Objective Jerk
Army Veteran Asshole that is learning to love Jesus. I use my MIC / Platform as a form of "Therapy", no schedule, no script, just whatever is floating my boat at the moment.
Objective Jerk
IN DEFENSE OF KEEPING IT SIMPLE STUPID: Thoughts on Technology, Exercise, and Daily Life
Mountain biking has become my exercise sanctuary - the one physical activity I genuinely enjoy even when it's challenging, from early morning trail rides to the satisfaction of finding something that gets your heart pumping without feeling like a chore.
• Early morning rides take about 15-18 minutes to climb and 3-4 minutes to descend
• Everyone needs to find their exercise passion - something that's enjoyable even when difficult
• Started mountain biking on a basic Scott hardtail with rim brakes in the late 90s
• Technology has dramatically improved mountain bikes but simplicity still has value
• Lower back issues make washing dishes more painful than mountain biking
• Smart helmets that alert emergency contacts after crashes are useful technology
• Following the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid) for most biking equipment
• Gen X perspectives on helmets, safety, and changing attitudes toward protection
Again, thanks for hanging out with me!
Please feel free to comment or send an email to theobjectivejerk@gmail.com
What's going on. It's the Objective Jerk and I am the jerk. What's up, what's up, what's up, what's up. Oh man, did another ride today. It's really nice to get up early. I pick up my sister's uncle like at 6 and we head out to the trail. Takes like 15 he timed it this time 15-, 18 minutes, less than 20 to get up the trail and then we ride down in like three to four minutes. Then you get home. It's just like a quick.
Speaker 1:You know it's, it's a good, it's exercise. You know you, you have to exercise, everybody has to exercise. There's got to be something to get your blood pumping, get your heart rate up a little bit. You have to find that thing, that one thing, and for me it's mountain biking. I don't like running. I like the way I feel after I run or I like the way I feel after the gym, but I don't really enjoy the gym. I mean a little, but not really. Um, I was wanting to kind of try boxing and try some stuff, but it's just meeting up with somebody or finding one that was close by and I don't know. I still will, I think I'll still do it, but for me it's just, it's mountain biking. I enjoy it. Even when it sucks, I enjoy it. You know what I mean. So I think that's what you got to do. Even when it sucks, I enjoy it. You know what I mean. So I think that's what you got to do. I have fun, and I was talking with my in-law uncle, my uncle, my tito, and he speaks English, but it's not.
Speaker 1:Our conversations are not that smooth, you know what I mean. Like his friend, who's now my friend, who's my godfather, I can talk to him a little. It's a little smoother, you know what I mean. Like they understand exactly what I'm saying, and so it's just a little rougher for him. But you know, it's fine, we get, we like getting up early and we like riding that trail, so, but we were when we, so we, we ride up and we get to the top, and then we'll stop for a minute and we'll bullshit, you know. And, um, we were talking about the bikes that we started on when we started mountain biking, you know. And so he's 64, 63, 64. Um, so, but he's actually he's a Gen X too. So we're both Gen X, which is weird, but he's at the very beginning of it and I'm closer to the end of the generation. But he started on the same kind of bike that I did and we were talking about. So there's this YouTube oh, I was going to look that up. There's this YouTube or this documentary on it's on YouTube and it's basically about the history of mountain biking.
Speaker 1:Now it wasn't just one particular group. There was, like this group that it focuses on is in colorado in the 70s. There were some other people in england and stuff, so other people were kind of starting to do it too. But these guys got together and they would build their bikes and they would have these events and everything and they got a lot of people involved and so that they kind of they're looked at as like the grandfathers of mountain biking. You know, and they just had regular, you know they. There was no aggressive off-road tires back then for bikes and you know it was just insane, but you know.
Speaker 1:So when I started riding, my first bike was a scott bike and it was no shocks hardtail, you know. Was it what they call? What is it? What do they call it? Stiff fork or what do they call it? I forget. The brakes were those little pads that would brake on the rim of the wheel and I used to take that thing riding.
Speaker 1:This is the late 90s and it's rough, man, you know it's like, but it was fun. You know it was still fun, so it's like, and now you have all this technology and all these upgrades and it makes it so much smoother, you know you go down the trail fast, the shocks help, you know. Yeah, if I had a full, full suspension it'd be a little bit softer. But when I ride I don't sit down anyway. I mean, I guess maybe it would still help, but I don't know.
