Author: Brent Evans

morning babble / Tuesday 10-11-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Tuesday and it’s here. Day 1 of my 3-Day Fast.

Yet again, I was looking forward to this one. Needed this one in many ways. Clear up the head / get rid of some of the puffiness I’m feeling / regain some self-control again.

Next Meal – 6:41PM on Thursday

82 days until EXIT PLAN

Telomeres – they are commonly referred to as the “caps on our shoelaces” for our DNA or genes. You remove the caps and the strands begin to fray away and shorten. It’s now believed that these internal time-keepers (and their length) control how quickly we age or how early we see signs of aging. Lastly, telomere loss may lead to cancer.

Fasting helps / Fasting induces autophagy and a body in autophagy is providing help to the telomeres. I can go way deep into all this stuff.

Bottomline – you don’t want messy shoelaces with your DNA and genes.

Links to go and read for yourself!

1. Science Daily
2. Healthy Cell
3. Ageless Investing

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I fast for greater physical and mental efficiency.” – by Plato

morning babble / Monday 10-10-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

That song at the beginning was “Dancing on my Own” by Robyn. Bryce Harper and his Phillies companions let fly some champagne while belting out and dancing to that song – “Dancing on My Own” By the way, that was the unofficial theme song of the Red Sox’s 2021 playoff run . . . who ALMOST made it to the World Series and didn’t.

83 days until EXIT PLAN

Barry – it’s been 2 years / Click here for the Barry glass story

GOAL SETTING MONDAY & REVIEW –

Week ahead –

I want a solid week. I’ve got my 3-Day Fast / I’m hoping for a 5 for 5 week at Jiu-Jitsu. / AND – I just want to stay caught up, so I can go into next weekend with the opportunity to do a project finally AND watch the Phillies & Eagles.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If you get tired, learn to rest, not quit.” – by Banksy

morning babble / Friday 10-07-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Lying is getting to me.

86 days until EXIT PLAN

New Music Friday:

I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that!

Slim pickings on the new music front. Not too much in my playlist.

• It’s now only two weeks until Midnights’ release day on October 21st. I’m talking about the new album from Taylor Swift. All is quiet though on any singles being released right now. All we do know is that there are 13 tracks and their names – I won’t go through them – you can Google that. She was slowing releasing them on social media and explaining some of the stories behind the songs too.

• Via Jazz Monroe of Pitchfork, Depeche Mode have announced a new album coming out next spring and it’s called: Memento Mori. This will be the first new music since the band lost founding member Andy “Fletch” Fletcher. No actual single released yet, but with the band going on tour beginning in March . . . the music has to be coming soon.

• New Williow album – this one got some high praise from Rolling Stone, too. We’ve already heard several of these songs: “Maybe It’s My – fault” / “curious/furious” / “hover like a goddess” / Today though, we officially get all 11 of them packaged together – not even 30 minutes of tunage though. However, it’s good. Nice rock sound happening – lots of guitar. Oh – name of the album is Coping Mechanism

• Royal & the Serpent (Ryan Santiago) has been releasing a track and video each week as (via Yahoo entertainment) “a part of a project dubbed happiness is an inside job, an effort that will allow listeners to join her in pursuit of happiness.” We already got Chapter 1: “IM FINE” followed by last week’s “Death of Me” aka Chapter 2. So, today, we get Chapter 3 with “Love Abuser (Save Me)”. Click here for the video.

• Charlie Puth has a new album out today creatively called Charlie. 12 songs, just over 30 minutes of new Charlie.

Sammy was the other name my Pop-pop used to cover with forgetting names.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I don’t have talent, so I just get up earlier.” – by Henry Rollins

morning babble / Thursday 10-06-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!

Got some birthday parties to go to this weekend. Not sure which parent is going. I think they are all parties that my daughter is going to. Think my wife is going.
I’m so not good at those. As they are saying their name, I am forgetting their name.
Except for Grandma!

87 days until EXIT PLAN

Discuss the babble desk becoming my writing desk / triggers you into writing

I have to clean up today.

Also, next week is 3-Day Fast / Learn things like Autophagy / and Telomeres

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found.” – by Kurt Vonnegut

morning babble / Wednesday 10-05-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

88 days until EXIT PLAN

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s cornbread – stale and dry.” – by Loretta Lynn

“I didn’t know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.”
by Loretta Lynn

morning babble / Tuesday 10-04-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Back at BJJ today – felt good. All last week – I didn’t go because of my son being sick and then other things that came up which didn’t make it possible. And every day – it bothered me because I had begun the routine of Jiu-Jitsu every morning. Yesterday, I didn’t go because we got back late from NY and it didn’t bother me as much. Not good. It was important that I got back today.

89 days until EXIT PLAN

PODCAST TUESDAY!

No new good ones still. Always check out my About page to see what I listen to.

Goal of the day is to finish the Ryan Holiday book: Courage is Calling

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” – by Ralph Waldo Emerson

morning babble / Monday 10-03-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

I was in New York all weekend, so I’m all messed up right now. It’s in a good way. But you know – routines are out of whack. I skipped Jiu-Jitsu today because the body wouldn’t have appreciated that early morning “stretching.” I’m old – I have to listen to my body.

Anyway – it was a wonderful weekend for my daughter’s 7th birthday. There was American Doll tea parties and hair dos, delicious dinners, and Wicked. Many thank-yous to G-Dog and Caff for providing our entire family with a weekend to remember. Making memories – that’s what it’s all about.

