I feel this deeply.

Also gold does look prettier around neck…

What a market to wake up to… I was speaking and our friend Julia yesterday about the energetics of BTC vs. gold. We’re all keenly attuned to the energetics behind things and we were feeling into the organic vs the synthetic nature of these stores of value. To me, gold feels the most organic (and yes I am aware of gold futures and derivatives and such, which feel synthetic to me). BTC feels like a modern — albeit far less natural (i.e. of Earth) — substitute. 1971 was a shit year for humanity… so I appreciate the need for BTC and have been in since 2018 myself thanks to hearing several passionate rants from some crypto bros friends in Colorado at the time. This may sound strange, but as a woman, I do prefer gold. If I have a choice between something that is of the earth directly, and something that is of a machine, disconnected from Her, I will desire to choose the earth every time. Even when that brings limitations. (And yes, I am invested in gold as well as BTC). This is starting to sound nostalgic, but I have an odd longing for the days when you could trust that a person’s money was backed by something physical. A crop. A herd of cows. A pallet of gold bars. And to end this ramble and leave it hanging somewhat messily in the air, it pisses me off to no end that we still have zero public proof whatsoever, since the inception of Fort Knox, of any physical gold being kept there. And that no complete, continuous, public, VISUAL verification of the total U.S. gold reserves exists. Am I the only person on here who’d rather touch and have a physical gold bar than the equivalent in BTC in a hard wallet?

Thank you, sir!

To each their own :)

Trained mobility/calesthenics today. My sissy squats are 75% there. Tuck planches are… quite the challenge. Most calesthenics movement patterns are pretty new to me. But I love how they look & how integrated people’s bodies are when they can do them properly. So, onward…! Bonus - got to train alongside members of the Sarasota ballet company. The women were sooo tiny and strong :)

Thank you!! I’d been training eccentric pull-ups and dead hangs but hadn’t felt ready to try a proper chin-up til yesterday.

Best thing this past year has been working on strength gains. My love has been my biggest supporter & behind-the-scenes coach! PS. Yesterday was my first time doing a (mostly unassisted) chin-up & first time ever benching with a bar (we’ve always benched with dumbbells). Felt so good.

This is why entrepreneurship (and defi/gold) is imperative.

Loved reading about this story! Katie is a dear friend & I’ll be visiting this very same location next week to see her :) Thank you for painting her photo!