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Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – A Deadly Influence, Timeline (YouTube), MS Excel (Udemy)

02 Thursday Feb 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Reading, Watching, and Learning

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A Deadly Influence, Black History Month, Expanding Your Mind, Kyle Pew, Learning, MS Excel, Officenewb, Timeline, Udemy, YouTube

A Deadly Influence is about the police trying to find a kidnapped boy, a religious cult, and multiple murders. I’m getting close to the end of the book, and it is a great read. As a part of Black History Month, I’m going to find a non-fiction book on an African American that has had a great impact on our society in some way. I’ll begin my search for that person today. I’ll keep you posted.

I discovered a great History series called Timeline on YouTube. Here’s a link if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/@TimelineChannel/playlists

If you are interested in learning more about MS Office, here’s a great link for you: https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?src=ukw&q=kyle+pew This link will take you to all the courses Kyle Pew teaches. I would recommend MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. He’s a great instructor and he provides a great deal of volume in his courses. For around $12 when it’s on sale, you can’t beat it. I’ve been taking his course in MS Excel, since 2021. I’m still going. It’s just a great course!

Well, that’s all I got for today. Have a great one, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Black History Month

01 Wednesday Feb 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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African American History Month, Black History Month, Gerald Ford, History, Learning, Wikipedia

All, I’ll be forgoing the quote today to announce Daily Rambling’s focus on Black History month. All of my postings will be about black scientists, performers, poets, and other topics. I like doing this each year, because I learn more.

For those of you who reside outside the United States. Here is a link to Black History month: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month

I read this article each year and learn something new. We have so many peoples in the United States. We all benefit from the contributions of African Americans, and so many other cultures. I look forward to a terrific month of learning and sharing my learning with you this month.

I will be using a picture of Martin Luther King Jr.’s monument for each day this month.

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Free Writing Friday – Reading

27 Friday Jan 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Free Writing Friday

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BlackBirch 3, Diet, free writing, Gum Disease, Learning, Reading, The Carnivore Diet, The Keto Diet

I love the snowy months. We’ve gotten hit with about 6 inches with more in store for the next few days. Snowy days are great days for reading, writing, and all the other things I do from the comfort of my office chair. I finished a few books this week. The first was Blackbirch 3 from my friend and author in Australia, K.M. Allan. I also finished the book The Carnivore Diet. This book has been on my reading list for a while. I picked it up after seeing a YouTube video from Joe Rogan interviewing Dr. Jordan Peterson. He has been on the Carnivore diet for about a year at the time of this showing. His wife, daughter, and he have adopted this diet because of health issues in his family. Autoimmune disease, depression, and arthritis in his daughter. Remarkably, they have all come of anti-depressants, his gum disease has disappeared, and he has lost about 60 pounds.

I too suffer from gum disease and have also felt some other changes occurring that I’m not too happy with. So, I’m going to embark on my own adventure into the carnivorous diet. I don’t know if I’ll go as hard as the Petersons, which literally means they eat beef and nothing else, but salt and water, but I’ll definitely give it a go. Gum disease is incurable and is no fun. I was diagnosed in 2018 and have been dealing with it ever since. I had an appointment with a dentist to get to work on this, but when I found out the procedure would run me about $6000.00, and there was no guarantee that it would go away, I passed and have looked for more homeopathic solutions. Diet is one of them, since changing diet will also change the biome in my gut and mouth. The theory is: If you stop eating things that feed a certain type of bacteria that lives within you, those bacteria that are harmful will die off and the bacteria that is needed to digest meat will survive.

I’ve tried the Keto diet in the past and it was really effective at weight loss, but it was too hard to track. Fat is the primary food source Keto dieters use. It has been very effective for those with Diabetes, but the measuring of yourself for being in Ketosis is very difficult, not to mention, tracking all the things you need to track, so I gave it up as too unsustainable. The Carnivore diet, on the other hand, is easy. Eat meat. That’s it. So, I’m going to give it a whirl. My way of moving to a new diet is not a radical change overnight, but gradual. I’ll see what it does and how it impacts me.

