Category: Morning Babble

morning babble / Sunday 01-02-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

You know what I’m grateful for – having a Sunday after New Year’s Day. We all needed this day to put it all back together.

So, here we are again, but I didn’t run today and won’t. The streak will be over.

2022 is bringing something bigger. That’s my plans. I learned from 2021 via this morning babble of a vlog that I was holding myself accountable to a daily 5K runs and I didn’t want to disappoint. I didn’t want to quit. Last year – I counted up towards the goal of 366 days in a row of 5K runs. This year will be a countdown. I want out of what I’m currently doing. I’m not happy and need to change that.

1. Morning Babble will continue. Maybe I’m being selfish, but it’s so therapeutic and important to me. I find myself looking forward to reading something good for everyone. Finding an inspiring quote of the day. So, the Babble lives on BUT only Monday through Friday. On the weekends, I plan on working on bigger projects – separate videos. Teaming up with Cecil. Maybe even bringing back Pigskin Gourmet for the umpteenth time.
2. I’m going to run this year, but not every day. In fact, I don’t think I’m running at all this week. Instead, I’m going to use the extra time in the morning this week to review some writings, organize some thoughts, and do some actual new writing. Remember, you won’t find the time, you need to MAKE the time.
3. What’s the big overall goal? Countdown to Exit Plan. By the end of the year, I don’t want to have to be on the road anymore for my business. I intend to very much be a part of the company and know that I have a lot of work ahead with the ideas that I want and need to implement. But – I want to be doing more and this past year was a hard lesson learned, I hit some lows that I don’t think a lot of people really know that I hit. I missed some events for my kids that really crushed me inside. I don’t like being sent the pictures. I want to be taking the pictures. Like I said, I was unhappy and I’m out to change all that. So, I invite you all along again as I’ll tell my story, my mini milestones on the journey to Morning Babble’s Countdown to Exit Plan.

Some other random goals for the year:

1. Finish writing my book! Confessions of a Workaholic
2. More readings of my shorts – I call them each: Droplet of Life
3. Weekly Newsletter beginning in March
4. Guitar Lessons with my daughter
5. Monthly 3-Day Fasts – yup, I’m doing it again
6. Create my own Journal
7. Put together a charity called “Hold my Doll” to help fight for gender equality
8. Podcast?
9. Outside weekend adventures with the family – biking, walking, whatevers. Get outside!
10. Breathe and just keep moving it all forward. All while – “Enjoying the Now”

That’s all I’ve got. A lot of work ahead, but it doesn’t have to all be done this week. Again – I’m very excited to be sharing this all with you.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“For all those times we think we can’t, maybe we should try.” – by Simon Sinek

morning babble / Saturday 01-01-22

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

New Year’s Day – Happy 2022, everybody! I ran and I have proof – watch the video.

Goal accomplished of Three Hundred Sixty-Six Days in a row of 5K runs

Go check out my short – DECK THE TOILET – that I read! Click here for the video. OR – go read it for yourself and click here.

Make good choices / Make it a good day!

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Get at least 8 hours of beauty sleep. 9 if you’re ugly.” – by Betty White

morning babble / Friday 12-31-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Happy Friday and Happy New Year’s Eve! Who’s going to nap today?! My kids are pumped because the obvious goal is staying up to midnight. Yeah. I’m napping. Back in the day. Back in radio working days – events would start at 10pm and go to 2am. I remember being at Polyesters in Philly – doing a 4-hour live broadcast and then driving back to my house in Baltimore. I did that. I stayed up. Of course, you wouldn’t see me on Sunday until 12noon or 1pm kick-off.

365! I officially ran a 5K every day for the year 2021. The goal is through tomorrow for 366 days which will be equivalent to a leap year of days

New Music Friday:

• Katy Perry teamed up with Swedish DJ, Alesso for a new single called “When I’m Gone” / During her debut performance of her Las Vegas residency, she performed in a beer can bra that dispensed beer. On Monday, January 10, the official music video for “When I’m Gone” will premiere when ESPN broadcasts the video at halftime of the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship.

• Back in June, Flo Rida released his first single of 2021 called “Summer’s Not Ready”. Today – New Year’s Eve, he released his 2nd single of the year called “Wait”. No fancy video out there, just a lyric video on YouTube.

• Three-time Grammy Award-winning country superstar Miranda Lambert (and Anderson East heartbreaker) has teamed up with Netflix fashion program “Queer Eye” with her new single: “Y’all Means All.” Out today and in time for the debut of the sixth season of the popular streaming program.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You become what you give your attention to.” – by Epictetus

morning babble / Thursday 12-30-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Austin Kleon – Quotes & Books

I ran #364 / 2 more! Countdown to Three Sixty-Six – so close!

Shortest scribble of the year!

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There’s only one age – alive.” – by Agnes Varda via Austin Kleon (Click here for his 101 quotes from the past year)

morning babble / Wednesday 12-29-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Christmas cookies and coffee – nothing beats it especially for breakfast. Around the holidays I’m not shy with my eating either. I’ll have 2 cookies. Nope – I’ll take 8. Tell you what – let’s go double digits.

