a short Thanksgiving thought.

https://youtu.be/_1a5-nsbAQQ

another short silly video

So, I learned a really cool new driving tip... Check it out!

https://youtu.be/wIiys_5DoUg

Popeye's is No Threat

I'm late to the game, but I'm weighing in on the Popeye's vs. Chick-fil-A debate.

https://youtu.be/7mfTL_Wi9G8

rep counter videos.

I learned many of my counting videos were being used for counting reps for workouts. So, I made a few videos tailored specifically for that use. Here is an example.

https://youtu.be/cjtfp0yYigo

I made a Facebook page!

In my ongoing efforts to boost used to my videos, I made a Facebook page specifically for the YouTube channel. Feel free to like the page and leave a comment. 😁

https://m.facebook.com/Roopulls-Videos-363998954183694/?ref=bookmarks

5000 subscriber celebration!

Anyone following along at home knows I never intended to become a YouTuber. About a month ago, I rate the 5,000 subscriber mark. I've spent a good bit of time looking at which videos get the most views, and which videos get viewed for the longest amount of time. I would have thought the how to videos would have been the most successful. Strangely enough, as a whole, the counting videos do the best. never in a million years would I have thought that! People send me notes and post in comments that they use the videos for all sorts of things. The most common usage is working out, but people also use them to alleviate panic attacks, help them fall asleep, and in at least one case, help calm an autistic child. That is awesome!

if you have ever wondered how much a channel like mine earns, here is a screenshot showing the earnings and views of the last four weeks. Not bad.

the video with the most views is also one of my oldest. It is the one of me counting to 30. It has a round 916000 views. However, the one that gets the most few time is me counting to 1,000. Ali gets double the view time of the next closest video which has me counting to 200.

https://youtu.be/EmyArAqDEbs

So, if you ever watch aven one of my videos, I thank you!

Hammock

About a year and a half ago, I got a job at Brown driving a tractor trailer.  It's a pretty sweet gig.
There are downsides, though.  I drive what's called a "day cab," meaning there's no "sleeper" or bed in the truck.  So, when I have down time and want to rest, I have had to sleep in the driver's seat or make-do by sleeping on the floor.  That stinks.

So, I made a hammock.  This is it...

I'm selling them, too.

A quartet of new videos is now up on YouTube, and they're doing surprisingly well!  Anyone who knows much of anything about my YouTube channel knows it was birthed out of me making a video for my first son to learn how to count.  I uploaded it to YouTube so we could have it "on the go."  That was about 12 years ago, I guess.  

At some point a few years ago, people started randomly requesting a counting video going to 100.  Then, 200...  then 1000!  

Those videos were surprisingly successful, as well.  I discovered that the 200 video was being used by people to count their sit-ups, crunches and other work outs. So, I got the brilliant idea to make a video specifically for rep-counting.  In fact, I made four!  

One is fast, one slow, one in between, and one where the speed varies.  They each contain 10 sets of 12 reps, so 120 total for each.  Obviously, the length of the videos varies.  

Here they are for your enjoyment...

Slow...

Medium...

Fast...

And varied...