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Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Happy Halloween

31 Monday Oct 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Motivation Monday

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Eerie, Focus timers, Focused work, Games, Halloween, motivation, Music, Naps, Pomodoro, Scary

There’s nothing more motivating than a holiday. Halloween has been fun this year, because I used the entire month to celebrate by watching scary movies, concentrated my posts on scary topics, and had a great time playing my favorite mobile video games that have all added Halloween themes to their game experience.

Holidays are nice because they give us the freedom to choose what we will do and what we won’t. It’s a nice break from the hustle and bustle of the normal work week. Employers are having potlucks, employee dress ups, and even cutting folks loose early so they can get their kids out for their trick or treating.

Today, since yesterday was my “do nothing day”, I was ready to go. I was up at 3 am, writing, learning, reading, and so on. These little breaks can really add to your motivation to get back at it.

Speaking of breaks. Here are a few ways to maintain your motivation throughout the day:

  1. Use a focus timer like Pomodoro, which will have you work in a specific time-frame and then take a break. The default setup for this is 20 minutes, followed by 5-minutes, but most of these apps are highly customizable. I typically like working for 25 minutes, then take 5 minutes so I have a 30-minute work-break session.
  2. Plan rewarding times for yourself after each big chunk of activity. If you go to a gym, hit your favorite coffee shop on the way home. If you are working at your desk, perhaps you are a video game advocate like I am. Get in a session after you’ve knocked out some work.
  3. Naps are also a great reward, particularly if you work from home. Plan in a nap after lunch, before dinner, or whenever your schedule allows. Keep it to around 20 minutes so you don’t get too groggy to go back to work.
  4. Listen to some music, meditate, or do some creative planning for something you would like to do on the weekend.

These are just some ideas for you to start with. You know what you enjoy. Sprinkle in this fun throughout your day, in and around your work schedule, and you’ll find that each day will be much more satisfying and the work you do will be more motivating because you know there is some fun and relaxation waiting for you after each session of work.

I hope you have a great Monday and enjoy Halloween. We’ll be passing out candy to all the folks who come around for tricks and treats.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – More Scary Pranks

28 Friday Oct 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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Eerie, Funny, Halloween, Jump, Laugh, Pranks, Scary, Scream, Startle

Well, we are slowly approaching Halloween, and this will be the last Halloween-themed posting. I hope you enjoyed them. Here is another Scray Prank video. Happy Halloween all! I hope you have a great time on Halloween!

Have a great weekend!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Halloween Pranks!

14 Friday Oct 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Funny Friday

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AFV, Friday, FriYAY, Halloween, Pranks, Scares, Screams, YouTube

These are always great! This is another addition to my Halloween-themed postings for the next few weeks.

Have a great Friday and weekend!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – H. P. Lovecraft

12 Wednesday Oct 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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Author, Cthulu, H. P. Lovecraft, Halloween, Horror, Scary, Science Fiction, Weird tales, Wikipedia

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

H. P. Lovecraft

From even the greatest of horrors, irony is seldom absent.

H. P. Lovecraft

It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.

H. P. Lovecraft

The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.

H. P. Lovecraft

Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.

H. P. Lovecraft

My Halloween theme for this month’s quotes would not be complete without a reference to H.P. Lovecraft. What a talent! Anyway, for those of you who have never read him, here’s his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

If you’d like to find and read some of his horror, check out this link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft_bibliography

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Zombies

11 Tuesday Oct 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Ted Talk

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Christopher M Moreman, Halloween, History, Horror, Scary, Spooky, Undead, Zombies

Here’s another spooky tidbit. This is part of my Halloween theme for the month of October.

I hope you enjoyed this one. I found it interesting and did not realize how zombies became part of the movies way back when.

Have a great Tuesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning

29 Thursday Sep 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Reading, Watching, and Learning

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Boris Karloff, Canva, Dracula, Halloween, Lon Chaney, October, The Exorcist, The Mummy, The Werewolf

I’m closing in on the end of Deep Time. They are still in a huge battle that has ran for three chapters with a species titled the Glothr. They are an alien species that existed under the ice in a frozen “ocean” on a planet called Invictus. After I’ve finished this one, I may take a break, because one of my author friends has just released book 3 of her series of books that I want to read.

