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morning babble / Monday 03-07-22

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Survived the Birthday Weekend of my Wife. More Birthdays to come though. Mine is later this month on the 27th. Meatless March continues for now. Do I notice anything happening? Not really. I do feel hungry more and gassy. Before I get people anxious about me picking on the diet though, I realize that it’s just the transition period . . . right? I mean read The Carnivore Code and that transition sounds horrible.

At Dunkin, I had to stress “No Bacon” for the first time EVER!

300 days until EXIT PLAN

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Stop trying to change what other people think about you. Change what you think about yourself.” – by Mel Robbins

morning babble / Friday 03-04-22

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Friday! Soooooooooooooo need it. I’m nearly out of NICE. Meter is on low. Need a gas station for more NICE soon.

303 days until EXIT PLAN

Meatless March continues / Birthday Weekend for my wife / Eclipse Bistro on Saturday – checked the menu. I already see my appetizer and entree – I’ll post it. / Her Mom’s on Sunday – if those bacon wrapped scallops are there, I’m going to have to sit outside on the driveway. Around the holidays, we’ll have them. I can knock out like 9. Don’t want to double digit that stuff – that’s just being a glutton. 9.

New Music Friday:

• In a couple weeks (March 25th to be specific), Machine Gun Kelly will deliver his second “rock” album which is called Mainstream Sellout. It’s actually his 6th overall album, but the first 4 albums were hip-hop. So, the transition from rapper to rocker continues, but for today’s release song “Ay”, MGK teams up with Lil Wayne for the song assist. I poke fun, but the songs get into your head.

• Jack White – we got another single off the 1st of his upcoming album releases for 2022. On April 8th, we get Fear of the Dawn and then on July 22nd, we get Entering Heaven Alive. Back to today’s single release, it’s the 2nd collaboration between Jack White and Q-Tip. The song is “Hi-De-Ho” and a sample is used from Cab Calloway’s song “Hi-De-Ho Man.” Both White and Q-Tip scat over this crazy drum beat with saxophone samples going off.

• Full album drop today from one of my favorite bands to chill to in our house library via vinyl, but also to rock out to live – Band of Horses. Their 6th album Things Are Great is out today. The single being pushed is “Warning Signs”. I’m just excited to listen to the whole album straight through later today.

• Ed Sheeran was asked to sing with Camila Cabello on her new single “Bam Bam”. Oh darn – okay. Do a video too? If I must. The clips that I saw – it’s a party of a video and a good time – Click here for the video. This single is off of Cabello’s third album Familia which comes out April 8th.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“All we want in this life is peace, prosperity, and a little paper.” – by Q-Tip

morning babble / Thursday 03-03-22

FRIDAY EVE!

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!

Small wins! I ran. It was easier when I ran every day. The battle that my mind was giving me today. “Why run? You didn’t run yesterday. So why today?” I pushed through it. Small wins can feel like the biggest ones of the day. AND – they pretty much are because they help kickstart you along for the rest of the way.

304 days until EXIT PLAN

It was less than 5 minutes in and I cut myself. Took a little bit to stop the bleeding, too. I think my wife thought I was trying to make the call to the bullpen, too. Nope. I pushed through and made the meal. On Instagram, I showed those pictures of the meal (Greg’s recipe – Sweet Potato Black Been Quesadillas) that I made last night.  I’ll keep trying to do those along the way.

Back to the cut though – I have 6 saltwater tank cleanings ahead today – not going to feel good. / Not feeling like a hockey player

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It’s okay to be discouraged. It’s not okay to quit. – by Ryan Holiday

morning babble / Wednesday 03-02-22

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305 days until EXIT PLAN

Meatless March – tough one too because of all the birthdays It’s a tough month, too. Birthdays everywhere. My wife’s, her dad’s, her brother and sister’s, mine.

Welcome to AMA Wednesday –

It’s March – where’s your newsletter. Right. Where the hell is it? For one – I need more of you to sign up. That’s a poor excuse, I know. But – it would inspire me along a bit more. However, my ongoing research of newsletters.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” by Winston Churchill

morning babble / Tuesday 03-01-22

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Well, it’s March. But in particular it’s March 1st which is St. David’s Day –

St David is the patron saint of Wales and he is celebrated today. To mark the day, Welsh people around the world wear one or both of Wales’s national emblems – a daffodil and a leek. Special concerts and parades are also held in St David’s honor.

306 days until EXIT PLAN

PODCAST TUESDAY!

A podcast that I have listened to a lot in the past and continuously revisit is The Rich Roll Podcast. With the Meatless March, I knew this was a good time to go back yet again. Today, I was listening to the one with Rip Esselstyn (click here) who has the company Plantstrong – all kinds of good, healthy foods. He’s a plant-based athlete.

