Space

• Met communications team at NASA Ames Research Center at NAB in Las Vegas
• The team is led by Michele Johnson, director of communications
• She introduced me to Kayvon Sharghi because he was organizing a tour of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in conjunction with Podcast Movement
• Fast fwd to PM & we got to tour KSC!!!
• Saturn V hanger
• Vehicle Assembly Building
• Launch Pad 39 B, tour by the director of the pad
• The Rocket Garden, early Saturn launch vehicles
• Space Shuttle Atlantis
• The growing food in space / botany program
• Growing food on the Moon & Mars
• Got to meet the creators of all the NASA podcasts including Gravity Assist, NASA Explorers Apollo, NASA JPL On a Mission, & Rocket Ranch
• Harry Duran held a panel discussion with the creatives & engineers behind these Podcasts at Podcast Movement the following day
• I also read Dr. Space a biography on Wernher Von Braun by Bob Ward during this trip, which I highly recommend
• Thank You Kayvon & the team at NASA for organizing an amazing tour
• it was a near religious experience for me, thank you
• photos from the tour

BJJ

• I've been training for nearly 7 months now
• I got my first stripe on my white belt during a white belt seminar at guardian
• Thank You Caleb Khan, my instructor, & all of my training partners at Guardian Gym in Oakland
• Guardian is a non-profit & please consider donating
• Moving to a new location in Oakland near Emeryville that is way bigger
• I did my first water fast for 3 days with very positive results
• I've been consistently intermittent fasting since starting BJJ
• Drinking lots of water
• & Focusing on consistently going 3 times per week

Thank You Again to Michele & Kayvon, NASA KCS, Harry Duran, Caleb & Guardian

Thank You for Listening