5K EVERY DAY – Day #359

(Opening clip — Weezer’s “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”)

Merry Christmas.
Happy Holidays.
Or, as I like to say — Make it a good day.
(flash the blue index card)

(Clip — Jimmy Buffett’s “Mele Kalikimaka”)

I’ll admit it — I believe in Santa.
I love the lights, the songs, just the ridiculous joy of it all.

And today would’ve also been Jimmy Buffett’s birthday.
If he were still here, he’d be turning 79.

(More “Mele Kalikimaka”)

Buffett lived like time was a gift — not a deadline.
You don’t squeeze the day.
You let it unfold.

That’s how today went.
Easy miles. Clear head.
One more mark on the calendar.

(Video Slide of Day #359)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.” – by Jimmy Buffett

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #358

(Opening clip — Stevie Nicks’ intro of “Silent Night”)

On this date back in 1818, a church choir in Austria introduced a brand-new song during Midnight Mass.

(Stevie Nicks vocal — “Silent Night… holy night”)

Stevie Nicks probably wasn’t there that night —
but “Silent Night” does turn 207 years old today.

(Stevie — “Sleep in heavenly peace”)

Two centuries later, it still does the same thing:
slows the world down and reminds you to breathe.

So before the noise of tomorrow,
I took a quiet moment —
and kept the 5K Every Day streak alive.

(Video Slide of Day #358)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Every day you wake up is another opportunity.” – by Stevie Nicks

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #357

(Opening clip — acoustic intro of “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town”)

On this date back in 1964, Eddie Vedder was born in Evanston, Illinois —
named Edward Louis Severson III.

(Clip — “Alive” opening riff)

But the name we know?
Vedder — taken from his mom’s maiden name.

A small change…
that became a whole new identity.

(Clip — “Animal”)

Pearl Jam never chased trends.
Eddie never chased shortcuts.
They built something real — on their own terms.

You don’t need to be who you started as —
you just need to keep becoming.

So today, I kept moving it all forward – I ran.

(Video Slide of Day #357)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I know I was born and I know that I’ll die. The in-between is mine.”
— Eddie Vedder

It’s actually a lyric from “I Am Mine”

Happy 61st!

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #356

(Opening clip — “Wrap Me Up” chorus)

That’s Jimmy Fallon —
who has his own Christmas channel on SiriusXM
and dropped a deluxe version of his holiday album this past November.

(More “Wrap Me Up” — Meghan’s verse)

One of my favorites from that album is “Wrap Me Up,”
featuring Meghan Trainor —
which feels especially appropriate…

(Quick hit — “All About That Bass” clip)

…because today also happens to be Meghan Trainor’s birthday.

And yeah — since it’s December 22nd,
I probably should be leaning all the way into Christmas music.

But honestly?
It is all about the bass and the good energy.

So I wrapped up Run #356 —
one more day, one more 5K, still moving.

(Video Slide of Day #356)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that things will work out.” — Meghan Trainor

Happy 32nd Birthday!

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #355

(Opening clip — iconic bell intro of “All I Want for Christmas Is You”)

It took 25 years in the making but something finally happened on this date back in 2019

(Clip — “I don’t want a lot for Christmas…”)

Mariah Carey’s
“All I Want for Christmas Is You”
hit #1 in America… for the first time.

It was released in 1994.

(Clip — big chorus hit)

Same song.
Same joy.
Just needed to be a little patient and wait for the right moment.

Not everything hits right away.
Some things grow quietly — year after year — or even day after day.

For 5K Every Day, Run number 355 is done.

(Video Slide of Day #355)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.” — Mariah Carey

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #354

(Opening clip — the unmistakable opening riff of Walk Like an Egyptian)

On this date back in 1986, The Bangles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time
with “Walk Like an Egyptian.”

(Clip — chorus / arm-walk moment)

It was playful.
It was weird.
But it completely took over #1 for seven weeks.

(Another song clip)

Sometimes progress doesn’t look serious.
It just looks consistent.

You keep showing up.
You keep moving forward.

For Day 354 — I did my part.

(Video Slide of Day #354)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You have to be brave enough to be yourself.” — Susanna Hoffs

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #353

(Opening clip — iconic wall-of-sound intro of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”)

On this date back in 2014, a Christmas tradition came to an end.

(Clip — Darlene Love chorus)

For nearly 30 years, Darlene Love closed out David Letterman’s Christmas shows with this song.

It started in 1986.
It worked once.
So Dave brought it back — every single year.

(Clip — big vocal moment)

But in 2014, with Letterman retiring, she sang it on his show for the final time.

Same song.
Same power.
One last night.

Some things don’t need reinventing —
they just need showing up.

That’s what I did today with run number 353

(Video Slide of Day #353)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If it weren’t for the music, I don’t know how I would’ve gotten through some of the rough spots.” – by David Letterman

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #352

(Opening clip — “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” bark + beat drop)

Today — December 18th — is the birthday of DMX.
A voice that never whispered, but instead demanded movement.

(Clip — “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” hook)

DMX wasn’t about pretty motivational quotes.
He showed up loud — even when life wasn’t.

(Transition clip — “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” intro)

You don’t wait until you feel ready —
you move first…
and then the feeling follows.

That’s what today was for me.
No hype. No excuses.
Just – I ran.

(Video Slide of Day #352)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I don’t regret anything. I learn from everything.” – by DMX

Today would have been his 55th birthday

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #351

(Opener of “Für Elise” from Jon Batiste)

If Ludwig van Beethoven were still alive today,
he’d be celebrating his 255th birthday.

(Opener of “Symphony No. 5 Stomp” from Jon Batiste)

Unfortunately, he’s not.
But what is alive is the music.

That’s why albums like Beethoven Blues from Jon Batiste matter —
they don’t preserve classical music in glass…
they move it forward.

(More of “Symphony No. 5 Stomp” from Jon Batiste)

Batiste takes something written centuries ago
and reminds us that progress doesn’t come from copying the past —
it comes from showing up and reinterpreting it.

That’s what today was for me.
Day 351 of 5K Every Day — completed.

(Video Slide of Day #351)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I’m interested in the continuum — honoring the past while pushing forward.” – by Jon Batiste

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #350

(Opening clip — piano intro of “We Didn’t Start the Fire”)

On this date back in 1989, Billy Joel hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

(Clip — rapid-fire opening verse)

It’s a song that doesn’t slow down.
Zero time to catch your breath.

Just history… chaos… pressure…
coming at you faster than you can process.

(Hook to the song)

That’s what life can feel like sometimes.
World spinning. Headlines stacking.
And you’re just trying to keep moving forward without falling behind.

So today, I didn’t try to stop the fire.
I just focused on what I could control.

I ran.

(Video Slide of Day #350)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Talent doesn’t last. Discipline does.“ – by Billy Joel

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