It's called: Philosophical Interpretive Fitness. Need an explanation? Sometimes I coach fitness classes, but fitness is inherently boring, so I try to get weirdly creative with theming the workouts. For

Hey and welcome to our beloved Community! So you are interested to join the Hive and want to know how things work here? Then you just found the Post that explains all the Basics and how to earn your first

Going to begin a new chapter in my Steemit adventures. And also give some of you something to help you forget about this week's crypto drop and keep your eye on the big picture... Last year was all about

(NOTE: This post recently appeared on my personal blog here. Though most steemians already know the below, I am posting it here to support the Steemit community and for sharing with less knowledgeable

I quit my salary job to become a published writer and today I got the manuscript for my book The Jasper. It's only the first draft of the book, so I gave a few copies out to people I trust to give me honest,

A Day of Ninja Warrior Training, An Awesome Experience Last weekend, in an effort to achieve full real-life dungeons & dragons character status, I went on a pretty wild adventure that started with

I took a trip to Portland Oregon with @decimus, and we found the most beautiful place called Lan Su Chinese Garden or the 'Garden of Awakening Orchids.' This magical spot is influenced by many classical

Who is ready for some winners??? We had 16 amazing entries in the Plain Mike Week 1 writing challenge. You all really made it tough to pick winners! First a bit of housekeeping. Our judge panel was to

In September 2016 I wrote my first post for Steemit. Now, one year later I've reached the 500+ person milestone, and it seems that more and more people are following me each day to read all the weird

#TheUnmentionables - a SteemIt community full of members who like to kick ass, take names, and occassionally do it wearing (or forgetting to wear) our unmentionables... Then we have the PERFECT home for

Plain Mike's Writing Challenge Art: The Forgotten One by @svdsdragunov Cheers, Decimus

He's back and he's Cross! I don't know if you spent your childhood arguing about whose god of choice would win a one-on-one fight, but now those questions can be definitively answered. To be fair, I haven't

It's been an awesome week for me oscillating between anxiety and relief. You know when that's happening you're probably headed in the right direction - so yeah - exciting! Everything about this awesome

So I quit my Job to become a full-time writer. How am I going to pay my bills? In 2016 I made a promise to myself to be more financially stable. So I got my first ever, full-time job. With zero experience

I've been on Steemit for about a year now, and it's been a great experience writing some fun content and making a bunch of Steem. I've probably told just about everyone I know about it. The other day,

My photographic adventures in the most thought-provoking theme park ever created -- here are just a few of the mind-bending rides! In case you're wondering it's the The Portland Japanese Garden

A month ago, I thought that I was losing my mind. I had finished all my creative projects and I tend to get depressed when I'm idle. One Friday night, after a workout called The Blacksmith, the class sat

Hey Steemit, For all the Star Wars fans on Steemit. Wanted to share a great new fan film called Dark Legacy, by Anthony Pietromonaco. It's about a sithlord who's (sadly) not the great @lordvader

This is an article designed to help you set up an adventure blog to support your tabletop role playing games! Dear Adventurers, A long time ago, in a realm not unlike this one, my friends and I put together

Every month I like to challenge myself by creating a different routine. I believe that creating a routine, sticking to it, then breaking it, keeps me from feeling like life is monotonous. The whole idea