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271 days until EXIT PLAN
PODCAST TUESDAY!
The Natural State with Dr. Anthony Gustin – he had on his show Dr. Paul Saladino to talk about how they traveled halfway across the world in order to study one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes, the Hadza. Crazy findings / Nose to Tail eating of what they hunted / the limited amount of water that this tribe seemed to drink / how they stopped everything when they found honey to enjoy on the trail
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You’ll never live up to your potential if you’re always worried that you’re not living up to your potential.” – by Neil Strauss via his Instagram
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Happy Monday!
Duke from Genesis / Go Tar Heels
Sad news – we did lose Estelle Harris at the age of 93 – she was the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise, but she was also the mother of Seinfeld’s George Costanza on “Seinfeld”.
We got through an awards ceremony and nobody got hurt. Except for some egos probably. I was excited to see that Questlove won a Grammy after just winning the Oscar last weekend. However, my favorite was Jon Batiste winning the Album Of The Year award for We Are. I actually have the song from it – “Freedom” on my Morning Babble Spotify Playlist – I hear it every morning here.
I won’t go through anything else with the Grammys except for one piece of attire. The suit. My parents gave me for my birthday a new suit, but my dad and I will be going shopping for it together and we haven’t done that yet. After seeing Jusin Bieber though . . . maybe I don’t need to get a new suit.
272 days until EXIT PLAN
GOAL SETTING MONDAY & REVIEW –
What’s next? Initially, I wanted to do a word count for my book this month, but really need to focus on building up my routine first. Next month, I was looking at another health challenge, but I could always do both at the same time.
Working on an hour of writing on Monday and Wednesday nights. Not sure how that’s going to change with my son’s baseball schedule. Always thrown curveballs there.
Put it on the calendar!
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.” – by Mark Twain
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Meatless March – accomplished it. Today, the meats will be had – no joking either.
Ooo – AND the Skippy PB recall is not a joke either. Can’t believe it. Salmonella
275 days until EXIT PLAN
New Music Friday:
Before we get into the new stuff, one thing I’m still saddened by is the loss of Taylor Hawkins – the drummer of the Foo Fighters, but a great musician overall. I heard nothing but good things about him as a musician as well as begin a dad, friend, and person. Gonna miss the man – Taylor Hawkins.
New Red Hot Chili Peppers album officially drops today. This is their 1st one in six years AND it has guitarist John Frusciante (froo shaa tay) back in more than a decade. We’ve already heard “Black Summer” and “Poster Child” but today we get all 17 songs from Unlimited Love – over an hour of music – now, that’s an album!
21-year-old Jamaican reggae star Koffee has officially released her debut album called Gifted. This is her first full-length LP after she dropped her Rapture EP three years ago. Gifted brings with it 10 tracks that already includes hit singles like “Lockdown,” “West Indies” and “Pull Up.” Koffee.
Last Friday, I talked about Harry Styles, the former One Direction singer, coming out with a new album: Harry’s House on May 20th. But we didn’t get any actual new music. Today, we do have “As It Was.” Again, this is Harry’s third solo record and will span 13 songs. He’s also doing that little Coachella shindig later this month. I would think he’d be teasing some more new music there, but we’ll most definitely get that “Watermelon Sugar” song, too.
Got another cover song from Awolnation along with Hanson (yeah, “MMMbop”). We get to hear Madonna’s “Material Girl” redone. This is the third release from an entire album of covers that can all be heard on May 6th – it’s called My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers & Me. Again, Awolnation.
If you want a 50’s Rock & Roll sound, then JD McPherson is the guy to turn to. Today, we get a new tune out of him called “Let’s Rock.” I can’t find anything about another whole album, but this is a start. If you haven’t heard of him before and again like that 50’s sound, you must go check out JD McPherson – “North Side Gal” – one of my favorites.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Anything worth doing good takes a little chaos.” – by Flea
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Click here to go read my short called Empire (as in “Strikes Back”)
HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!
276 days until EXIT PLAN
Meatless March – what did I learn?
Things normally not chosen, but liked: Spicy Potatoes – ordered at Suki Hana in the Christiana Mall – very good. Veggie Lo Mein was fine, but the spicy potatoes – the winner!
Things I liked the best: All the Mexican food – burritos / tacos / chips & salsa
Least favorite meal: General Tso’s Bean Curd – our local Chinese place for take-out. It was tofu – the nasty kind. Gassy stuff, too. I was in pain that night.
The closest “whoops”: A pork roll sandwich from Wawa
Biggest “surprise”: The Veggie button on the menu at Wawa
What food did I miss the most?: Snackin’ Bacon from Dunkin’ / Hot Wings on Friday night and Pepperoni Pizza
Meatless March – what happened overall?
