20 Friday May 2022
Posted in Funny Friday
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Funny Friday, Laugh, Giggle, Friday, Snicker, Chuckle, Comedy, Standup, Dave Chappelle, ?Friyay
I hope you enjoy this one! I love this guy, and have been a fan ever since he started out. I hope this video makes you laugh, helps you diffuse some of the stress you probably accumulated throughout the work week, and just enjoy some downtime with one of my favorite comics.
Have a great Friday and weekend, folks!
Until next time…
Dave
19 Thursday May 2022
Posted in Hobbies, Games, and Movies
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Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, CODM, Gaming, Hobbies, Ian Douglas, Science Fiction, Star Carrier
Well, my sister and I are in season 3 of Better Call Saul. What a great series. I think it is so good because we watched Breaking Bad first. No spoilers, but the back stories on some of the characters in Better Call Saul is awesome!
CODM is still a blast. I got to Grandmaster in Ranked play and hope to get to legendary this year. All kinds of challenges this season and some unique events that have been an absolute blast to play. I’m still grinding weapon camos for the most part. It’s tedious at times, but there is such a large variety of weapons, it’s fun to really learn a weapon as I work through diamond camo.
I’m reading another book in the Star Carrier series. It’s a page turner. I like this guy’s style of writing, and the plot is awesome.
Well, that’s all for today, folks. I hope you have a great one!
Until next time…
Dave
18 Wednesday May 2022
Posted in Wisdom Wednesday
To say the word Romanticism is to say modern art – that is, intimacy, spirituality, color, aspiration towards the infinite, expressed by every means available to the arts.
Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances.
The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.
Inspiration comes of working every day.
There are moments of existence when time and space are more profound, and the awareness of existence is immensely heightened.
To learn more about this French poet, check out his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Baudelaire I think you’ll find some of his friends to be quite interesting.
Have a great Wednesday, folks!
Until next time…
Dave
17 Tuesday May 2022
Posted in Ted Talk
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family, Friends, Panic Attacks, Prevention, Readers, Ted Talk, TedEd, Tuesday
Luckily I’ve never experienced one of these. I do have friends, readers, and family that have experienced them. My sister says it’s like someone is standing on your chest and you can’t breathe. My Dad has had panic attacks for most of his life, even though no one knew what they were at the time.
Take a look at this video. It will provide you with some terrific information.
Have a great Tuesday!
Until next time…
Dave
16 Monday May 2022
Posted in Motivation Monday
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bad days, Charles R Swindoll, Compassion, Empathy, motivation, Reaction, Resilient, slight-proof, Slights
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
This quote is so true. Have you ever reacted to a potential slight that just wrecked your day? Maybe someone cut you off in traffic on your morning commute. Maybe you had a voicemail that rubbed you wrong. The point is that many times we are slighted by something and the other person is totally unaware of what they did. But we know, right? Then we are fuming and pissed off the whole day, and what was supposed to be a productive day turns into a mediocre one at best.
Motivation is a fickle thing. When you’re on fire, there’s nothing you can’t do or get done. When something happens that throws us for a loop, that motivation dissipates. I realize it is hard to ignore a slight or some other bad thing that occurs, but if we practice staying level-headed, these occurrences will have less impact.
Think about all the people you know. I’ll bet there’s one in there whose motivation is impacted by the weather, the office coffee machine being down, or their pen doesn’t work. The slightest thing will throw these people out of whack. You have empathize with them, but man, why let something so small destroy your whole day.
Believe it or not, I use video games to work on a whole host of things. Two of the most important are anger and patience. I am a sore loser. I admit it. I love to win. I hate to lose. There’s an option at the end of each game to give a thumbs up to the your opponents if they won. I give a thumbs up to all three of the top players in the game because it helps me get the ego out of the way and be decent human being. Patience comes into play when I am working on game challenges or weapon camouflages. It takes time, daily effort, and focus to get a weapon from gold to diamond.
You could find some similar tricks to bolster your defense against these small annoyances. Give the other person the benefit of the doubt? Maybe they didn’t see you in traffic. Perhaps the person leaving that voicemail has a loaded schedule and they could not wordcraft it the way they really wanted to. There are numerous reasons why people slight us and are ignorant of what they did. So give them the benefit of the doubt and shrug it off. You’ll find if you can be more resilient or slight-proof, you’re motivation will remain high, and you’ll tackle the day as you planned.
Well, that’s it for today, folks. I hope you have a great Monday!
