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[REVIEW] Vibram Fivefinger’s “Classic”

[REVIEW] Vibram Fivefinger’s “Classic”

Introduction A few months ago I reviewed the Vibram Fivefinger “KSO” [https://michaelkalus.ca/2017/07/03/vibram-fivefingers-kso/]. This was a “ten year anniversary” model they released back in 2015. Together with the KSO they also released the “Classic”. Weirdly enough both of them are only available in all black.

[Review] July 2017

[Review] July 2017

Movies Fiction Ghost in the Shell (2017) This movie qualifies as the most unnecessary Hollywood adaptation in recent memory. The original Anime from the ‘90s has aged well and together with Akira [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(1988_film)] it was the movie that brought Anime more or less

Rick & Morty: Exquisite Corpse

Rick & Morty: Exquisite Corpse

[VIDEO] Crowd sings Bohemian Rhapsody before a Green Day concert in London

[VIDEO] Crowd sings Bohemian Rhapsody before a Green Day concert in London

[REVIEW] Vibram Fivefingers KSO

[REVIEW] Vibram Fivefingers KSO

Introduction I have been wearing Fivefingers since late 2014, after most of the other minimalist shoes started disappearing after Vibram lost a lawsuit. The concept of minimalist footwear made sense to me when I first encountered it but I couldn’t really “love” the idea of the goofy looking Fivefingers.

Training Log June 2017

Training Log June 2017

June 2017 Summary for June 2017 Body Measurements: Start Weight: 86.7kg End Weight: 88.9 kg Start Body Fat: 13.7% End Body Fat: 14.9% Notes I think my scale is a bit “off”. Visually I have lost more body fat, but I did eat a bunch of

[Review] June 2017

[Review] June 2017

Movies Fiction The Paradine Case (1947) The Paradine Case is a classic Film Noir / Femme Fatale movie, staring Gregory Peck and Ann Todd. As it goes with movies of that vintage, either you have a soft spot for it, or you don’t. I greatly enjoyed it, in no small

What a difference 2 1/2 years make

What a difference 2 1/2 years make

Backing up photos / moving stuff around I came across this photo from late 2014: Dear god. I had known I wasn't slim back then but I hadn't realized just how fat I had been (though wearing XL should have been a hint). Anyway, this was earlier this week, like it

[BREXIT SHOW] Week One recap

[BREXIT SHOW] Week One recap

So on Monday negotiations finally got under way. Though by the looks of it it was mostly the UK showing, the EU saying: “This is how it’s going to go” and the UK saying: “Okay”. Interestingly enough, most of the European media didn’t really bother too much with

[BREXIT SHOW] READY, SET, GO!

[BREXIT SHOW] READY, SET, GO!

It Begins So tomorrow is the day. The day where for the first time the May Government is actually trying to make BREXIT meaning Brexit. Not that anybody really seems to know what at actually means in her Government. I think we can summarize the three main negotiation positions of

Training Log for May 2017

Training Log for May 2017

Summary for May 2017 Body Measurements: Start Weight: 86.8kg End Weight: 86.7kg Start Body Fat: 13.8% End Body Fat: 13.7% Distances Running: 59.9.5 km Cycling: 102.7 km Walking: 99.7 km Progress VO2 Max Sleep Floors Climbed Intensity Minutes Resting Heart Rate Steps

Review for May 2017

Review for May 2017

Movies Fiction The Lego Batman Movie (2017) I admit, I loved the Lego Movie came out back in 2014. It had something for everybody in what felt like a natural way, not forced by marketing / committee. And to get straight to the point: So does the Batman movie, with one

[BREXIT SHOW] Wherein the delusion continues

[BREXIT SHOW] Wherein the delusion continues

So it has been six weeks since Theresa May pulled the trigger and invoked Article 50. Good for her. Since then though, things have gotten even more bizarre. A strong mandate Theresa May seems to think that if she gets a stronger majority [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/

[Gear Review] Gourmia BT8000 Tea Maker

[Gear Review] Gourmia BT8000 Tea Maker

Introduction The Gourmet BT8000 is one of those “single use” kitchen devices that many of us have at home. In this case, it’s intended to make you two delicious cups of tea (or coffee). Oveview There are only four parts with the device, the machine itself, a metal filter

Training Log for April 2017

Training Log for April 2017

Summary Body Measurements: Start Weight: 85.8kg End Weight: 86.8kg Start Body Fat: 13.3% End Body Fat: 13.8% My weight / body fat has been fluctuating heavily, from anywhere from 84kg and 12% to almost 15% and 88kg, a lot of this was daily jumps, which makes me

April 2017

Movies Fiction The Founder (2016) “Based on a true story” so I put this one into fiction. McDonald’s next to Coca Cola is probably one of the most iconic American brands out there. They are pretty much everywhere. When the cold war ended McDonald’s opened up a restaurant

Life / Training Plan 2017 (and beyond)

Life / Training Plan 2017 (and beyond)

This is long, would you like it to go? ePub [https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/S27ynIhija48c493gd6PWlwWUrVdnHiUoUc7zBrhSjg?ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy] / PDF [https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/KPmqpmrCMS7cUtg175BdFO5SpEPlJoqqVk0eBWT6eSZ?ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy] Introduction Back in December of 2014 I decided to “restart” a huge part

March 2017

Movies Fiction Fantastic Beasts and where to find them I never really got into the whole “Harry Potter” series. I tried reading the books but didn’t get too far. There wasn’t really a lot that caught my imagination. There was just too much other stuff that appealed to

BREXIT — Good Riddance and Good Bye

BREXIT — Good Riddance and Good Bye

As a continental I have to ask: What took so long? I admit, the UK should have never been part of the EU in the first place. First and foremost because the ruling class in the UK still has not accepted, emotionally and intellectually, that the Empire is gone. At

February 2017

TV Fiction The Grand Tour Okay, this started way back in December, but I figured I wait until the series ends before I comment on it. Short recap: There once was a rather popular show that had something to with cars, called TopGear. Almost two years ago though the main

Sigge’s P’yak 2017 — Race Report

Sigge’s P’yak 2017 — Race Report

Intro I have never in my life before done any racing on skis. I have done some running on snow (and ice) but skiing sort of was never on the agenda. So, there’s always a first and this was it. I had been banding around the idea of doing

January in Review

January in Review

Television Sherlock — Season 4 The Six Thatchers After more than two years, with the exception of a special last year, Sherlock is finally back and….. it was a bit underwhelming. The big problem in the return of Sherlock is that they now try to humanize him, he has lost his

Trailer for BBC Planet Earth II

Trailer for BBC Planet Earth II

[Music] LORN - ANVIL

[Music] LORN - ANVIL

LORN - ANVIL [Official Music Video] [https://vimeo.com/181706731] from Geriko [https://vimeo.com/geriko] on Vimeo [https://vimeo.com].