Cliff
@madmadviking.bsky.social
PNW based - Hiker, trail runner, and a proponent of living a life of freedom after 40.
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The knowledge that what holds your back the most is yourself is a bit of a double edged sword.
Knowing it means it puts all the responsibility on you to make things happen, which most people just can't handle, so they go back to making BS excuses as to why they can't succeed.
Knowing it means it puts all the responsibility on you to make things happen, which most people just can't handle, so they go back to making BS excuses as to why they can't succeed.
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The knowledge that what holds your back the most is yourself is a bit of a double edged sword.
Knowing it means it puts all the responsibility on you to make things happen, which most people just can't handle, so they go back to making BS excuses as to why they can't succeed.
Knowing it means it puts all the responsibility on you to make things happen, which most people just can't handle, so they go back to making BS excuses as to why they can't succeed.
Free until Dec. 8th!
I dropped my latest short story on Amazon the other day and it is free through the weekend. Go download it now and tell me what you think.
Help me reach my goal of 500 free downloads by Sunday!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFTNM8JL
#freebook #freebie #freestuff
I dropped my latest short story on Amazon the other day and it is free through the weekend. Go download it now and tell me what you think.
Help me reach my goal of 500 free downloads by Sunday!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFTNM8JL
#freebook #freebie #freestuff
UNTOT - The overrun of Perm: Eighteen hours. One choice. A city of the dead.
Amazon.com: UNTOT - The overrun of Perm: Eighteen hours. One choice. A city of the dead. eBook : Cliff, Chris: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Free until Dec. 8th!
I dropped my latest short story on Amazon the other day and it is free through the weekend. Go download it now and tell me what you think.
Help me reach my goal of 500 free downloads by Sunday!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFTNM8JL
#freebook #freebie #freestuff
I dropped my latest short story on Amazon the other day and it is free through the weekend. Go download it now and tell me what you think.
Help me reach my goal of 500 free downloads by Sunday!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFTNM8JL
#freebook #freebie #freestuff
If Biden can't remember all the criminal things he has done, does that mean he is innocent? LOL
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If Biden can't remember all the criminal things he has done, does that mean he is innocent? LOL
No one is forever.
Some are short fun adventures.
Some are long hard lessons.
Some will test your soul and your will.
But one way or another, they will leave your life (or you will leave theirs)
Some are short fun adventures.
Some are long hard lessons.
Some will test your soul and your will.
But one way or another, they will leave your life (or you will leave theirs)
December 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
No one is forever.
Some are short fun adventures.
Some are long hard lessons.
Some will test your soul and your will.
But one way or another, they will leave your life (or you will leave theirs)
Some are short fun adventures.
Some are long hard lessons.
Some will test your soul and your will.
But one way or another, they will leave your life (or you will leave theirs)
When it gets to the point of "enough is enough" the hard part isn't the leaving.
The hard part is the not looking back, or worse yet, going back the situation that you just left.
Once you walk away, NEVER look back.
#Relationships
The hard part is the not looking back, or worse yet, going back the situation that you just left.
Once you walk away, NEVER look back.
#Relationships
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
When it gets to the point of "enough is enough" the hard part isn't the leaving.
The hard part is the not looking back, or worse yet, going back the situation that you just left.
Once you walk away, NEVER look back.
#Relationships
The hard part is the not looking back, or worse yet, going back the situation that you just left.
Once you walk away, NEVER look back.
#Relationships
Just a reminder, I don't care what flag you fly, what god you worship, or what political affiliation you claim. None of those innately make you a good person and better than the rest of us.
If you do good, that makes you good. End of story.
If you do good, that makes you good. End of story.
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just a reminder, I don't care what flag you fly, what god you worship, or what political affiliation you claim. None of those innately make you a good person and better than the rest of us.
If you do good, that makes you good. End of story.
If you do good, that makes you good. End of story.
I forgot to mention that for the next few days this story from me is FREE on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFTNM8JL
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFTNM8JL
UNTOT - The overrun of Perm: Eighteen hours. One choice. A city of the dead.
Amazon.com: UNTOT - The overrun of Perm: Eighteen hours. One choice. A city of the dead. eBook : Cliff, Chris: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I forgot to mention that for the next few days this story from me is FREE on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFTNM8JL
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFTNM8JL
Men Over 40 – Feeling bloated, tired, and watching the scale creep up no matter what you do?
One dead-simple gut switch kills chronic inflammation, drops 15+ pounds, and hands your energy back…
Read it now:
www.madmadviking.com/gut-switch-40/
One dead-simple gut switch kills chronic inflammation, drops 15+ pounds, and hands your energy back…
Read it now:
www.madmadviking.com/gut-switch-40/
Gut Switch After 40 Kills Inflammation & Drops Weight Fast
Feeling bloated, tired, and stuck with extra weight at 45+? Science shows one simple gut microbiome tweak slashes inflammation up to 30%, torches stubborn fat, and restores real energy. No drugs. No B...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Men Over 40 – Feeling bloated, tired, and watching the scale creep up no matter what you do?
