrote:
>>
>> So we don't have any speakers for any of the upcoming meeting. Anyone
>> want to volunteer for a talk? Or has a talk suggestion?
>>
>> One thing that came up at beer last night was a talk on Bitcoin.
>
> How about a talk on the occupational hazards of being a desk jockey and what
> you can do to mitigate them? I got a (non life threatening) wake up call
> last year and started really paying attention to my health. In the process,
> I've learned more in one year about the topics of health, fitness, and
> nutrition than in all my prior years combined. I've gone from a paunchy,
> middle-aged geek to a lean, athletic guy who I'm told looks 10 years
> younger. My productivity is much higher. I have so much more energy and I
> feel great! I want everyone to feel the way I do so I'm happy to share what
> I've learned with anyone. The kicker is that none of what I've done has been
> tremendously difficult and only required learning and applying some crucial
> bits of information. In fact, it has been downright fun, something which I
> never would have imagined it would be. I could and should have done this
> years ago but I was caught up in the whole silly "I'm too busy right now.
> I'll get to it someday." There isn't a day of the week called "Someday" on
> the calendar so if you're currently in this mode, and I know based on having
> met many of you, you probably are, you need to take action sooner rather
> than later. In this talk, I'll cover the following.
>
> * Background
>
> * Why sitting for extended periods of time is killing you slowly.
>
> * The relationship between stress, diet, sleep cycles and belly fat.
>
> * How to start and more importantly, stay on a fitness regimen.
>
> * The best fitness regimen. (Hint: it's the one that you'll actually do!)
>
> * What metrics are important? (Hint: It's not weight, within reason.)
>
> * Why now is better than later. The longer you delay, the harder it is to
> reverse the damage you've already caused to your body. What is that damage?
> (And it isn't the usual, "It's bad for your heart.", etc.)
>
> * How to stay motivated. (Hint: It can't be "Sigh... I have to lose
> weight."))
>
> Granted, this is not about Linux but if you don't have your health, your
> Linux skills aren't going to matter very much. I can be available for a talk
> in September or later.
>
> By the way, I'm quite amused by the suggestion that the Mozilla Thunderbird
> spell-checker made for "Braithwaite" - Brainteaser. :)
> --

I'm very interested in this having just had a nutritionist provide me
with a diet specific to me and I have lost 15 lbs in a month and feel
considerably better. The other things are of great interest though.

Dave
> Regards,
>
> Clifford Ilkay
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>
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