Speaker 1:I think the full suspension is more for when you're kind of going uphill or if you're just kind of riding and it kind of helps with your you know, your back or something which I do have lower lumbar disc disease. So if I ride for a long time it does start to kind of hurt me. You know it's where the thing that really messes with my back, that like the most mundane daily thing, is washing dishes. If I'm washing dishes for more than like 10 minutes, man, my lower back just starts killing me. I don't know if it's like the angle of the sink, the counter or whatever, I don't know. So I have to like spread my legs to kind of lower myself and or I take a break. So I'll do, like, all the plates and bowls and stuff, and then I'll take a little break, come back, do all the glasses and some whatever, and then come back and then do all the you know, utensils and spatulas and silverware and everything. I don't know what that is, but that's just. Whenever I remodel my kitchen I need to think about raising, raising the the height of the counter a little bit so you're not bending over so much into the sink and everything.
Speaker 1:But yeah, so mountain biking, that's my jam, that's my thing. I'm not a huge nut about anything. I like lots of stuff, but I do. I loved I used to go riding every weekend for a while back in the day, enjoyed it immensely. But I never really rode like good single aggressive trails until I came here to the Philippines. I mean occasionally maybe, but no, this is yeah, I've been, I wouldn't. Well, I mean that that trail in Washington was pretty aggressive. I mean you had I wrecked so much because the brakes just wouldn't work. When it's wet they don't work for shit. And I remember just going down and hitting route. Do I wreck so many times?
Speaker 1:Was wearing a helmet, I think? Gosh, you know, I don't remember had to, I think I was. I think we were wearing helmets, pretty sure I remember being a kid and it's like Wearing a bike helmet. Just riding your bike Was like Gay, you know what I mean. It was like I don't know, you didn't want to, but uh yeah, mountain biking, though, they have a helmet. Now I saw this, which is really cool that is connected to your phone and if the helmet gets a substantial amount of impact, it will send a signal to the phone which will send an alert to your spouse or whoever, saying so-and-so's helmet had a major impact, so then he might be down and out. You know what I mean. So then they could like hey, what's up, what's going on text, or whatever, and um, so that's kind of cool, you know what I mean. So then they could like, hey, what's up, what's going on text or whatever, and um, so that's kind of cool, you know what I mean. So if, like, you wreck real bad and you're unconscious, at least they kind of know something's wrong, and then they'll go to the trail and find you. So that's kind of neat.
Speaker 1:See, I'm not all like anti-tech with everything, you know. There's some things I think I think, if it really really can help and really, but some things, I think it's just, it's too much like the, the wireless bluetooth breaking and shifting, or I don't know if it's breaking, I think it's just a shifter, you know. So it's a wireless. You click it and it shifts it for you. I'm just like man, how long is that gonna last? You know, I got a stereo, a little boom box, jbl, jlb or whatever they are that when I first got it it would last like three hours unplugged on a charge. Now it lasts like two minutes. It can't work unless it's, unless it's plugged in. So I just, you know, I'm like same thing with those like how long are those gonna last? Yeah, maybe they last a while, but then after a year it's like crap. Man, after I ride for a half hour they stop working and I've got to change the batteries. I don't know, I don't like all that crap.
Speaker 1:Keep it stupid, or KISS, keep it simple stupid. It's a great acronym, I live by it. Keep it simple stupid. Keep getting some alerts or something. What's going on Anyway? So yeah, that's kind of what's going on. What's going on?
Speaker 1:I don't think I posted my last podcast on the video. I got to do that, I got to make sure I do that, but I don't know. So that's kind of all that's going on with me. I was going to kind of read over some news, so yeah. So the thing that's kind of like with political-wise Trump and all these judges trying to stop shit is like yo fuckface. This is what the majority of the country voted for. He's doing his job. He's doing what we voted for. Get the fuck out of the way. It's fucking annoying, stupid ass liberals.
Speaker 1:Let's see, I'm just kind of looking at some headlines seeing if there's something. This is a Columbia student who praised Mahmoud Khalil, arrest in I don't know what the hell that is Op-ed, received death threats. These people are ridiculous. The WSJ what is that? That's some journal. It's like a magazine or something. I can't think of what it is. Let me see what's going on. Okay, aoc wants these nuts are featured. Yeah, dude, why is Tim Waltzz? Get the fuck out of here, dude. You're a retarded, cuck liar man. He got busted lying so many times and he's just a psycho dude.
Speaker 1:It's, it's totally happening. See, they have aoc, they have they have all these retarded liberals that are just deranged, and then the other Democrats are going to separate from them. That's what's going on right now. They're going to separate and they're going to start a new party. That's what's going to happen. And then the Democrats are going to be like retards, just like how you got I said it before republic republican and maga. I mean, it's not official, but that's kind of what it is right. So now you're gonna have democrat and something. Something's gonna come out of it. I know that, like I heard something about like blue tea party or some kind of something. I don't know. I think they're trying to find somebody like a trump, but for the democrat side. But they don't have anybody. You know, I don't know. It's crazy.
