First, a bit of social/political commentary: this going in and cancelling NSF grants: I’ll admit to having very mixed feelings.
On one hand: basic scientific research is rarely immediately profitable, and much of it will not pan out in terms of producing something material. But: it is important, not only because expanding human knowledge is good, but also because you never know when having research “on the shelf” will come in handy (e. g. research was already done on RNA type vaccines before covid hit).
So, yes, the NSF should be funding science.
On the other hand, some of what the NSF was funding IS stupid and a waste of time and money. Don’t ask me how I know.
A saying about babies and bathwater comes to mind.
But in the current academic climate, any time you want to fund something, even a STEM project, the wokes will want their cut and cry “bigotry” if they don’t get it.
And here is the rub: the MAGAS are against the wokes, but also against science. The liberals are for science, but also support the wokes. Sigh..
Workout notes
Minimal knee pain last night. Wonder how effective the knee sleeves are.
Workout: pull ups: 10 singles (HARD), then 8 sets of 5 (alternating pull ups, chin ups, two sets of mixed grips) then a set of 4 (penalty reps). It was hard..don’t know exactly why.
Downstairs: bench: 10 x 134, 3 sets of 5 x 160 (best in a while?)
deadlifts: 10 x 134 straight bar, wagon wheel with the straight bar: 10 x 184, 10 x 224 (glutes and lumbar were slightly sore from the last straight bar session)
4 inch trap bar: 10 x 244
high incline: 2 sets of 10 x 94, 5 x 105
curls: 3 sets of 10.
Two 1 mile (plus) commuter walks to and from Walgreens.
Life of an old goat 