11 Thursday Nov 2021
Posted in Veteran's Day
Today is Veteran’s Day in the United States. Today, we celebrate the sacrifices and service provided by so many throughout my country’s history. So today, I’ll keep it short.
To all who have served this country in our Armed Forces. To those families who have shared that burden.
Thank you for your service. Your sacrifices and service will never be forgotten. Happy Veteran’s Day!
Until next time…
Dave
26 Friday Mar 2021
Posted in Funny Friday
Today is normally a day where I post something funny. Instead, I wanted to take a few moments to thank all of you – new and old – for following my blog. Everyone is so busy these days adjusting to life because of COVID, learning how to use ZOOM and all the rest that comes with working or living out of our homes without a lot of outside contact. When you think things are going back to normal, this nasty little bug does something else, and we find ourselves locked right down again.
My home state is seeing surges everywhere. This virus seems to be telling us, “You thought you were safe. Wait until you get a load of this!”
As I mentioned earlier, my parents and I got phase one of the COVID-19 shot. No side effects on the first shot. We get our final shot in mid-April. I’ll keep you posted. I want to go back to the gym again, but cannot put my folks at risk until we are all vaccinated. I qualified for an early shot because I am a caretaker. If you have elderly folks or folks in your family that have underlying conditions, I cannot recommend you do all you can to keep them safe. My Mom is asthmatic and my Dad has emphysema. They are in their late 70s and early 80s. Both are in the group of folks that this virus impacts the most. Once we have been vaccinated, we can still get COVID, but the vaccine minimizes the risk of getting the nastier side of COVID. Once we are all set, I’ll head back to the gym.
Advocates for students to return to school are spouting that the young spring back quickly from COVID. That may be true, but who are these kids carrying it back to? The elderly, people with underlying conditions, and everyone else in the family or who they come in contact with. I think virtual schooling, despite its current challenges, is something all of us need to consider.
I hope all of you stay safe, happy, and pursuing your dreams.
Have a great weekend, folks!
Until next time…
Davce
08 Monday Feb 2021
Posted in Thank you
Tags
1000, Appreciative, followers, Friends, Friendship, Grateful, Gratitude, Monday!, Surprised, Thank you
Thank you all very much for your interest in my writings. What a great thing this is!
This post will forego the Motivation Monday post. I just wanted to show off for a second and then get back to work. I really appreciate the follows, the new friends I’ve made, and the terrific content you provide. Have a great week, folks!
Until next time…
Dave
18 Friday Dec 2020
Posted in Bonus Content
Tags
2020, 2021, Blogging, Bye for Now, final post, Friends, New Year, Thank you
Well, it’s been a helluva year. I hope all of you have been safe, healthy, and happy. This will be my last posting for 2020, as I’m taking off the last few weeks in December to celebrate my favorite part of the year.
With this final post, I’m grateful to have made a few friends, including author K.M. Allan. So many stories of your lives, pictures and places you’ve traveled, and all the rest each of us enjoys talking about are truly a tremendous gift for me. Despite our lockdowns, we have a medium to write down our thoughts and share them with the world.
I’d also like to thank all of you, personally, for following my blog. I try to capture a bunch of different topics, unlike many out there that stick to one topic or idea. This year, I’ll be dropping some of my daily topics for others. I don’t know which ones yet, but I’ll be thinking about that before the New Year begins. As this blog grows, so will my ideas.
In closing, I wish all of you peace, happiness, and love in 2021. See you there!!
Until next time…
Dave
27 Sunday Sep 2020
Posted in Spread Your Wings
This week’s challenge: Thank someone you typically do business with consistently. Maybe a person who checks you in at your gym, a friendly grocer, or even a barista at your local coffee shop. If you really want to go all out, write a letter to their manager expressing your appreciation for their service. Additional challenge: Make the letter anonymous.
Have a great Sunday, folks!
Until next time…
Dave
31 Friday Jul 2020
Posted in Bonus Content
Tags
Comments, Friends, Interaction, Likes, loyalty, Thank you, yearly goal
Well, folks. I hit my 800 follower goal 4 months early. Thank you so much for following my blog. It started in 2016 and I’m so glad that I hit this goal. Thanks for spreading the word, hitting like, and responding to my posts with a comment here and there.
