Feeding your mind and entertaining yourself over the road

Got a few books that I've been meaning to read stacked in the cabinet (Dean Koontz's The Big Dark Sky, The Ministry of Truth: A George Orwell Biography, Bessel Van Der Kolk's The Body Keeps The Score, Grant Morrison's The New Xmen Omnibus). There's a few titles on Thrift Books I've been looking at as well.

I'm on the Academy of Ideas website every other week, fam. Been going through the archive of articles on my spare time. I've put a few of the recommended reads on my list.

I bought exercise equipment to tone up. I lay out the mat whenever I want to do workouts that require me to be on the ground. All of my equipment fits under the bunk: kettlebell, dumbbells sets, resistance bands, hydraulic power twister, forearm exerciser, ab-roller, push up bars; etc. I usually just download an exercise chart from darebee.com and get to it.

I've accumulated a digital library I've been combing through over the years. I have been binging on books about Philosophy, Buddhism and Hinduism lately. You could amass your own library on Audible or Google Books as well. You could also just opt to find content creators who are adept at explaining the subjects of your interests.

Sometimes I record a little music in my bunk with a USB microphone.
The semi can be your playground

 

For the last six months or so I’ve been putting on a playlist of the language I’m learning (Italian) and wish I had started doing it sooner. It’s def a mental workout, but somehow makes the day go easier. Go figure.

 

Winner.

 

Company trucks all have the xm radio.
I can always find something.
Music, news, sports, comedy, talk and pod casts.
Cheap at 10 bucks a month.

 

$10 ???

discount for your fleet?

cheapest I saw was $14-$24/month

Packages, Plans & Price | SiriusXM

 

Bill O’Reilly. I have quite a few of his books and I think almost all of his audiobooks and I really enjoy him. His Killing Kennedy, Killing the Mob, Killing the Rising Sun, Killing Lincoln,Killing Jesus, and the rest of that series are all very interesting and informative. Adam Makos (think I spelled his last name right) is another one if you enjoy history. He has multiple books published, Spearhead is a WWII account that is very interesting, shows what those boys actually had to go through… Jeff Shaara, The Eagles Claw. Louis LaMour. And if you like the outdoors and comedy, Pat McManus has some good stuff. He also has some murder mystery’s that are pretty funny.

 

Internet Archive dot org has 10's of thousands of audio books. Many are old classics like many Mark Twain books, The Art of War, and even self help books. They have volunteers who read the books aloud, and some of them are very good. Archive.org also has millions of books that are scanned which can be read on a tablet or laptop. Free admission with just an email address. Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

 

About trading while traveling.
https://www.amazon.com/Live-Margin-Patrick-Schulte/dp/0578116642

I'd also recommend making a list of all the books you were supposed to read in school and read (reread) them. There are reasons they were assigned, and with some real world perspective they are much more interesting.

 

Do you have Italian lineage? I've been to Italy several times and it's a beautiful country.
The hidden green oases of Naples: Repurposing forgotten spaces …
A group of researchers led by professor Pasquale Miano at the University of Naples Federico II are looking how to connect all of the city’s abandoned green spaces and make them …