Speaker 1:In the dark inside antarctica's base, near constant darkness, in extreme isolation, that drove Inside Antarctica's Base, near Constant Darkness, in Extreme Isolation. That Drove Researcher Mad in Real-Life Horror Movie. What is this? I'm going to read this. That sounds interesting.
Speaker 1:Scientists who just returned from Antarctic say any, oh, it's a video. Oh, assault occurred. Reveals harrowing I can't say it harrowing details of living in extreme isolation. Dude, that's like the movie with Jack Nicholson and the Shining. You know, remember where they're like, isolated in that hotel. A scientist who just returned from the remote Antarctica base where a crew member reportedly snapped and threatened to kill the team leader Okay, how many times have you been pissed off and be like I'll fucking kill you? You know, I don't know, let's see has opened up about the extreme, unpredictable environment on the frozen continent that can push many to their mental limits. Dr Herman Van Neerkirk, a geologist at the University of Johannesburg, has just come back from a two-month expedition to the Antarctic base where a South African team of scientists have pleaded for help following the deeply disturbing behavior of a crew member.
Speaker 1:The Antarctic is often romanticized, but when people realize that what's waiting for them? Well, there's not a lot of people who feel they're up to it. I've taken students out there. Some of them just can't handle the isolation, the extreme and frightening weather conditions, the perspective you lose when you can't judge distance and whiteness. For something like that you have to be an introvert like straight, straight up, introvert Solomon. You know what I mean.
Speaker 1:In a situation described as a real-life horror movie, one of the nine trapped crew members sent a desperate email about a co-worker. They said violently, beat. Okay. So he beat, threatened and sexually harassed at least two others on the base. Well, that's not cool. They described their colleague's descent into deeply disturbing behavior, saying it had created an environment of fear and intimidation. Again, those words and stuff kind of like. It gets thrown around a lot and you have people who are just weak pussies. Oh my gosh, he looked at me weird. It was so threatening. You know what I mean? It's kind of hard to really I don't know all crew members. I mean, you know the assaults and sexual arrests, that's, that's not cool. But this other stuff looks like it's kind of like what? What exactly? I don't know, I don't know all crew.
Speaker 1:Crew members undergo psychometric tests before heading to the base, but you just can't predict how this will affect people in reality when there's no life for miles, despite close vetting. Van Neerkirk described the moment when one student freaked out. People only reveal who they are when they are exposed to extreme conditions, he said, describing how the students refused to leave their tent on the expedition while they were stranded some 124 miles. Huh, the crew is stranded until at least December on the 97 built base 2,500 miles from South Africa. Includes engineers, scientists and a doctor, but no one to manage security. There's a doctor, mechanics, members of the south, but there's nobody in charge of security no firearms or anything like that. Yeah, because you're all dumbass liberals, because liberals don't think about that stuff. They don't think about safety and security.
Speaker 1:On top of the deathly cold, the temperature is plummeting to low negative nine. From March to base will be almost complete darkness for the next ten months. Now that would be crazy. When there's no daylight, you worry about people getting into different time cycles. Some people wake while everybody else is sleeping. It's an extremely difficult environment.
Speaker 1:New York Kirk has been taking teams of students out to the base for the past three years. Blah, blah, blah, okay. So is that all that happened? Kind of, though I'm trying to remember Relations the past three years. Blah, blah, blah, okay, so is that all that happened? Kind of, though Relationships are down there.
Speaker 1:I kind of think it's fucking bullshit. So there's a team there, the assault of a team member, so they won't say who it is. You know why who they won't say who it is Because everybody on here is African, like actually black. There's one white chick, so it's like they're not going to say who it was, and I'm kind of thinking it's not. You know, maybe they were having some drinks and the guy like smacked the girl's butt. That's sexual assault. You know what I mean. So I mean, I don't know. Know, I kind of think it's. I think it's bunk. I don't think it's as severe as they, as they're reporting. I would bet if I was to guess.
Speaker 1:Yeah, trump signs order to begin winding down education department. Yes, yeah, come on. The Department of Education started in the 70s, late 70s, mid-70s, whatever, and since then America's gotten dumber. Test scores are down, people can't read, people can't do anything. So it's not doing what it was intended to do. So it's not doing what it was intended to do, except now it just brainwashes kids and crap Face to face.