Greg’s recipe – Sweet Potato Black Been Quesadillas

Ali’s recipe – detox salad recipe – tonight

Oh – last night – pasta and hot sausage. I did have a bag of beef jerky during the day, too.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There are certain lies I tell myself, and if you’re any kind of friend you will let me cling to those lies.” – by David Rose from Schitt’s Creek

morning babble / Monday 02-28-22

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Need a weekend from the weekend? That’s a good weekend! I should have slept some more. Again – signs of a good weekend then.

307 days until EXIT PLAN

GOAL SETTING MONDAY & REVIEW –

Accomplishments –

Yet again, I didn’t have full check marks for my weekly goals. Unlike last week, I didn’t let everything just roll over. I tweaked the goals slightly – made them more achievable.

Week ahead –

Meatless March will begin! More details coming!!

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Do less. Keep returning to one thing and continue to refine it.” – by James Clear

morning babble / Friday 02-25-22

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Let’s get this all cleaned up – I actually skipped it yesterday. 310 days until EXIT PLAN

This past week we lost Mark Lanegan, who was the front man for Screaming Trees as well as the band Queens of the Stone Age. He also went on to have a tremendous solo career. Saw all the tributes from various artists being sent out – via Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters.

New Music Friday:

• It’s not new music, but the Foo Fighters do have a horror comedy movie out today – it’s called Studio 666. Visit here for more info. The band plays themselves who are making an album in a haunted house. Apparently, one the guys has sex with a ghost? Guest appearances from comedians Whitney Cummings and Will Forte as well as a cameo from Lionel Richie.

• Kanye West’s Donda 2 will only be exclusively available via his own platform after apparently turning down a $100 million deal from Apple. Initially, West had announced that Donda 2 would arrive on February 22, but it of course was delayed. However, as of last night, 16 tracks are available to download which includes collaborations with Migos, Travis Scott, Future, Jack Harlow, and Alicia Keys. Again, only on West’s platform Stem Player.

• Florence and the Machine have released a new single called “King” – produced by the hitmaker Jack Antonoff. The song arrives with a new music video – click here for that.

• Avril Lavigne, returns with Love Sux. It’s her first album since 2019 and appears to be a pivot back to her pop-punk times. Single being pushed today is “Bois Lie” which features Machine Gun Kelly.

• After 17 years, Tears for Fears is releasing a new album. You won’t hear “Everybody Wants to Rule The World” / “Shout” / or “Sowing The Seeds of Love”. It’s an album of new music – 10 tracks. They buried the hatchet and did it. The album is called The Tipping Point.

• Awolnation along with Rise Against released the cover of “Beds are Burning” from Australian rocker, Midnight Oil. This is the 2nd release from an entire album of covers that will come out this May from Awolnation & is called My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers & Me.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
When asked for his definition of paradise, Johnny Cash replied, “This morning, with her, having coffee.”

morning babble / Thursday 02-24-22

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HAPPY FRIDAY EVE! – sort of

Please know that I see & hear what’s going on out there, but I like to try and bring something else to the table besides news or politics. BUT – I think we can all agree that any time one person is pointing something at another person . . . sad things are happening.

So, let me tell you a story about “A Gift from God”. I’m not really a religious person – spiritual, yes. Anyway – the year was 1997 . . . go watch that video.

311 days until EXIT PLAN

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – by Marcus Aurelius

morning babble / Wednesday 02-23-22

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I got a new card to flash. It all builds off of AMA Wednesday from a couple weeks ago when Claire (with an e) asked if I was going to do any monthly goals again. Last year, I did April Drought (No alcohol), July Cold Showers – every day for 31 days, Muddy November – enjoyed my Mudwater drink, but no coffee for the month.

So, for the first challenge of 2022 – I’m going meatless in March.

Video

No – no meat. No chicken, no burgers, no seafood, and . . . no bacon.

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Bacon is going to hurt. No more Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwiches at Dunkin, also No more Snackin’ Bacon at Dunkin. So far it sounds like I’ll be saving money too.

312 days until EXIT PLAN

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“When you develop patience, boredom no longer signals the need for distraction, but rather the need for new challenges to conquer.” – Robert Greene – Daily Laws (2/9)

morning babble / Tuesday 02-22-22

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All 22222222222222222222222’s for Twos-Day (Tuesday)!

313 days until EXIT PLAN

PODCAST TUESDAY!

INXS: Access All Areas

A-Z of Phil Collins

Your Favorite Band Sucks – most recent one was on Black Flag / I saw a 3 part series on Aerosmith / They don’t hind from anyone – Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, even Beck.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
When the legendary cellist Pablo Casals was asked why he continues to practice at age 90, he replied “Because I think I’m making progress.”