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morning babble / Friday 05-20-22

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!

Thank you Friday for arriving.

LoCARB & MEATY MAY still going for myself. Feeling really, really good. My +/- with poundage for the month is now at -12.2 lbs since May 1st. Again, weight loss isn’t really the goal, but so far it’s been a whole lot of fun to track this month. I’ll do that Bring Sally Up Push-up Challenge on Sunday – update that on Monday. I’ve got to do better than 13 / 14. A couple months ago, I hit 16 but that’s not on tape. We’ll see what happens Sunday.

226 days until EXIT PLAN

Oh – someone caught me posting that I was listening to Sam Cook on vinyl and they asked – “Really?” Yes – really. I have Sam Cooke – Portrait of a Legend

New Music Friday:

• It’s finally here – Harry’s House by the one and only Mr. Harry Styles. Reading through all these reviews, I saw one from The Telegraph that I really liked – it described this album as “a delicious Eighties party record from a big romantic.” This is Harry’s third LP and you get just over 40 minutes of music spread out over 13 tunes. He was on the Today Show yesterday – rocking it out in a unitard? a onesie? Video Clip – I could so never, ever do that. Some songs that I liked “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” and “Grapejuice”.

• Okay – there’s this new song out from the creative mind of Mark Ronson. He’s got Blur’s main man, Damon Albarn doing some singing – video clip. Then, he also has Hip-Hopper Wale (wa – lay) doing the rapping – video clip. It’s called “Bird Calling.” I can’t figure out if I really like it or not.

• “Big Poppa,” “Juicy” and “One More Chance” – all of them huge hits from the one and only Notorious B.I.G. If he was still here today – he would be turning 50 tomorrow (5/21). As we all know, his life was cut tragically short back in 1997 at age 24. But – last night at midnight, we got a new song from Biggie. It’s called “G.O.A.T.” and it’s pretty damn good. Well done by the people looking over his estate to have this created.

• This past Wednesday . . . 5 years ago . . . we lost the great Chris Cornell. Doesn’t seem right still – at all.

Enjoy World Whiskey Day tomorrow (5/21) – I got my Elijah Craig for that moment!

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It’s been a long time coming. But I know a change is gonna come.” – by Sam Cooke

morning babble / Thursday 05-19-22

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!

Sometimes – life is a like cushion fart

Looks all nice and good, until you sit down

Go watch the video!

227 days until EXIT PLAN

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You could walk on water and someone would say it’s because you can’t swim” – by someone

morning babble / Wednesday 05-18-22

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!

World Whiskey Day – May 21st

LoCARB & MEATY MAY – still on. I had to make my kids Mac & Cheese with Chicky Nuggets last night. I ate an egg omelet with pepperoni and cheese.

228 days until EXIT PLAN

Welcome to AMA Wednesday –

Comic book from picture on Saturday Night

Captain Blue Hen Comics from Newark, DE – that’s my headquarters

DC vs. Vampires – originally for my son, but I’m digging it too

Written by James Tynion and Matthew Rosenberg

If I’m not reading this, I’m nursing this series along – The Boys – remain on Volume Five. Anything by Garth Ennis – I enjoy. Try to read fun things before bed. Don’t want to start up that brain and have it thinking of something and then it’s 2am before you know it.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Gravity doesn’t care who believes in it. It’s still here. – by Seth Godin

morning babble / Tuesday 05-17-22

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!

Smorgasbord

Cal Newport – Digital Minimalism

229 days until EXIT PLAN

PODCAST TUESDAY!

I’m revisiting one that I’ve talked about before: All the Hacks podcast with Chris Hutchins Episode #52 had writer and cookbook author Liz Moody on. The episode was called “Hack Your Health (While Still Enjoying Life) – click here to listen for yourself. She has her own podcast: Healthier Together.

• Cold shower – goal 1 minute at the very end

• Save your favorite podcast for working out. You’ll find yourself being driven to the exercise because you want to hear or watch a show. All last year I did this with Dave Chang Shows.

• Breathing through your nose (not mouth) is critical – Mouth Tape

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not” – by Cal Newport

morning babble / Monday 05-16-22

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!

Monday – hip hip horray. We can do it. It’s all good.

230 days until EXIT PLAN

The other night I mentioned having a Dad Bod again. My daughter went on to ask “What’s a Dad Bod?” Well, a puffy person and little more “wobbly.” She then said, “You don’t have a dad bod, you’re skinny.” And now – my daughter is my most favorite person in the whole wide world.

GOAL SETTING MONDAY & REVIEW –

Finding myself having much self-control over my eating.

So many things I’m trying in order to set my goals and then reach them. Keep throwing them at the wall to see what sticks

Weight +/- for the day is -9 lbs when compared to 5/1 weigh-in

Push-ups done for the Bring Sally Up Challenge – Back down to 13

The “Bring Sally Up” Challenge 1 Play the song “Flower” by Moby 2 When the song says “bring sally up” – push up. 3 When the song says bring sally down – come down. 4 Do it continually through the end of the song. 5 If you complete the entire exercise, you’ll do 30 reps of pushups

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” – by Confucius