90 days until EXIT PLAN

GOAL SETTING MONDAY & REVIEW –

Accomplishments –

Trust the routines, BUT – keep throwing things against the wall. See what sticks. See what can be added to the routine in order to get to the goals still.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.” – by Eckhart Tolle who wrote the bestselling book: “The Power of Now,”

morning babble / Friday 09-30-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Happy Friday / Last Day of September – make it a good one.

Earlier this week, I flashed these delightful treats – Pumpkin Spice Cupkakes from Tastykake. My kids did some damage on them. We had two boxes. My mom reached out to the boy and asked if he wanted anything for her to pick up for him. He politely texted back – “No – you don’t have to do that.”

Hey Nana!

93 days until EXIT PLAN

Weezer was originally “Fall” / It was suggested to them to change it to “Autumn” because nobody outside of the US uses the term “Fall” for the season.

New Music Friday:

I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that!

• My man Beck covered the classic Neil Young song “Old Man” for a “Sunday Night Football” promotional spot for this Sunday’s Chiefs / Bucs game. Via Spin Magazine: “In highlighting the song’s lyric “24 and there’s so much more,” the NBC Sports ad was meant to promote the forthcoming Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs game on Oct. 2, and nod to the fact that both teams’ quarterbacks, Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, won the Super Bowl at the age of 24.” (Play video clip) Even if it is just a cover. I’ll take new Beck any day.

• Slipknot – the multi-platinum alternative metal band – just dropped their seventh studio album, “The End, So Far.” We already got several of the songs from the album, but today we get all 12 for nearly an hour of new music. Some of you might still ask – Who’s Slipknot? (play the clip) That’s the video from one of their new songs “The Dying Song.” Do they scare me? Of course they do. That type of attire. Clowns terrify me. But the music – they are mad talented musicians. Corey Taylor – one of the best lead singers for that genre. If you don’t get it or understand it . . . I get that too. It’s all good.

• BoywithUke hooked up with Oliver Tree for a new song “Sick of U” – here’s what it sounds like. (play clip) Someone made that video – the guy with the white glowing eyes is BoywithUke and the guy behind him is Oliver Tree. I’m new to these guys. BUT – I enjoyed the hook and it’s making me dig deeper. I like when music makes me do that.

• Paramore is back together and officially announced a new album coming out next year on February 10th. We’ll get ten new tracks. Today, we can hear the single “This is Why” – which is also the title of the entire album. I tried to go through the rotating door of band members. They’re out, they’re in, they’re back out, but now back in. Nevertheless, we get new Paramore today and even more in February – Hayley Williams still singing though.

• Random new shtuff: There’s also a new Pokemon song from Ed Sheeran / whole new album drop from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs / and from the Netflix Film “Luckiest Girl Alive”, there’s new Elle King singing the song “I know Where I’ve Been”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Life owes you nothing. You owe yourself everything.” – by Corey Taylor

morning babble / Thursday 09-29-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!

Hoping everyone is okay in Florida with Hurricane Ian / Last night it was learned that we lost Hip-Hop artist Coolio at the age of 59. My son had not too long ago played the junk out of “Gangsta’s Paradise” – it was to the point that I think I heard it more with my son than back in the day when it was a huge hit. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but just know it was a lot.

94 days until EXIT PLAN

With “New Music Friday” coming tomorrow . . . I really begin digging into some new stuff that’s trickling out right now. I also follow Pitchfork which helps me with a lot of the new music. BUT – just yesterday, they released their list of the 150 Best Albums of the 90s. That’s all me. So, I got lost into the list and confused. It’s like All-Star selections . . . someone is always snubbed. So – here’s my little commentary.

1. They covered Hip-Hop and did it well. A Tribe Called Quest made the list twice with one of their albums holding the #9 spot. AND – I absolutely applaud the #2 album being Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
2. They also listed some of the artists that we lost too soon like Elliott Smith and Jeff Buckley.
3. The obscure was played out too much – Neutral Milk Hotel made the list. I like that album, but on the top 150? This occurred throughout – all the way to the #1 album spot, which went to My Bloody Valentine with their Loveless album
4. Where’s the grunge? Nirvana landed twice / Soundgarden sneaked in at #148 / No Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, or Alice in Chains. AND – this one really bothered me – at #8 it was Hole’s Live Through This album. How is Courney Love going to be higher than Nirvana’s Nevermind album which came in at #10.
5. Personally, Beck should have been higher – Odelay is an amazing album – #1 for me.

BUT – when all was said and done – thank you, Pitchfork. You made me remember some albums that I had forgotten and gave me some happy thoughts – that’s what it’s all about.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Life is too short to not have fun; we are only here for a short time compared to the sun and the moon.” – by Coolio

morning babble / Wednesday 09-28-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Pumpkin Spice Cupkakes via Tastykake – I was hoping that it said something about breakfast on here to validate its usage during the morning time hours.

95 days until EXIT PLAN

Welcome to AMA Wednesday –

“When’s your next 3-Day Fast?” – Not next week / The following week

“Still meditating?” – Not really. Because this question came in again – I did today.

“What race are you doing next?” – I might be done for the year. I want to run. I miss the time on the mill listening to podcasts. THAT was my meditation. I’m just going to focus on Jiu-Jitsu since that appeared to be helping me with stretching out the feet amongst other body parts.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Think progress, not perfection.” – by Ryan Holiday

His new book officially out Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control