Joel Gaff, Jr. is a software developer based in Portland, Oregon & Traverse City, Michigan, USA..
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When Do I Work??
I’m lucky enough to have a job where I can work from just about anywhere. Most of the time I work from home. I’m also lucky to have two great...
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The Michigan Runner Girl Podcast
Heather Durocher, a Traverse City-based journalist and health and wellness writer, founded MichiganRunnerGirl.com back in 2010. She’s been hosting a podcast via the site as well for the past few...
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Prime day is over.
Just as promised a few days ago, I spent much of the afternoon trying to convince myself to buy something on Amazon for prime day. I did, in fact, buy...
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TriggerPoint Nano Foot Roller
I rarely use the TriggerPoint Nano Foot Roller to massage my feet. I use it almost exclusively to roll out my chronically tight piriformis and glutes. It’s the perfect width...
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It’s Prime Day.
I haven’t been super impressed by the deals on Amazon’s Prime Day the past few years, but nonetheless you’ll likely find me wasting way too much time searching for the...
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Rojo The Llama
If you’re in the Portland area, you may have heard of Rojo The Llama. He’s the coolest llama you’ll ever meet. I got to meet him today.
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Night Owl Writer
While I like to talk about the times when I have a solid early morning routine, getting up pre-dawn, going for a run, and getting some writing done, all before...
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Trickle Charge It
Did you know that if your car battery gets drained that you may need to use a trickle charger to recharge it, rather than by jumping it or using a...
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When Streaking Becomes Stressful
As I have talked about ad nauseam around this blog, I love streaking. Streaking is a huge motivation for me, and it’s many times one of the biggest motivating factors...
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Mental Toughness
It seems like in today’s culture there’s a hack for just about everything. As David Goggins describes in Can’t Hurt Me, there’s no shortcut to creating a tough mind. You...