I read a lot of books at the same time. I enjoy reading non-fiction, but also enjoy fiction and spiritual books. So, I always read at least three at a time. Currently I am reading: A Deadly Influence, The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad book 2, and I’ve got to find another non-fiction book to dive into. I don’t know what I’m going to read, but I’ll start looking today.

Well, I’m done for now. I hope all of you have a great Friday and weekend. Here’s to a hot cup of coffee on a snowy day!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – Blackbirch, Crash Course, and MS Excel

12 Thursday Jan 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Reading, Watching, and Learning

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Blackbirch, Crash Course, Curiosity.com, Learning, MS Excel, Reading, Udemy, Watching

A really nice twist hit the plot in Blackbirch 3 this week. I won’t divulge, but the story has really engaged me at this point. I can’t wait to find out what happens.

I’ve been watching a documentary called Crash Course World History on Curiosity.com. We just addressed WWII. I like this series, the host, John Green is hilarious. I think you can find this on YouTube, so check them out–they are really entertaining and informative.

I’m working through the VBA portion of the MS Excel course. This week, we are looking at working with multiple sheets and the logic involving working with various column ranges so your code can handle any length of ranges. It’s really cool.

These three things are very entertaining. I love a good story, watching documentaries, and learning new things. If any of you are looking to spread your wings a bit, reply in the comments and I can help you find what you might be looking for. I’ve utilized multiple educational platforms, read quite extensively, and enjoy the action and science fiction genres.

Well, that’s it for today, folks. Happy Thursday.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Free Writing Friday – Introduction

06 Friday Jan 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Free Writing Friday

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Freedom, Gaming, Learning, motivation, Overview, Reading, Spiritual, Ted Talk, Topics, Watching, wisdom, Writing, Writing Schedule

It’s so nice to be back at my desk and creating content. I love to write, and this medium allows me to express myself in specific ways on a daily schedule. Over time, however, I began to get the nudge to write about anything and when you’re on a tight schedule like my blog requires it takes away a little freedom, which I crave. So, from now on, Fridays will be my free writing days. I’ll write about popular topics, but don’t be surprised if I go off on a tangent into other topics just to keep things fresh and interesting. Over the last 4 years, I’ve gotten very good at finding interesting topic areas that I enjoy that many of you have enjoyed too.

Today, I just wanted to explain what Fridays would bring, so you would not be surprised that my funny Friday postings had disappeared. I will still inject some humor or may drop a Youtube video here that I find funny, but wanted to have an opportunity to write about anything that comes to mind on Friday.

For those of you who are new to my blog, here is my weekly schedule of writing. If you see any topic that is interesting, feel free to visit me on those days.

Monday Motivation

Ted Talk Tuesday

Wisdom Wednesday

Reading, Watching, and Learning (Thursdays)

Free Writing Friday

Gaming Saturday

Spiritual Sunday

Well, that’s it for today. I hope all of you have a great Friday and have some nice plans set for the weekend. For me, it’ll be running some errands, going to the gym, reading my books, and GAMING! I’ll be exploring the DMZ this weekend on Call of Duty MWII. It’ll be great fun!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – Blackbirch 3, Documentaries, and MS Excel

05 Thursday Jan 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Reading, Watching, and Learning

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Blackbirch, Documentaries, Learning, Readng, Thursday, Watchng

Hello all!

I’m focusing my reading efforts on a book my friend in Australia wrote and published last year. It is the third in a series of books. What a story! I don’t want to provide any spoilers, but this is a great story. It falls within the YA category and is just terrific. The town, characters, and plot are all engaging.

I love documentaries and there were too many I watched in December to cover here. That being said, I’ll be telling you about the ones I watch weekly, going forward.

I’m still working on the MS Excel course. It is quite extensive. I’m on lesson 243 and there’s still more to go. I got this course on Udemy and started it a year ago. I paid a measly $9.00 for it and it has been well worth the money.

