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Daily Ramblings – Free Writing Friday – Bothie, Napoleon, and Crash Course!

20 Friday Jan 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Free Writing Friday

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Bothie, Crash Course, family, Friday, Friends, Fun, Napoleon Bonaparte, Relax, Weekend, YouTube

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothie_(dog)

Here’s an interesting tidbit for your Friday. Bothie is the only dog to walk on the North and South Pole. I thought this was really wild! I’ve placed the link to the Wikipedia article to read more about him. It’s a short read, but a nice trivial trek.

I really love history. I was rummaging around YouTube, and I found this great documentary on Napoleon Bonaparte. Here’s the link for your viewing pleasure:

Since I talk about Crash Course World History, here’s their YouTube channel with all 40 episodes:

Well, that’s it for now, folks. I hope you all have a great Friday.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Free Writing Friday – Ikigai

13 Friday Jan 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Free Writing Friday

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family, Friday, Friends, Ikigai, passion, Profession, Purpose, Relax, Rest, Vocation, Wikipedia, YouTube

For most this word means nothing, but it is an ideal way of living. When one achieves Ikigai, they are doing what they love, serving others, making money, and they are good at this thing they’ve chosen. Here’s a video to explain Ikigai. If you are in a job that you hate, you may want to try looking for something that aligns with Ikigai, it could make a huge difference in your life.

If you’d like to learn more, here is a link from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai

I like introducing topics that you may not be aware of. It’s fun looking for them, and it is also fun to learn about them. I hope you enjoyed the video and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Bonus Content – Thanksgiving Countdown

22 Tuesday Nov 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Bonus Content, Uncategorized

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Christmas, family, Friends, Good Food, Good times, Gratitude, Happiness, Holidays, New Years, passion, recharge, Relaxation, Thanksgiving

Ooh! Pumpkin pie, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and all the rest await! It’s going to be a great Thanksgiving this year, like every year. I’ll be making the final grocery run tomorrow and I always end up getting more than we need.

I’m not much of a football fan, so I don’t watch the games, nor do I watch the parades. I used to when I was a kid, but now, I just enjoy hanging out and doing whatever. I’ll be doing a little gaming, reading, hanging out with the family, and eating a truckload of food, on and off all day long.

I decided today would be my last posting for the year, other than my holiday postings. I was going to continue all the way to the end of the month, but decided it was time to just shut things down for the rest of 2022. It’s been a great year, folks.

I’ve made some great friends here, that I would not have met anywhere else. So here’s a shameless plug for their blogs, in case you are interested:

https://kmallan.com/ – K.M. Allan is an Australian YA author. Her Blackbirch series is terrific. If you’re thinking of writing a book, she provides all kinds of tips, tricks, and real-world experience writing and publishing a book. She mailed me a copy of her first book, which was not cheap, and I so appreciate her.


https://tierneycreates.com/ – Enjoy crafting? Check out this blog for anything related to quilting, travel to cool places, and even some postings from one of her creations. Her husband is also quite the craftsman.


https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/ – If you want some great pictures of the outdoors and enjoy reading articles that are happy and interesting, you’ll want to check out here postings.

I consider all three of these bloggers friends, because they always respond to my blog postings and we have had some interesting interactions.

Well, folks. I hope all of you have a terrific holiday season and get some time with friends, family, and your favorite hobbies. I’ll be doing what I love–gaming, reading, and writing. I’ll also be making some decisions about some daily postings that I’ve done this year, that I may change up, just to keep things fresh and help me explore new areas that I have not dove into before.

Happy Holidays, folks.

See you in 2023!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Thanksgiving Fails

04 Friday Nov 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Fails, family, Friday, Friends, FriYAY, Fun, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Weekend, YouTube

It’s the month of Thanksgiving, leaves, pumpkin-flavored everything, and all the rest. I hope you enjoy this video. It’s great!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Spiritual Sunday – Finding Your Life’s Purpose

16 Sunday Oct 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Spiritual Sunday

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e-book, Eckankar, family, Free, Friends, Life, Purpose, Spiritual Sunday, Weekend

Happy Sunday, all! I had a terrific birthday, yesterday. Thank you again for all the comments and well wishes. I appreciate that!

