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The Knicks Manifesto — 1990 to Now

A Gospel of Loyalty, Pain, and What It Means to Still Believe By Don Hilario ⸻ It’s almost midnight and I’m still basking in it—the New York Knicks have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in over two decades. We dethroned the defending champs.

Day 7 REST DAY - KNICKS WIN, Bike Ride with Jo’er

If you're reading this for the first time, start here. Project Resurrection is a 9-week return to form — physically, mentally, and beyond. Overview * Fast: Held clean until 11:30 AM. * Training: Light active recovery — 2–3 mile bike ride with Raylee. * Focus: Recovery day. Priorities: hit protein goals,

Day 6 (Headaches)

If you're reading this for the first time, start here. Project Resurrection is a 9-week return to form — physically, mentally, and beyond. Morning: Starting Point Woke up a little off today. Not physically. Mentally. Still — I honored the blueprint. * Weighed myself. * Fasted like I committed. * Ate a clean

Day 5 - Clean Party @ Brewery

Reflection Today wasn’t perfect. It was better. It was intentional. If you're reading this for the first time, start here. Project Resurrection is a 9-week return to form—physically, mentally, and beyond. Workout locked in. Meals executed cleanly — no scrambling, no guesswork. Hydration and creatine saturation — automatic.

Day 4 – Course Corrections, Not Excuses

You don’t learn discipline from the easy days. You earn it in the moments you could’ve quit—but didn’t. Day 4 wasn’t clean. But it was true. If you're reading this for the first time, start here. Project Resurrection is a 9-week return to

Day 3 – Primed for Power

Weight: 206.8 lbs Status: Clear. Charged. Ready to crush. If you're reading this for the first time, start here. Project Resurrection is a 9-week return to form—physically, mentally, and beyond. Day 3 is different. It doesn’t scream. It doesn’t demand attention. But it lands.

Day 2 – Fuel Over Friction

Weight: Didn't get on the scale yet Status: Fasted. Focused. Unshaken. If you're reading this for the first time, start here. Project Resurrection is a 9-week return to form—physically, mentally, and beyond. I walked for an hour—three miles, fasted, under the morning sun. Not

Day 1 – Transformation Begins

Starting Weight: 209.6 lbs Status: Clean. Clear. Controlled. If you're reading this for the first time, start here. Project Resurrection is a 9-week return to form—physically, mentally, and beyond. I didn’t start with a bang. I started with intent. Fasted through the morning—not as

Brown-Forman: The Oak Beam of Your Dividend Portfolio

Part of the Dividend Series: Durable Cash, Real Companies, Timeless Compounding Some stocks swing for the fences. Others are the infield—the stuff that holds the whole game together. Brown-Forman (BF.B) is the latter. It won’t break the internet on earnings day. But it quietly sends checks, compounds

Are Treasuries Still Safe? What the Market’s Missing (And Why It Matters)

Excerpt: Everyone’s scared of the wrong thing. Treasuries aren’t the risk—they’re the reason you get to take risk elsewhere. This post breaks it down. If you’re here for the first time—welcome. This blog cuts through financial noise with clarity. I use mental models, not

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