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Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Panic Attacks

17 Tuesday May 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner 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

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Bill Burr Comedy Special in New York

29 Friday Apr 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Bill Burr, Chuckle, Comedy, family, Friday, Friends, FriYAY, Giggle, Grin, Laugh, Relax, Rest, Smile, Snicker, Weekend

This is a full comedy special that I found on YouTube. I love Bill Burr. I hope you have a great Friday!!

Enjoy this one. It’s in New York. I saw him live in Detroit and the guy does not disappoint, not to mention he’s on stage for usually an hour plus!

Have a great weekend, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – More Comics!

22 Friday Apr 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Arab Heritage Month, Comedians, Comics, family, Friday, Friends, FriYAY, Mohammad, Relax, Standup, Weekend

Well, folks, another week has come and gone. I hope all of you have a great weekend planned ahead. Today, I’ll be wrapping up some writing projects, getting in some gaming, reading, pushing through some of my classes, and getting in some exercise. Here’s to a great weekend!!

Here’s another collection of jokes from Arab-American Comedians, as part of my tribute to National Arab Heritage month. Enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed this short video. I found it very funny.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Bonus Content – Happy Easter

18 Monday Apr 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Bonus Content

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Basket, Bunny, candy, Celebrate, Christianity, Church, Easter, Eggs, family, Holiday, Spring

Hello all! I don’t post on weekends, but wanted to wish you a Happy Easter. For some of you, your company or institution may be observing Easter Monday, to give you some more time off with your family and friends. I hope you had a great Easter Sunday!!

I’ll be back on my normal schedule tomorrow!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Iliza Shlezinger

18 Friday Mar 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Chuckle, family, Friends, FriYAY, Fun, Funny Friday, Giggle, Laugh, Relax, Snicker, Weekend

Here’s another female comedian for this week’s funny Friday! I’ve seen a few of her comedy specials and she is hilarious. I hope you enjoy her too! Have a great weekend, folks.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Your Environment Can Be Motivating

07 Monday Mar 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Motivation Monday

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Coffee, Comfort, Environment, family, Friends, K.M. Allan, Music, Snacks, Snow, Work, Writing

It’s snowing in my hometown. What a great way to wake up! Snow is such a nice thing to wake up to. I’m drinking my coffee, sitting in my favorite chair in my home office, and I’m listening to some of my favorite instrumental music. I find my environment motivating, which is the topic of today’s Motivation Monday edition.

One of my writer friends in Australia, K.M. Allan, author of the Blackbirch series, has a laptop, her cats, a whiteboard, and typically a cup of tea and some goodies to snack on. This is her environment to write. Mine is a cup of coffee, a comfortable chair, my laptop, and some music I listen to through my airpods. The point is that your environment can be motivating or demotivating.

What do you like to drink? Tea, Coffee, energy drink? Do you have a comfortable office chair? Do you like to listen to music while you work? Do you have any specific gear you like to work with? These are all questions to ask when you are going to work. Your work environment can be a huge source of motivation, particularly when you’ve found the right combination of things to make your work interesting and fun.

When I was a corporate recruiter, the work could be very monotonous. Most days it was terrific, but there were some days it was absolute drudgery. So, I started at looking at ways to flair up my workspace. I bought a chair and replaced my employer-issued one. I bought some new pens, pen holder, new legal pads, and I also got a few big jars of pretzels, licorice, and assorted nuts. I brought in a picture of my family. I also brought in my Bose bluetooth speaker. Once I had this set up, the drudgery days became less so. I could see my family and this motivated me to grind through my calls. I had snacks within easy reach so I wouldn’t have to get up from my desk until my calls were done. Oh, I even bought a Keurig coffee maker so I could have coffee on demand. You see, I learned early on that the environment I worked in made a huge difference between drudgery and adventure, discomfort and comfort, and meaning and meaningless. You can do the same.