One dead-simple gut switch kills chronic inflammation, drops 15+ pounds, and hands your energy back…
Read it now:
www.madmadviking.com/gut-switch-40/
One dead-simple gut switch kills chronic inflammation, drops 15+ pounds, and hands your energy back…
Read it now:
www.madmadviking.com/gut-switch-40/
posted earlier about the short story I just re-released.
One thing I did was us AI as my editor to look over my work and tell me what needed fixing. If you are curious about how and why I went that route, I did a whole post on it.
madmadviking.medium.com/how-i-built-...
One thing I did was us AI as my editor to look over my work and tell me what needed fixing. If you are curious about how and why I went that route, I did a whole post on it.
madmadviking.medium.com/how-i-built-...
How I Built a Personal Editor in Claude.AI to Transform My Story
From “okay” to “I’m proud of this”: Using AI as an editorial assistant, not a writer
madmadviking.medium.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
posted earlier about the short story I just re-released.
One thing I did was us AI as my editor to look over my work and tell me what needed fixing. If you are curious about how and why I went that route, I did a whole post on it.
madmadviking.medium.com/how-i-built-...
One thing I did was us AI as my editor to look over my work and tell me what needed fixing. If you are curious about how and why I went that route, I did a whole post on it.
madmadviking.medium.com/how-i-built-...
Just re-released this steampunk-zombie short story. Need a short-ish book to read on your breaks? Here you go!
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UNTOT - The overrun of Perm: Eighteen hours. One choice. A city of the dead.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Just re-released this steampunk-zombie short story. Need a short-ish book to read on your breaks? Here you go!
amzn.to/3MbbT7b
amzn.to/3MbbT7b
When it comes to travel, people forget about the American territories. I think next year I'm going to start touring them one by one, spending 4-6 months there every winter.
1. Puerto Rico
2. Guam
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. American Samoa
5. Northern Mariana Islands
1. Puerto Rico
2. Guam
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. American Samoa
5. Northern Mariana Islands
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
When it comes to travel, people forget about the American territories. I think next year I'm going to start touring them one by one, spending 4-6 months there every winter.
1. Puerto Rico
2. Guam
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. American Samoa
5. Northern Mariana Islands
1. Puerto Rico
2. Guam
3. U.S. Virgin Islands
4. American Samoa
5. Northern Mariana Islands
Happy Monday Morning
Another week of fun and adventures, with the added bonus of a holiday in the middle to screw everything up.
My Monday mood?
Tired - Just looking at what I need to get done this week is exhausting.
Another week of fun and adventures, with the added bonus of a holiday in the middle to screw everything up.
My Monday mood?
Tired - Just looking at what I need to get done this week is exhausting.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy Monday Morning
Another week of fun and adventures, with the added bonus of a holiday in the middle to screw everything up.
My Monday mood?
Tired - Just looking at what I need to get done this week is exhausting.
Another week of fun and adventures, with the added bonus of a holiday in the middle to screw everything up.
My Monday mood?
Tired - Just looking at what I need to get done this week is exhausting.
Going hard in the paint on this one. 10 harsh truths for men. I scrubbed through 2000 comments to determine the 10 realities of life men need to know.
Comment with your thoughts.
www.madmadviking.com/truth-for-men/
Comment with your thoughts.
www.madmadviking.com/truth-for-men/
2,000 Men Share Harsh Truths About Modern Manhood
Over 2,000 men shared brutal truths they've accepted. From conditional love to self-reliance, here's what they learned the hard way about being a man over 40.
www.madmadviking.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Going hard in the paint on this one. 10 harsh truths for men. I scrubbed through 2000 comments to determine the 10 realities of life men need to know.
Comment with your thoughts.
www.madmadviking.com/truth-for-men/
Comment with your thoughts.
www.madmadviking.com/truth-for-men/
The way we as humans treat our dead is truly fascinating. This discovery in Norway of a Viking woman buried with scallop shells over her mouth only leaves us with questions. Questions we can only guess the answer to.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Viking Age woman found buried with scallop shells on her mouth, and archaeologists are mystified
A ninth-century grave discovered in Norway held the remains of a Viking Age woman whose mouth was covered with two large scallop shells.
www.livescience.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The way we as humans treat our dead is truly fascinating. This discovery in Norway of a Viking woman buried with scallop shells over her mouth only leaves us with questions. Questions we can only guess the answer to.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Is there a conspiracy when it comes to booking Hispanics into jail? Sure looks like there is.
These guys did a deep and systematic dive of police mug shots and found that almost a full third of people booked into jail as "white" were not.
www.uncorrelated.xyz/p/white-by-d...
These guys did a deep and systematic dive of police mug shots and found that almost a full third of people booked into jail as "white" were not.
www.uncorrelated.xyz/p/white-by-d...