As we are slowly approaching the month of Halloween, I tend to watch a lot of scary movies in October. So, I’ll be watching some Freddy Krueger, Friday the 13th, Halloween, The Exorcist, and a few other of my favorite scary movies. I’ll also look around for some black and white movies I liked when I was a kid like The Mummy, Frankenstein, and The Werewolf. These featured two of my favorites: Boris Karloff and Lon Cheney.

I’m still plugging through my MS Excel course. We are learning about the VBA editor, which is really cool. I didn’t realize how powerful this is until I started this course. Anyway, that’s what I’ll be working on until I’m done with it. Then, I think I’ll move onto a Canva course that has been waiting for my attention.

While I’m talking about this, if you are ever interested in using Udemy for your online learning, set up an account (for free) so you can get emails that announce their sales. I bought six courses for under 50 bucks. It is a real bargain, when you think about how much you’ll get out of them. Once you purchase these courses, they are yours for life. This is different from other online learning platforms that offer courses that run like a college course, when you pay for one of these courses, they are really expensive and you only have access to them while the course is running, which is usually between 8 and 10 weeks.

Well, that’s all for now, folks. Have a great Thursday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Edgar Allan Poe

28 Wednesday Sep 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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Coffees, Cold Temperatures, Edgar Allan Poe, Fall, Halloween, Macabre, Scary, Trick or Treat, wisdom

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

Edgar Allan Poe

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Edgar Allan Poe

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Edgar Allan Poe

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Edgar Allan Poe

Well, October is right around the corner and the beginning of my favorite time of year. October is my birthday month, Halloween celebrations will commence, and I get to spend a week watching all the scary movies I enjoyed as a child. Then there are the trick-or-treaters, and the seasonal coffees at all of the local coffee shops. Yay!!!

I figured Poe would be a great pick to get us ready for the upcoming month of spooks, goblins, ghosts, wraiths, and all those things that go bump in the night. Here is his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Superstitions

26 Tuesday Oct 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Ted Talk

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Eery, Halloween, Salt over the Shoulder, Scary, Superstitions, TedEd, Walking under a ladder

Since we are approaching Halloween, I figured this would be a fun video to watch to add to your Halloween spirit. I hope you find it as interesting as I did. Have a great Tuesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – The Taxonomy of Candy

19 Tuesday Oct 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Ted Talk

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candy, Halloween, Taxonomy, TedEd, Trick or Treat, Tuesday, Video, yummy

I figured this would be a good video, since we are fast approaching that day of the year where the kiddies get out and either go door-to-door, or get their Halloween treats from a bunch of cars with trunks open and loaded with tasty morsels.

This video is an interesting one. I hope you enjoy it.

Have a great Tuesday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Thankful Thursday – Fall

01 Thursday Oct 2020

Posted by Dave Gardner in Thankful Thursdays

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Autumn, Cakes, Coffee, Cookies, Cool weather, Fall, Gentle Breezes, Halloween, Holidays, Leaves, Pies, Soup, Stew, Thanksgiving

Today, I’m grateful for the fall. The cooler temperatures, the wind, and the trees, with their multi-colored leaves falling to the ground and decorating our lawn and driveway. Wow!

I also enjoy the fall because it is heading toward my birthday, the Thanksgiving holiday, and Christmas and New Year’s! Let’s not forget Halloween. What a great time of year!

This is the season for chili, stew, and all kinds of great soups that warm the tummy. It’s the season of cookies, pies, and cakes. It’s the season of warm bread coming out of the oven. Let’s not forget the great times ahead when families get together and celebrate.

This year has been a strange one. We’ve got COVID, we’ve got the entire Western United States on fire, we’ve got a crazy Presidential election, and we’ve had some civil unrest in a few places. I just sit back and watch the show. What else can you do?

Another glorious thing about the fall is coffee!! I began a new habit of drinking cooler things during the summer months. But now that we are getting chillier, I’ll be back at the Raven, the Exquisite Corpse, Starbucks, and Dunkin’ Donuts for my favorite coffees. We still can’t go inside the coffee houses and enjoy some coffee with others, but they are serving and I’m buying.

Well, that’s all I got for today, folks. Here’s to the fall. May we all have many more!

Until next time…

Dave

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