Anyway, for those of you that are interested, here’s yet another free e-book from ECKANKAR. This one is titled Finding Your Life’s Purpose. I hope you enjoy it: https://www.eckankar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Finding-Your-Lifes-Purpose_ebooklet.pdf

Have a great Sunday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Mr. Bean’s Exam

30 Friday Sep 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Chuckle, family, Friday, Friends, FriYAY, Funny Show, Giggle, Laugh, Mr. Bean, Relaxs, Snicker, Weekend, YouTube

If you’ve never seen Mr. Bean, you’ll enjoy this. It is typical British humor. I hope you find it as funny as I do. These episodes are about an hour+ long, so if it’s too much, just watch a few minutes. I’m confident this will entertain most of you.

Well, that’s it for today. Have a great Friday!!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – People

26 Monday Sep 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Motivation Monday

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Artists, Authors, Books, family, Friends, Legends, mentors, motivation, Writers

You know in all the motivation postings I’ve put up, I fail to mention people. So this one is dedicated to all the people that motivated me throughout my life.

We all have them. We have families. We have friends. We have husbands and wives, besties, and even colleagues at work or in our particular profession.

Two of my biggest motivators are David Allen and Stephen Covey. David Allen wrote the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity. Stephen Covey wrote the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. They are both terrific books that I refer to all the time.

My wife is also a motivator. I want to do well for her. When I was working, I was motivated by my fellow soldiers or colleagues at work. I wanted to do my part on the team.

Who has been your motivator? Any books, any songs, any poetry, or artists that get you going? What about your family and friends. Is there anyone you can think of that really drives you to do what you do?

If you’re like me, you have had plenty of people who have added value to your life, simply because they motivated you to do something you didn’t think you could do, or they showed you something that made a huge difference in your life. For me, Allen and Covey were those people. I didn’t know them, other than from reading their books, but boy, they impacted how I do things today.

Well, that’s all I got for now! Have a great Monday, all!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Slip and Fail

23 Friday Sep 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Chuckle, family, Friends, FriYAY, Funny, Giggle, Laughter, Weekend

I hope you have a great Friday and weekend. The laughter in the background is funnier than the videos on this one. Have a great weekend, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Thanks

16 Friday Sep 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Adventures, Blogs, family, followers, Friday, Friends, FriYAY, Happy Times, Photography, Readers, Relax, stories, Travel logs, Weekend

All, I’m foregoing the funny videos again this week, just to take time out and say thanks for following my blog and putting up some wonderful content on yours. The photos, the stories, and all the rest are just so terrific!

I hope all of you have a terrific weekend. I know I will. I’ve got a lot of gaming lined up, and there is a new episode of House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power. I can’t wait!!!

Have a great weekend folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Have Fun!

09 Friday Sep 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Beach, Coffee House, Dancing, family, Friends, Fun, Hobbies, Movie Theaters, Relaxation, Restaurants

Well, folks, my brother and nephew headed back to Phoenix. It’ll be weird for a couple of days getting used to “just us” again. Isn’t that the way it goes, though? You have visitors, laugh, watch shows, eat out, all the rest, and then, just like that, they are gone again. It was a great labor day weekend with my brother and nephew.

I normally post a funny video here for your enjoyment, but wanted to just wish everyone a great weekend this week. I had a great time during the long weekend, and I hope you did too. I know for some you this will be a working weekend. Whatever you are doing, enjoy it.

Spend some time with your family, friends, or pets. Get out and do something, whether it’s your favorite coffee shop, the beach (If you live in the tropics), or get out for a nice meal that someone else cooks. Whatever you do, have a great time. Weekends were made to get caught up with those home projects, taking naps, taking walks, whatever.

Well, that’s it for today. I wish all of you a terrific weekend. It’s FriYAY!!

Until next time…

Dave

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