Until next time…
Dave
13 Friday May 2022
Posted in Funny Friday
12 Thursday May 2022
Posted in Hobbies, Games, and Movies
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Better Call Saul, Call of Duty, CODM, Curiosity Stream, Remo Williams, Secret Societies, The Destroyer Series
Well, here we are, folks! I changed my title to include books in the description, since I give you an update on my reading of the Remo Williams series I’ve been captivated with. Bay City Blast is the latest title, and again, a funny, exciting, and engrossing story. These books are relatively short, but always provide an entertaining read.
We started Better Call Saul and we both love it. The backstories of the original Breaking Bad crew is awesome. That’s all I’ll say, because I don’t want to ruin it for anyone. If you liked Breaking Bad, you’ll like this. It has a different flavor, but is funny, sad, and all the rest.
I’m a little disappointed with Call of Duty. The stage 3 tournament will probably not happen for me. The key is to know people and build a team before the event. There is still time available to do that, but the mechanism they are using in-game and on their Discord channel is not very intuitive. So, lesson learned. It’s time to build some relationships so next year I can compete as far as I want, without going through this turmoil. That being said, it is a great season so far, with a new character–an Egyptian! The theme is in the desert and there is an actual sand storm on the Battle Royal map. Wow! They’ve also started a tournament game, which commences each weekend Friday – Sunday, so those that are still working can jump in and compete. This was WAY COOL. They introduced a new sniper rifle, a new melee weapon called Kali Sticks (see Rambo movie where he begins in Thailand).
I’m watching the third part of a three-part series on Curiosity Stream. It is called Secret Societies. Watching this show, prompted me to find a cool video I posted on Tuesday about the Illuminati. Anyway, the third part is about conspiracy theories. They disbanded the “Jesus married to Mary” theory, and just began looking at the conspiracy theory spurred by HItler during the 1930s to focus public opinion on something other than the outrageous inflation rates, unemployment, and everything else Germany was going through at the time. It’s a great documentary so far.
Well, that’s it for now, folks!
I hope you have a great Thursday!
Until next time…
Dave
11 Wednesday May 2022
Posted in Wisdom Wednesday
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Chile, Literature, Nobel Prize, Pablo Neruda, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Wednesday, wisdom
You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.
A child who does not play is not a child, but the man who doesn’t play has lost forever the child who lived in him and who he will miss terribly.
The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread.
I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped itself in the forests.
If you guessed that Pablo Neruda was a poet, you’d be right. In fact, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. Check out is Wikipedia page to learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Neruda
Happy Wednesday folks! The weekend is almost here. Have a terrific day!
Until next time…
Dave
10 Tuesday May 2022
Posted in Ted Talk
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conspiracy, Illuminati, Intrigue, Legends, Myths, Secret Societies, Ted Talk, TedEd, Tuesday
I am currently watching a three-part series on secret societies and really enjoying it. This motivated me to find a short video for you to watch. I hope you enjoy it.
For those of you who are interested, I have a subscription to Curiosity Stream. The $20 per year price tag is well worth it. So many informative shows, with a huge variety of topics to choose from. I am not an affiliate but really enjoy watching the shows here. I learn a truckload each time I watch a new show.
Have a great Tuesday, folks. Enjoy the short little video and we’ll see you again tomorrow.
Until next time…
Dave
09 Monday May 2022
Posted in Motivation Monday
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challenging tasks, drudgery, easy tasks, Excitement, momentum, Monday, motivation, New book, Stephen Guise
I hope all of my readers who are Mothers had a great Mother’s Day. We are pretty low-key here, but Mom got to do all she likes to do and my sister made dinner. It was a nice day.
So, here we are! It’s Monday. What do you have planned this week? Anything exciting? Anything you dread doing?
I’ve found during retirement that doing the exciting things first is a good way of building momentum. Then you can use that momentum to take on the more difficult tasks that you do not like to do, but must. Must tasks fall into employer, health, and other important categories. We don’t like doing them, but we must. Speaking of momentum, Stephen Guise just came out with a new book he wrote discussing momentum. I’ll be getting that and reading it. Here’s the link if any of you are interested: https://smile.amazon.com/Magic-Momentum-Winning-Streaks-Trajectory-ebook/dp/B09XL9VQ2C/ref=sr_1_8?crid=6HUYOXUBACEA&keywords=momentum&qid=1652071880&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sprefix=momentum%2Caps%2C931&sr=1-8
The book is $6 on Amazon for the e-book version and $15 if you still read paperbacks. There’s also an audible version for those of you who like to listen to books in your car or other device. I’m not an affiliate, but highly recommend any of Stephen’s work. It is terrific.
Well, folks, that’s it for today. I hope you all have a great Monday!
Until next time…
Dave
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