The Mayan Apocalypse is already here. We are experiencing the cosmic shift of the ancient Mayan prophecy, but this cosmic realignment will not happen in a flash on the winter solstice 2012. Gradual realignments of great forces, eternal powers readjusting to one another, this takes a bit of time. Are we in the midst of [...]
I don't do Parkour anymore. Parkour is, admittedly, a young man's sport. Most traceurs are teens with lithe, athletic bodies that haven't been injured yet. I got into the sport late in life, in my 30s. Luckily, I had a background in yoga, physical theater, and acrobatics. After my first round of P90X, I was [...]
This is a pretty heavy commitment for me. I generally work 4-5 nights a week, after the kids are off to bed, from 7:30 to 10 or 11. Many Saturdays I work in the afternoon, as well. Once or twice a week, I stay up late with my wife and we watch movies, or take [...]
I am a modern techno-mage. This time in history, my power is unparalleled. I imagine one of my ancestors, traveling forward in time to spend a day with me. My explanations of how I spend my time would reveal the modern world to be magical. I wake to a song on my iPhone. This small [...]
Whenever you start a period of discipline, it helps to declare your intentions to the world, I've found. I'm going on a six week binge of health and cleansing. From now until August 1, I'm going to get up every morning at 5 am. After a quick shower, I'm going to go through a P90X [...]
After a decade of practicing the physical aspects of yoga, I got bored. Little did I know, the Asana is only one of the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga. Building my body into peak physical condition relied on an intense Yoga practice, a love of Parkour, and an 18-month love affair with P90X. After having [...]
I've been over-capitalized. For the past couple of years, I've been in the habit of capitalizing my name wherever it appears online. My Twitter handle is @CAELANHUNTRESS, my signature is always in capitals, and the 'from' field of all emails that people receive says 'CAELAN HUNTRESS' in big, loud letters. My purposes for doing this [...]
Don't you worry your pretty little self. This is not an exact translation, but I like to think it provides the character and inclusiveness of this phrase. See, here in Costa Rica, nobody uses the informal case. When people say "You," they say "Usted," which is like saying "The Gentleman." "Tu," the 2nd-person informal use [...]
I often suspect this is the case. Two runners were jogging in the surf this morning, going opposite directions. I was walking through the sand, on my way to the beachside restaurant where I chose to work today. The joggers met each other and embraced joyously, and from fifty yards away, I could see within [...]
It’s interesting living in a macho culture. After living in Portland, where skinny man-boys wear dresses and makeup, living in a Latin culture with traditional machismo stereotypes has allowed me to revisit what masculinity means. The perils of Macho. I was surprised to hear something said offhand by a parent here in [...]