Justin Firefly

The Combined Man Part 1: PMA Day It was a beautiful day out when I made the move from Kingsport to Morganton, North Carolina. It was my first time living away from home and I was hyped. My parents were excited for me, of course, b…

I'm starting my series "The Combined Man" in the blog today with Part 1: PMA Day. Dig it if you're into freaky jobs and #naBloPoMo!

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Halloween Project: Marquee Remember the Ticket Booth I talked about yesterday? That was actually an afterthought this year, an idea I came up with as I was developing the primary project: a full-size, functioning marquee! Ka…

And now a little about my marquee #Halloween build for #nablopomo!

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Halloween Project: Ticket Booth Years ago, I used to put on a pretty great Halloween show at my house. Each year it grew more and more, and while I had a few pre-made props and store-bought animatronics, I took a lot of pride in …

A little bit about the ticket booth prop I built for our #Halloween party this year. Dig it if you're into #ICP #DIY or just #naBloPoMo!

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NaBloPoMo & Intro to The Combined Man Greetings, readers of Beard Hair in My Coffee! It’s no secret that I’ve been putting most of my creative efforts (with regard to writing, at least) on my other project, Iconoclast (which I hope you…

Hey friends -- not sure if anyone else is doing #naBloPoMo but I am. Somebody say hey and keep me accountable?

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The Things We Throw Away And the things that stick with us anyway

I feel like my Paps probably wouldn’t be too hyped to know that I always think of him when I go to the dump, but I’d hope he’d understand after reading this.

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The Tuesday After "I Do" A husband’s reflection on love and the joy of seeing it begin again

I absolutely love attending weddings. Recently, we got to attend another and it reminded me of all the reasons for my adoration.

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More Halloween project updates:

Doing Halloween projects again. Feels Goodman.

This is the year that I decided that I love SPAM.

My Lore: Shopping With Mom Five-Inch Inseams and a Lifetime of Love

Today I’m digging into my “lore” a bit; mostly about why shopping with my mom is such a big deal to me.

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Masculinity Scripts: No Pulse, Yet Very Much Alive Calling Out Toxic Masculinity at The Vampire Cocktail Club

One of my favorite things I’ve written in a bit. We went to the Vampire Cocktail Club and I spent most of the evening thinking about how shitty scared men can be. Go figure.

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Staycation Revelries Finding Solidarity in the Scenic City

We recently enjoyed a staycation in nearby Chattanooga, TN. I wrote a few unrelated blurbs about some things I thought about on our trip.

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Murder, Martyrdom and the Guerilla Icon We Have Failed at Discourse

Last month I wrote this piece about the importance of taking action instead of pissing about on the internet when the world upsets us.

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After a month hiatus, I've returned to my 20 followers here on Bluesky. To my 20: I love you. Please say hi.

Tonight: Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu - 476 Cals; 50g Protein

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Today’s movement: heavy shoulder focus at the gym, 5k HIIT on the bike, then a short evening fartlek for the sake of speed. #runningPunks

Elote Tacos

Taco-style: 495 cals, 40g protein
Salad-style: 355 cals, 29g protein

Recipe alterations:
I used 93/7 ground turkey

Instead of TJ’s frozen elote, I used frozen roasted corn, taco seasoning and garlic-and-herb Laughing Cow

I used low-carb tortillas

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Two-mile recovery run. Stayed consistently higher than my target “recovery day” pace but I’m not gonna fight it. #runningPunks

I don’t see why not!

It wouldn’t hurt, but they’re on the bottom (or mixed in) so I don’t think they’d be crispy long. Give it a go, though, and let me know!

Tonight’s dinner + tomorrow’s lunch: Cajun Shrimp-and-Chicken Pasta. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t have pasta on a cut!

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To be honest, I don’t even notice it! You mix it up and it eats like a hash brown casserole

They are shredded potatoes — hash browns! They just get mixed in with everything else and they cook when you nuke it in the morning!

Thanks!! These are 100% my favorite breakfast now!

Thanks! That was part of the plan for a long time. I was a certified personal trainer with additional certs in nutrition and a passion for cooking badass food. It didn’t pan out and I no longer carry the certification, but anything can happen, still!

Today’s activity: heavy squat focus in the gym, 5k HIIT on the bike and two-mile afternoon fartlek #runningPunks

Next up, Sunday dinner + two lunches this week: Anabolic Lasagna packing 410 calories and 51g protein per serving

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Breakfast this week is Ground Beef/Potato Bowls. 475 Calories, 47g protein

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What I’m taking and why:

For starters, this was my fun supplement gift to myself that came in Saturday.

Let’s talk about my supp stack: