SSAB - March 27, 2026

Off to the gym nice n early, hardly anyone there! Not feeling the strength but got it in anyway. Front desk lady changing jobs. Ryan Reynolds has a donut at Tims… why? It was good, but still just a donut. It’s like beer companies sponsoring sports matches.Thinking, advertising for the new site… posters in the libraries??Off to a talent show! Not sure I’d want to be back in junior high… nor work there! The audio rental guy was a grizzly old vet-looking dude tho. Piano, singing, guitar, magic trick, my niece played violin, two kids got sent to the office, no cell phones allowed for the students. And how do you give feedback to a kid? Is it better to be nice or realistic?And what about returning to China, what VPN works now? Is Astrill dead?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great weekend!! 00:00 Morning Routine Setup00:39 Podcast Identity Riff02:36 Niece Talent Show Plans04:30 Deload Week Training07:01 Back Workout Details08:00 Canada Prep and Online Pivot10:15 Automating Test Prep Business13:58 Monetizing and Call to Action15:36 Gym Front Desk Automation18:58 Ryan Reynolds Tim Hortons Donut21:37 Celebrity Endorsements and Vice Ads23:55 Junk Food Sponsorships25:23 China vs Canada Diets27:30 Offline Classes Comeback30:13 Prepping VPNs and LLMs33:41 Niece Talent Show Recap38:37 Encouragement vs Realism41:48 Wrap Up and Future Self