What can you add to your environment to make it more comfortable? What can you add to your environment to soothe the mind? What can you add to your environment to overcome the drudgery in your work? What can you change in your environment to add meaning to your work?

Happy Monday, folks! I wish all of you a great day!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Funny Animal Videos!

07 Friday Jan 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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family, Friday, Friends, FriYAY, Fun, Funny Animals, Funny Friday, Funny videos, Giggle, Happy, Laugh, Relax, Snicker, Weekend

Here is the first funny animal videos of 2022. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Bonus Content – Merry Christmas

24 Friday Dec 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Bonus Content, Merry Christmas

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Cheer, Christmas, family, Friends, God, Good Food, Hope, Love, pets, Presents, Reflect

I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas or a holiday specific to your country. This a time to reflect on the year, enjoy our friends, pets, and families, and celebrate how terrific life is. It is a time of hope, thanksgiving, and sharing love for one another.

Merry Christmas to all of you, from Daily Ramblings.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Charles Dickens

08 Wednesday Dec 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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Call of Duty, Charles Dickens, family, Far Cry 6, Friends, Gaming, Happy New Year, Last Posting 2021, Merry Christmas, Relax time, wisdom, Wisdom Wednesday

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Charles Dickens

We forge the chains we wear in life.

Charles Dickens

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

Charles Dickens

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Charles Dickens

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!

Charles Dickens

I wanted to touch on Dickens again, since he is so connected with the holiday season with many of his tales that celebrate Christmas. Here is his Wikipedia link for those that would like to know more about him and his life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens

I wish all of you a wonderful Christmas! I’m shutting Daily Ramblings down early, because we are starting our celebration of the holidays early. These last few weeks in December, I shut down everything to truly enjoy the holiday season, get some gifts out to extended family, and get in some final relax time before we begin getting busy in 2022. I’ll still check in to reply to comments and such, but will not be putting anymore postings up this year.

Today, I celebrate my wedding anniversary, on the 12th my wife’s birthday, and of course, the 25th for Christmas, and the 31st for New Year’s Eve. It has been a great year for me, and I hope all of you, despite all the craziness of COVID and all the repercussions of lockdowns in many of your home countries.

I sincerely wish each of you the very best during the holiday season. I wish you every happiness, every joy, and hope that you have some time to settle down and enjoy your families and friends as we close out 2021.

For those of you who are gamers in my readership, I’ll be playing Far Cry 6, Call of Duty Vanguard, Call of Duty Mobile, and Mafia City. My gamertag in all the Call of Duty games is ieatbullets63. If you find me, send me a quick note that you are one of my readers, and we’ll get in some “kills” together. The new Warzone is out today, featuring Caldera Island. I cannot wait to dig in!!

Happy Holidays! See you in 2022!!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Black Friday

30 Tuesday Nov 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Ted Talk

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Black Friday, family, Happiness, Holidays, Love, Origin, Sales, Shopping, Ted Talk, TedEd, Tuesday

Here is one person’s take on Black Friday. A day that marks the beginning of Christmas shopping in America. I do not go out on Black Friday, because it is so insane, but many people, like my stepdaughters, live for this day. They get up before dawn and head to their favorite stores.

In this short 3-minute (+) video, Black Friday’s origin is explained. You’ll be interested who came up with the idea. I hope you are as excited about the holiday season as I am. It’s a great time of year. In fact it is my favorite time of year. I get in a lot of reading, writing, and of course, video game playing in, during the winter months, because in Michigan, there is nothing else to do, simply because it is snowing outside and cold, and all the rest. Yes, there are many who ski, hunt, and do a lot of outdoor things. For me, my 20 years of service gave me all the outdoor living I’ll ever need to experience. Now it’s a cup of hot coffee, a good book, and looking at the snow, thanking God I do not have to live in that anymore.

Well, that’s it for today. I hope all of you have a great Tuesday!

Until next time…

Dave

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