I’ve made some great friends on this platform, have been excited, pissed off, saddened, and experienced every other emotion reading the works of others. The talent I see in book writing, poetry, video making, photography, and just outstanding writing is what brings me back every day to this special place.
If any of you would like to see other content, different categories, etc., feel free to leave a note in the comments.
Again, Thank You so much!
Here’s to 1,000 followers.
Until next time…
Dave
09 Sunday Feb 2020
Posted in Bonus Content, Thank you
It’s always a nice surprise to check in on Daily Ramblings and see new comments or new followers. Thanks so much for making my day. We gained a few followers over the weekend and I appreciate it.
For those of you who are new. Here is my posting schedule:
Monday – Motivation
Tuesday – Ted Talk
Wednesday – Wisdom
Thursday – Thankful
Friday – Funny
Saturday – Spiritual
Sunday – Spread Your Wings
Bonus Content – Whenever I get the nudge
Thanks again for following Daily Ramblings. I hope you continue to enjoy my content.
Until next time…
Dave
03 Thursday Oct 2019
Posted in Thankful Thursdays
This week I thank all of my followers. I am grateful for the new followers this week and I am grateful for the comments left by a few of you (These make my day!).
I am grateful for all the great writing on WordPress. Some stories are heart-breaking, but show how strong you are and how you are dealing with the adversities that life hands us from time-to-time. Thank you for the stories you tell.
I am grateful for my health. I am grateful for God. I am grateful for my friends. I am grateful for my family. I am grateful for my life. It has been and continues to be rich.
I hope each of you can see how wonderful this life is and the blessings you receive every moment.
Have a great Thursday!
Until next time…
Dave
08 Thursday Aug 2019
Posted in Thankful Thursdays
Tags
Appreciative, Blogging, followers, Grateful, Interaction, Thank you, Writing
I decided to start a blog a few years ago because I wanted an outlet for my writing and wanted to interact with other bloggers. I enjoy writing about the things I care about, like exercise, spiritual topics, productivity, and anything else that comes to mind.
Daily Ramblings broke the 600-follower mark this week. To all my new followers this week—Thanks! I also want to thank those of you who have stuck around. It’s nice to be appreciated by folks across the globe for the ideas and content I submit to this blog every day and I appreciate everyone who has interacted or just clicked like.
We all live very busy lives and I realize spending the time to look at other people’s work in and around working, going to school, traveling, taking care of your families, gardens, and fur babies, is tough. That’s why it means so much to get some response from you on a daily basis.
Honestly, most of us who are blogging would blog regardless of our followings. I know I would. But, it is nice to get feedback and comments on my work. Today, I appreciate all of you for giving me a bit of your time.
If you are new, here is my posting schedule:
Well, that’s it for today. Thanks again to all of my new followers. Have a great Thursday!
Until next time…
Dave
13 Thursday Jun 2019
Posted in Thankful Thursdays
Today’s edition thanks you, my followers. I really appreciate all of you who follow Daily Ramblings and hope to continue to provide great content in the years to come. Like all blogs, evolution is continual. We find a topic we enjoy writing about and our followers result because of the content we are discussing.
I really appreciate the comments you provide. I also appreciate you spending time reading my postings. I try to keep these postings brief out of respect for your time, but will hit pockets that spur me to write much longer postings.
Blogging has been freeing. It allows me to write daily and contribute to this forum. It also allows me to record my thoughts and feelings daily, which fluctuate over the days and months that precede a posting. Sometimes my posts are impacted by the news, a holiday, or an event in my life that is meaningful. At other times, I just write and the topic develops itself.
I hope all of you are having a terrific week! We are enjoying some rain today. It is really relaxing to look at the rain from my office chair and relish that I’m inside, warm and cozy. In my Army days, you couldn’t escape the weather. It always seemed like whenever we went to the field, the weather turned sour. In reality, the weather didn’t change at all. You don’t notice the weather until you are in it and have no means of escaping it.
Yesterday, I fired up my grill for the first time this year. I enjoy a good steak fresh off the grill. Today, I’ll be pan frying my food, as the rain won’t allow me to grill today. For those of you who have the opportunity to grill today, enjoy! The food tastes so good on the grill.
Well, that’s it for today, folks! Have a great Thursday!
Until next time…
Dave
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