White by Default: Systematic Bias in U.S. Criminal Racial Assignment
Misclassification Inflates White Rates 4-6%, Deflates Hispanic Rates 20-31%: Evidence from 1.5 Million Records
www.uncorrelated.xyz
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Is there a conspiracy when it comes to booking Hispanics into jail? Sure looks like there is.
These guys did a deep and systematic dive of police mug shots and found that almost a full third of people booked into jail as "white" were not.
www.uncorrelated.xyz/p/white-by-d...
These guys did a deep and systematic dive of police mug shots and found that almost a full third of people booked into jail as "white" were not.
www.uncorrelated.xyz/p/white-by-d...
I was just reading another article today on how they have tested something like 300 commonly prescribed drugs and they all disrupt your gut biome, raising your risk of cancer.
www.madmadviking.com/prescription...
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Old Medications Raise Cancer Risk Years Later | Gut Health for Men 40+
Antidepressants, anxiety meds, and blood pressure drugs you took years ago are still damaging your gut and raising colorectal cancer risk. New research reveals the truth. Here's how to rebuild.
www.madmadviking.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I was just reading another article today on how they have tested something like 300 commonly prescribed drugs and they all disrupt your gut biome, raising your risk of cancer.
www.madmadviking.com/prescription...
www.madmadviking.com/prescription...
I wish people understood the level of patience I've cultivated over the years to not just go Homer Simpson on people over their stupidity.
Why am I anti-social? Because the level of general stupidity in the world is just too damn high.
Why am I anti-social? Because the level of general stupidity in the world is just too damn high.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I wish people understood the level of patience I've cultivated over the years to not just go Homer Simpson on people over their stupidity.
Why am I anti-social? Because the level of general stupidity in the world is just too damn high.
Why am I anti-social? Because the level of general stupidity in the world is just too damn high.
Men - Wondering what vitamins and supplements you should be taking? Here are 7 you should be taking and 3 that are a complete waste of money.
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Best Supplements for Men Over 40 | Science-Backed Guide
Discover the 7 doctor-recommended supplements that actually support healthy aging for men over 40. Learn which ones boost energy, brain function, and muscle while saving money on ineffective products.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Men - Wondering what vitamins and supplements you should be taking? Here are 7 you should be taking and 3 that are a complete waste of money.
www.madmadviking.com/best-supplem...
www.madmadviking.com/best-supplem...
The older I get, the more I realize that the "average" person, is actually not very bright. I keep lowering the bar of my expectations, and they keep failing to make it over. 🙄
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The older I get, the more I realize that the "average" person, is actually not very bright. I keep lowering the bar of my expectations, and they keep failing to make it over. 🙄
Need something to read before bed tonight? Give this one a shot, it is free on Kindle Unlimited.
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The Rainmakers: A weather wars thriller
Amazon.com: The Rainmakers: A weather wars thriller eBook : Everett, P. : Kindle Store
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November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Need something to read before bed tonight? Give this one a shot, it is free on Kindle Unlimited.
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#ShortStory
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#ShortStory
Just a reminder, there are some things that are never polite to ask about in modern society.
I mean, why their grandpa has blue eyes and blonde hair when he came from Argentina is just going to cause trouble.
I mean, why their grandpa has blue eyes and blonde hair when he came from Argentina is just going to cause trouble.
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Just a reminder, there are some things that are never polite to ask about in modern society.
I mean, why their grandpa has blue eyes and blonde hair when he came from Argentina is just going to cause trouble.
I mean, why their grandpa has blue eyes and blonde hair when he came from Argentina is just going to cause trouble.
I am at this point in life. Am I cringe?
I sure hope so. I do not care in the least if being who I am and enjoying life is 'cringy' in someone else's eyes. I don't want to live their life anyway.
I sure hope so. I do not care in the least if being who I am and enjoying life is 'cringy' in someone else's eyes. I don't want to live their life anyway.
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am at this point in life. Am I cringe?
I sure hope so. I do not care in the least if being who I am and enjoying life is 'cringy' in someone else's eyes. I don't want to live their life anyway.
I sure hope so. I do not care in the least if being who I am and enjoying life is 'cringy' in someone else's eyes. I don't want to live their life anyway.
GUYS - Is your doctor trying to get you to take Metformin, or has he prescribed it to you? I'm guessing he doesn't know the latest information on it and that it cancels out the positive effects of exercise on your body.
Go read all about it --> www.facebook.com/share/p/1DBJ...
Go read all about it --> www.facebook.com/share/p/1DBJ...
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
GUYS - Is your doctor trying to get you to take Metformin, or has he prescribed it to you? I'm guessing he doesn't know the latest information on it and that it cancels out the positive effects of exercise on your body.
Go read all about it --> www.facebook.com/share/p/1DBJ...
Go read all about it --> www.facebook.com/share/p/1DBJ...
The time change and the shortening days are conspiring to make me want to go into hibernation. I think next winter, I'll escape to warmer regions during the Big Dark.
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The time change and the shortening days are conspiring to make me want to go into hibernation. I think next winter, I'll escape to warmer regions during the Big Dark.