Well, I hope all of you are having a great start to 2023. We are here in our home. Have a great Thursday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Pumpkin Facts

08 Tuesday Nov 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Ted Talk

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Cookies, decorations, Latte, Learning, Pie, pumpkin, Soup, TedEd, Thanksgiving, YouTube

It’s November and pumpkin season is upon us. Pumpkin pies, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin lattes, and all the rest. I like finding these interesting little videos because I always learn something. I hope you do too. Have a great Tuesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, Learning – Deep Mind, Blackbirch 3, A Deadly Influence, MS Excel, Discord, and Canva

03 Thursday Nov 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Reading, Watching, and Learning

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A Deadly Influence, BlackBirch 3, Canva, Deep Mind, Discord, Learning, MS Excel, Reading, Udemy

I’m way behind on my reading goals for the year, so I’ve increased my efforts there to meet my goals by the end of the year. I didn’t watch much tv this week, since my sister was away. Now she’s back, so I’m sure we’ll be watching some cool shows to talk about next week. My learning is all about finishing an MS Excel course, diving back into a Canva course, and starting a new course on Discord a really cool technology for building online communities.

Deep Mind is book 7 of the Star Carrier series. Blackbirch 3 is the the third book in a series by my friend K.M. Allan, an author in Australia. She’s an Indy YA author and I want to support her all I can. A Deadly Influence is a thriller about a kidnapped young boy and the police who are trying to get him back. All of these are terrific books.

MS Excel is still going and is getting interesting. We are learning about user interaction with input and message boxes. The Canva course is covering creating a brand logo for your business. The Discord course is covering different ways of growing a community around a server I build. It’s great stuff so far.

Well, this is short, because I have a lot on my plate today. I hope all of you are having a great Thursday and week.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, Learning – Deep Time, Crash Course World History, Udemy Excel, Canva, and Discord

13 Thursday Oct 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Reading, Watching, and Learning

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Canva, Crash Course, Curiosity Stream, Deep Time, Discord, Excel, Learning, Reading, Udemy, Writing

So, it’s been a busy week. I took advantage of the holiday to do some research on some courses I need to take and found a great Canva course and Discord course on Udemy. There was a sale, so they only cost me $12 a piece. I just started Discord a bit ago and will start the Canva course today as well.

I’m still watching the Crash Course World History course. It is really great. The host, Tom Green, is hilarious, and the format for these videos is about 10 minutes, so it’s an easy watch and doesn’t eat up much of the day. It is part of Curiosity Stream so if you want to watch it, you’ll have to pay your $19 for the year, which to me is an absolute steal.

I’m still in the Deep Time book. Currently the Marines are storming the Glothr orbiting space station to rescue some humans that were captured. On the surface of Invectus, one of the pilots is being rescued after being downed. Admiral Gray is still in charge and running the show from the space carrier America.

Oh! This weekend, I’ll be watching the second Venom movie called Carnage. It should be a great flick. My sister bought it and we’ll be watching it as part of my birthday weekend. I’ll be 59.

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

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Learning While Commuting

03 Monday Oct 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Motivation Monday

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Commute, Learning, lunchtime, Monday, motivation, project, traveling, Waiting, Work

I’ve mentioned this in other posts, but it bears repeating again. If you are still working at an office, you are commuting. Whether you have to negotiate the freeways, drive across the country, or catch a bus or subway, you’ve got time to burn on these treks each day. Why not put that time to good use?

Learning is a great way build your motivation because it helps us build our skill set. This skill set can be used to improve something we do at work, start a new hobby, or used for a home project we’ve been trying to figure out.

For those of you that drive, I’d recommend Audible, so you can listen to a book while you are driving. If you are not driving, I’d recommend watching YouTube or an educational video you get from Udemy or some other educational resource you enjoy.

Think about it. How many of you have the energy to take a learning course or something like this when you get home after a hard day’s work? Probably not that many. You may intend to, but family responsibilities may not allow that, particularly if you have kids, who have been waiting for you all day.

When I worked, I always listened to something educational or uplifting. All the news that was on, was reporting numerous accidents, bad news, or some silly duo who talked about frivolous stuff that had nothing to do with educating me. Yes, we all want to be entertained, but there is so much to learn that I tried to incorporate some type of learning each day on my way in.

You may have other times you can do this. Maybe listen to an audiobook or watch a video while you are eating your lunch, at the dentist or doctor, or on a long trip on a plane, bus, or train. All these are excellent opportunities to improve yourself, while you are just sitting somewhere biding your time.

I hope you have a great Monday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

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