ep 27

This episode I catch up with a close friend of mine from over 15 years ago! We share some Cruise line stories where we met and worked together and DJ'd together. RC talks about his culinary career, where he's from, shiplife stories, working for Marriott, our time in Germany and many other interesting & fun topics. Download, share & follow us! Thanx for listening! 

Episode 27 of the Happily Stuck Forever & Always Podcast is here and are you excited as we are?! This week, we're talking about Ali's freshly knitted, comfy leopard print set (no animals were harmed), we're trying to get tickets to the Taylor Swift concert in Glendale and, speaking of Taylor's, Taylor Lautner is now married to... himself?? Also, we discover Bryan's very real obsession with PRIME, lol, a little embarrassing? Definitely. Glass bottles in the shower are SKETCHY, Bryan also got roasted in SECONDS by a 4 year old girl. Ali shares the importance of having social interactions as well as some FUNNY TWEETS and Bryan has a new marketing campaign for Lunchables... are they healthy and refreshing?? This one was lots of fun and we hope you all enjoy! Sending you lots of love and cinnamon rolls from sunny Arizona!

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"Great. I'm hearing horses now. Parry would be so pleased."

 Reading of a poem by Hafiz called, A Crystal Rim an excerpt from his book  of poetry called The Gift, Poems by Hafiz the Sufi Master, translated by Daniel Ladinsky. 

Kolkata-in-the-distance Pixabay music by Razorbackgfx

The Riff aspect of these postings can be found on the blog AlltheDifferentWays where the composed thoughts and multimedia responses to these poems are posted. Thank you for listening.       

The Riff aspect of these postings can be found on the blog allthedifferentways.com where I've composed thoughts and multimedia responses to these poems are posted. Thank you for listening.

St. Katherine's Abbey in County Limerick is home to two stories of spirits, one a sad tale of an accidental death and the other of a nun who lost her way and turned to black magic.

On today's short episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters, we look at the tales of both and try to find any evidence of either having occurred.

If you have a myth, mystery, or monster you'd like us to cover, send an email to MythsMysteriesMonsters@gmail.com

And if you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe, rate, and review the show!

Sources

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/looking-for-a-haunting-tonight-we-ve-found-13-of-ireland-s-most-haunted-places-1.1982476

https://www.irelandsown.ie/abbey-of-the-black-hag/

http://www.abandonedireland.com/OldAbbey.html

https://studyireland.ie/2020/10/27/limericks-legends-and-urban-myths/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Monasteries#Complaints

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_FitzGerald,_7th_Earl_of_Desmond

https://books.google.com/books?id=k7IKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA384&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://www.geni.com/people/Ellice-de-Barry-Baroness-of-Desmond/6000000056187417871

Audrey Sniezek is a software engineer for Microsoft and a former professional climber. We talked about her beginnings in both computer science and climbing, becoming a morning person, her 4 a.m. warmup routine, starting a climbing gym near the Red River Gorge, coaching in China, self-talk for confidence, and her most recent 5.14a.  

Support on Patreon:

patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing  

Show Notes:   

http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/audrey-sniezek  

Nuggets:  

1:58 – Peanut butter sandwiches, being a finisher of things, the lunch crux, and dry salads  

5:48 – Timex computers, studying computer science, and turning down Microsoft  

10:22 – Temporary job with Microsoft, REI, and “is there any climbing in Washington?”  

12:43 – Bigger and scarier, improving by climbing a lot, lead climbing and pushing personal boundaries  

14:21 – Flexibility with work, squeezing in climbing, and “I’m only as transparent as I need to be.”  

16:03 – Alpine style sport climbing, and becoming a morning person  

17:55 – Audrey’s morning warmup routine  

20:58 – Making the most of morning sessions, swapping days, and finding a COVID pandemic buddy  

23:45 – Waking up extra early to send ‘Lost Horizons’, and commuting to and from climbing  

25:41 – The corporate boomerang, living in a van to climb full time, preferring to stay places longer, and Audrey’s current trifecta  

28:58 – Fitness training, healthcare, why Audrey came back to a corporate job after freelancing, and building trust to achieve a better work/life balance  

34:11 – A shift in company culture due to COVID  

37:15 – A home in Vegas, and starting a gym in near the  Red River Gorge  

40:34 – Starting a computer science program at the Beattyville high school, and how the Beattyville climbing gym came to be  

45:22 – Audrey’s vision for the gym, old-school setting, and watching the kids climb  

47:28 – William’s stroke  

49:37 – How Audrey uses the Beattyville gym and how she balances climbing and training in general  

51:50 – Living in China and accidentally becoming a climbing coach  

56:53 – Splitting up training and coaching, the language barrier, a teary-eyed farewell, and Audrey’s training legacy  

1:00:20 – Audrey’s training session breakdown, Tabata style warmup, technique drills, going back to fundamentals, and training power on easy climbs  

1:03:56 – Why Audrey doesn’t do much Moonboarding or hangboarding  

1:05:39 – Recent finger injury, slowly getting back into the swing, and missing the “try hard”  

1:08:02 – What factors help Audrey “bring it”  

1:08:40 – ‘The Sickness’  

1:13:48 – ‘Black Plague’, linkups, milking climbs for all they’re worth, and new projects  

1:16:39 – Four-year gap between 5.14s, competing in the world cups, and a hamstring injury  

1:18:51 – How Audrey sent ‘The Sickness’ without any specific prep  

1:20:50 – Trying a 5.14 at Mt. Potosi  

1:23:39 – Goals and dreams  

1:26:05 – ‘Dr. Evil’, funky beta, and a surprise send  

1:31:03 –  “The only thing stopping me is me.”  

1:33:32 – 5.14 (or 5.15) in her 50s, “am I a machine”, and trying things sooner rather than later  

1:34:32 – How’s Audrey training changed in her 40s, her own fitness and training resources  

1:36:57 – What Audrey wishes she had known in her 20’s, confidence, and “I belong here”  

1:39:45 – Self-talk, the piece of paper, and “I’m capable.”  

1:41:43 – Low confidence, building yourself up, and reminding yourself that you create your results  

1:42:41 – Gratitude, heartbreak, and community  

1:45:06 – The victory cone