Speaker 1:Brian, who's this guy? Not a sign, he's a killer. I don't even know who that is Brian Koberg. Koberg 20, raised the difference, saying that the PhD students should be allowed to call expert witnesses, but he killed some people or something I don't even know. I don't know. Let's see what else is going on. Where am I at? I got to check my time. I am still good for a couple minutes. Still has his vote. Trump supporter stands by President after ICE detains his Peruvian wife on return trip from honeymoon. Oh shit, well, they'll get it figured out, it'll be fine. It's funny though. Uh, let's see who's this most love boat.
Speaker 1:Giselle bush I never thought I don't know, I didn't see what the big deal was about her. You know who I? I watched the documentary on netflix and when I was younger I'm not, like, really into blondes, but there are some um but. And nicole smith when she first came out I remember when I was younger man I thought she was so flipping hot. I mean, she was, you know, but man, she had some issues, she had some baggage. Who else Like? I'm not really into blondes, I've always been dark skin, dark hair, but every once in a while there is a blonde, like Scarlett Johansson's pretty good looking, she's blonde, I think. Right, killshot Troubled son Admitted shooting retired detective father multiple times.
Speaker 1:Well, that's messed up. Alright, let's see what this is about. How much time do I got this will be it right here, probably after this article. So troubled son admitted shooting retired detective father multiple times before. Ah, stupid ad Before blow to finish him off before blow. Oh, let's see the troubled son accused of killing his retired detective dad inside their microphone is in the way their long island home chillingly confessed to the grisly slang telling cops he blasted his father in the head to finish him off.
Speaker 1:Christopher Miller, 43, pleaded not guilty, all for reasons of insanity, in a Suffolk County courtroom Thursday for allegedly fatally allegedly shooting his dad retired Suffolk County Police Department Detective John Miller, 75, during an argument inside their home. I mean he admitted to it, so it's like for admitting it's not allegedly. How's it allegedly if he admitted he did it? There's like a bunch of evidence that he did. When police questioned the younger Miller, he said he shot his father four times with a shotgun damn before driving the point end of the weapon into his head to finish him off. Man, that must have been pretty gross.
Speaker 1:According to criminal complaint, the deadly clash unfolded inside the Dix Hills home hours after John Miller reported his son missing. Christopher Miller was hospitalized Monday after fighting with a motorist during a crash and his father grew worried when he didn't hear from him leading him to file a missing person report. The dad picked him up at the hospital Tuesday and the accused psycho's son laid out a shotgun and AR-15 on his bed before opening fire hours later, prosecutors said in court. After the killing, miller ran from the home and hid in the neighbor's shed. The eagle-eyed homeowner spotted him and called police. Cops then brought him to his home where they discovered the former detective in a pool of blood and missing his face.
Speaker 1:I know I didn't say that, but A 43-year-old who recently moved into his father's home after going through a divorce tried to run but was tackled by a cop. That was it. Going through a divorce, tried to run but was tackled by a cop. That was it. A bruised-up Miller ignored reporters as he was led to his arraignment Thursday morning. He pleaded not guilty to the murder charges and told Judge Eric so-and-so he wanted a different lawyer. Miller was held without bail. His appointed lawyer, dan Russo, told reporters he's going through something traumatic outside the courthouse. I don't know if it's psychiatric or some other health concern, but he's definitely going through something.
Speaker 1:Police did not provide a motive for the petricide. The doomed dad, who worked 24 years with the Suffolk County Police Department and retired in 1995, was also former chief of the Wyandatch Volunteer Fire Company. Huh, ex-chief Miller was a decorated Suffolk County Police Department. Okay, I mean, I don't want to. You know that seemed like a good guy, was a pillar in his community and his son Did he get some? So I wonder what it said about.
Speaker 1:He went to the hospital after the motorist during a crash. I wonder if he hit his head, smacked his head and it did something to it. Man, brain trauma can kind of affect you. I kind of sometimes think that maybe that was part of my. So I don't know.
Speaker 1:As a kid my generation man we didn't wear helmets, we didn't, we didn't care, we did stupid shit and got hurt and woke up and brushed it off. You know, I remember riding roller skates in the driveway of my grandparents and I totally went back and I smacked the back of my head on the concrete. Um, I don't know if I was out for a little bit or what, but I just remember that afterward and I didn't say nothing. I didn't think you know what I mean, but it's like that right there. It could have caused some sort of traumatic injury that you know went on to give me depression problems or something, who knows. And then, plus, I got blown up as a massive force. So my brain is all kinds of mush. Probably, maybe not, but who knows. Anyway, I think that's it. Appreciate you hanging out. Good times, god bless, and I'll see you guys next time. All right, bye.