Sleep – tough call / It was a bad month of sleep, but I don’t think I can blame the diet. Allergies were kicking in. However, it didn’t help or improve anything.
Energy – eh. Another tough call. I felt more tired in the mornings, but that was because of the bad sleep, which was a cause of allergies kicking in.
I was definitely more hungry the whole month. I definitely ate more. AND – I gained weight. Every month last year – I lost weight. Beginning of January, I ticked up 5 lbs because I stopped running for a good week? End of January – it was gone again. For February, I held a weight that I liked all month but overall – lost a pound. This month at the end of it – I gained over 9 lbs.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Not eating meat is a decision. Eating meat is an instinct!” – by Dennis Leary
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277 days until EXIT PLAN
Initially, I was going to give a little depth to my exit plan goals, but I got a really good question for AMA Wednesday – Via Rich – “What’s your favorite Peanut Butter?”
I talk about Reese’s / Butterfinger / and Skippy!
Tomorrow – Friday Eve / Talk about Meatless March wrapping up & what I learned.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There is nothing peanut butter and spoon can’t fix” – by someone
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Empire has been posted / Video work – tomorrow and Thursday
278 days until EXIT PLAN
PODCAST TUESDAY!
Pivot Tuesday & Friday Mornings Every Tuesday and Friday, Recode’s Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway. They talk about the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. Click here to go and listen!
In all honesty, it’s the tech side that they discuss which I really enjoy as well as the comedy commentary of Scott Galloway Joke about nicknames for the kids “Terrorist and Favorite”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Dust your pants off and move on, recognizing that failure is part of the arc of success.” – by Scott Galloway
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First off – it was a good birthday and thank you for all the birthday wishes. Countdown to 50 has now begun. Gotta make the last year of my 40s a good one.
So – how about them Oscars? Speaking of old. Will Smith is 53 / Chris Rock is 57.
279 days until EXIT PLAN
It’s Monday and I typically talk about setting some goals. Got one done – Empire was edited and I’ve put the corrections all in. One final look through tonight and then I’ll post it. Later this week, I’ll be working on the video and plan on posting that this weekend. Boom – I said it and now I need to go do it.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.” – by Debby Boone
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Meatless March continues – one week until bacon.
My 49th birthday is Sunday – don’t forget – and 282 days until EXIT PLAN
New Music Friday:
First up – Machine Gun Kelly delivers his 6th overall album, but second “rock” album, which is being called: Mainstream Sellout. Have you seen the cover for it? The album will feature guest appearances from Bring Me the Horizon, Lil Wayne, Pete Davidson, blackbear, Willow, Young Thug, and more. Plus, he had Blink 182’s Travis Barker helping out along the way. His first “rock” album: Tickets to My Downfall hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 – I’m not going to bet against him, but I will still giggle at the cover art.
Michael Buble’s 11th studio album – Higher – is out today. It’s a mix of classic songs and original tunes. Buble covers the songs of Barry White, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, and Paul McCartney. He does have that video out too (it’s been out) – “I’ll Never Not Love You”. It’s of Buble and his wife portraying different scenes from recreated famous scenes from classic romance movies, from Love, Actually to Titanic. But the video also featured a nod to Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” short film. As reported on by People’s Jeff Nelson: “Bublé says of his decision to reference Swift’s video. “Once a Swiftie, always a Swiftie!” Did you see that clip of The Princess Bride? As you wish!
Speaking of Taylor Swift, her voice can be heard within the new trailer for “Where the Crawdads Sing” – it’s a new song called “Carolina”. Did you hear it? Don’t know when we’ll get it all, but it’s obviously done. The movie is to be released on July 22nd, so we know it’s before then.
Harry Styles, the former One Direction singer, has announced a new album: Harry’s House. Arriving May 20th, this is Harry’s third solo record and will span 13 songs. Good looking dude. Later this year, Styles is headlining some little show in a little city in Riverside County, California. It’s called the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Lastly, this past Sunday on the first day of Spring, Weezer did release their 1st of 4 albums this year. Titled – SZNS. 7 songs, just over 20 minutes. Don’t blink, but it’s still Weezer.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The most boring thing in the world? Silence.” – by Justin Timberlake – yeah, JT – you’ll always be my favorite boy band boy wonder!
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HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!
283 days until EXIT PLAN
One Line A Day – A Five-Year Memory Book
Bee Pollen – daily
Allergies – less medication with Bee Pollen and monthly 3-day fasts
Meatless March – ending next week!
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Knowledge is always progressing. Don’t let your ego fool you. You are always knowledge’s inferior.” – by Robert Greene via his Daily Law Book