You know why I can do this? I’ve got an exercise routine. I also have changed my thoughts on the monthly 3 Day Fast. I did it this past year for the body reset and I believe it did help with allergies. I took a whole lot less Claritin for the year. BUT – every month, my weight lowered some. Currently, I’m at the weight that I want to be. I call it my Jiu-Jitsu weight – I’m so ready for that again. BJJ – I’m looking at you!

Anyway – with the new year. Weight loss is a common New Year’s Resolution. The problem is that you won’t weigh what you want on January 3rd, which will be the most crowded day at gyms all across the land. It takes time – throughout the whole year. Set monthly goals.

I ran – #363 of 5K runs. Only 3 more for the goal to be hit!

Violet ears are pierced

Lost John Madden and Harry Reid

Life is short / Remember, you won’t find the time, you need to MAKE the time.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Forget about outcomes. Focus on making a little progress every day.” – by Ryan Holiday

morning babble / Tuesday 12-28-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Yesterday, was my 1st day full day without Christmas music in a while – amazing what’s out there and what you forget. It’s like finding new favorite bands all over again.

I ran #362.

Listening to the Chase Jarvis podcast who had on James Altucher. His daughter (Altucher’s) was having difficulty getting into schools (colleges). He convinced her to take a year off and try other things. She took up lessons for racing and, in turn, became a professional racer. Now – she had something else to add to that application. When she reapplied, she got into every school.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Don’t just be better, be different” – many different versions of this quote out there, but I’m giving credit to Chase Jarvis.

morning babble / Monday 12-27-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Don’t worry – I don’t wanna either.

I ran – yesterday 360 / today #361 – 5K every day – Countdown to Three Sixty-Six continues

My feet hurt – I definitely need new shoes. Current pair – 770 miles

New shoes – The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 22 are out already.

Visit The Delaware Running Company with my gift card – thanks to G-Dog & Caff.

A lot of people are already talking about how 2022 is going to be a continuation of 2020 like 2021. For me, I felt good about 2021, because I made it feel good. I didn’t allow it to get the best of me. I got the best of it. That’s how I’m going to attack 2022. Bring it.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I love ritual and repetition. Without them, I would be a balloon with a slow leak.” – by Anne Lamott (quotes via Twitter)

morning babble / Sunday 12-26-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

How’s everybody doing? The day after a big holiday like Christmas – one can be tired, still celebrating, but even depressed. Check up on everyone.

I have not been drinking enough water. Feeling it.

Fun fact – I have had my teeth brushed prior to every Morning Babble.

As of those typing, the run hasn’t happened yet, but it will be #360 of the 5K runs – today is the day that I’ll surpass 3,106 miles on the Nike App and reach the Black Run Level. For the year, I’ll be surpassing 1,200 miles.

Morning Babble Ho-Ho-Holiday Songs

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Spread the Babble enough and I’ll give away some more!

New Books on a Sunday!

• Courage is Calling – Ryan Holiday

• Show Your Work – Austin Kleon

• Subtract – Leidy Klotz

• The Last Days of John Lennon – James Patterson

• The Daily Laws – Robert Greene

Of all of these, I chose to go add Subtract to my reading trio. Just the other day in my Daily Stoic Journal, I was writing about doing less.

Finally, the giveaway of the David Chang memoir – Eat a Peach

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Life’s too short to just breeze on by.” – by David Chang

morning babble / Saturday 12-25-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Recipe Club with Dave Chang – last minute add on 12/23. And THAT’S what I listened to this morning on the treadmill for run #359. Countdown to Three Sixty-Six continues!

For Christmas, I was gifted a meal from David Chang’s Momofuku! We will be enjoying it on New Year’s Eve. So – yes, I’ll be continuing the talk and praise of Mr. David Chang.

Morning Babble Ho-Ho-Holiday Songs

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” – by Dr. Seuss

morning babble / Friday 12-24-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Tonight – we spend Christmas Eve at my mother-in-law’s house, where we have the traditional Italian Christmas Eve dinner and celebrate Feast of the Seven Fishes. She makes Cioppino (Chuh-pee-no) – an Italian seafood stew. It’s amazing. The first Christmas Eve that my wife and I spent together was at her mom’s. After this meal, I immediately informed my side of the family that I unfortunately was never going to see them again on Christmas Eve. Cannot wait!

I ran #358

Morning Babble Ho-Ho-Holiday Songs

SPREAD THE BABBLE CONTEST:

The prize: Hardcover book from David Chang – Eat A Peach (A Memoir)
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New Music Friday:

• Money Man & Yung Bleu “Fans Go Crazy” – entertaining all the NBA stars used in the song – AD / Lebron / CP3 / D-Mitchell / Jalen Brown / Julius Randel / Harden. No Embid though. No making fun of Ben Simmons bricking it.

• “We Good” (from the TV show “Dave”) – Lil Dicky & GaTa (Gay-Tuh) – Reminded me of a sports stadium song. It tried to get there. It’s no Tag Team “Whoomp!” (there it is)

• Bryan Adams – Yes, “Summer of 69” Bryan Adams has a new album coming out next year: So Happy It Hurts, which is being released on March 11, 2022. Couple weeks ago – the song “Kick Ass” came out.

• I did go back and listen to Ziggurats – the 4 song EP from Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park dude). NFT guy. Go there everybody – do it.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality” – by Washington Irving