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morning babble / Sunday 11-14-21

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!

I haven’t run yet. #318 will take place on the outside trails with my son. The two of us will be running in the Turkey Trot next Saturday along with some friends and their kids. Not sure yet, if I’m going to go for any personal records or run next to my son. I only ponder that because I know that there will be 2 kids that he can run with – I would feel sorta out of place. There should be more where it could be just me and him. AND – I know that there will be a day where he could be way ahead of me.

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Books!

• The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson – Finished! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ll admit that it was a tough listen at times. I had to go back and relisten – whether it was a moment in time, when my brain just went off looking for a unicorn or I fell asleep. A whole lot of science and I like & believe in science. One of the stars of the book was Jennifer Doudna along with the discovery of RNA and the powers that it can have over issues like our modern-day Corona virus problem. What drew me to this book is 1) Walter Isaacson wrote it and 2) How Jennifer Doudna overcame her guidance counselor telling her that girls don’t grow up to be scientists. She got to tell that story after receiving the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

• Next up via Audible – Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

• The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday

• The Daily Stoic Journal by Ryan Holiday

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are.” – The most highlighted sentence in the Kindle edition of the Steve Jobs bio by Walter Isaacson

morning babble / Saturday 11-13-21

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!

Got both of my shots – Covid Booster and Flu! Bam & Bam. Both arms hurt. Feeling good though. Except that I couldn’t really sleep. I was up every hour and then just got up at 4:30pm. Craving jelly on toast – so, I had some. Tea also. Now, I’ve got my Mud though.

Isn’t the toast and jelly a sick thing? Like ginger ale and Jell-O. As a kid, my mom would always offer that when not feeling well. I remember her offering it at times when I didn’t even know I was sick yet.

Muddy November continues – 1/3 of the way through the month!
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I ran #317! 5K every day

AMA Saturday:

• Question #1 – Any new shows that you are watching? I would always talk about the Marvel shows: WandaVision / The Falcon & The Winter Soldier / Loki. Nothing playing right now but coming on 11/24 is the Hawkeye Series, definitely looking forward to that. Marvel also announced that they will be coming out with “I am Groot” series – love that character. Changing universes, I just learned last night that there is a Boba Fett series coming to Disney+ and that debuts on December 29th – “The Book of Boba Fett”

• Question #2 – Didn’t you do another TV interview? Yes. Here’s the link to go see that.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You don’t need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – by Martin Luther King Jr.

morning babble / Friday 11-12-21

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!

Fast was broken officially with a beer via Big Oyster Brewery and then French onion soup. Dessert – I tried to resist. We just need to get them out of the house.

No Java / All MUD! Muddy November continues. 11 days down. Go get some of your own MUD/WTR – http://fbuy.me/v/bevans11

I ran #316 of 5K runs – in a row!

I get my Booster today. My wife got hers and didn’t move too much last weekend. We’ll see how I’m doing tomorrow. Might get my flu shot too. Bam & Bam!

New Music Friday:

• New Taylor Swift – sort of. It’s her rerecorded album Red (Taylor’s Version). Back in June, she posted to Twitter: “This will be the first time you hear all 30 songs that were meant to go on Red. And hey, one of them is even ten minutes long.” Speaking of which, yes, later today she is dropping a short film for the 10-minute version of her song “All Too Well.” Swifties are convinced it’s about her former boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal.

• This made my day yesterday and makes me look forward to 2022 so much. Jack White announced that he’ll be releasing two new albums next year: Fear of the Dawn will be out April 8th. Released already from this album is White’s recent single “Taking Me Back,” which also has a new music video: click here for that. Less than 4 months later, he then releases his 2nd album of the year: Entering Heaven Alive is out July 22. One of the tracks on that album is a collaboration with Q-Tip on the song: “HI-DE-HO.” His record company Third Man Records will be behind these albums and all kinds of specialty vinyl is coming!

• Korn have announced that their 14th studio album – Requiem – will be released next year on Feb 4th. The new album was recently teased on a series of interactive billboards which allowed fans to see its artwork. New single dropped and is called “Start The Healing”

• Adele has previewed another new song titled “Hold On,” the second song from her forthcoming album 30. It appears in a new holiday-themed advertisement for Amazon. So this is just a reminder that the whole album is out next Friday the 19th.

• Brent Music – They Might Be Giants’ new album BOOK is out – all 15 tracks are available like on Spotify OR if you buy the album, you can get it accompanied by a large hardcover lyric book, featuring original art connected to the new batch of songs, as well as selected pieces from their last few releases.

• Holiday Music – Ben Rector came out with “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and added it to his Christmas album that came out from a year ago. So, now instead of 7 holiday tunes from Ben, you get 8. Otherwise, nothing really new out now. All the holiday albums are out for the most part. BUT – what has happened – local radio stations that to their typical flip to all Christmas music have done so. For this area, we got two of them: 99.5 WJBR and B101.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.” – Criss Jami

morning babble / Thursday 11-11-21

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!

Really did burn my tongue yesterday. Tip to keep your coffee, tea, or MUD\WTR hot throughout the day in your travel mug. Heat up your travel mugs first.

It’s 11:11 all day – make a wish all day!

Happy Veterans Day

I ran #315

My wife was in class last night, so I had to make the kids dinner. Chicken nuggets and Mac & Cheese are my specialty with them. I made it. The ice cream scooping. you know how you get a little on your finger and just want to lick it off. Couldn’t do that.

Paul Rudd – sexiest man of the year – he’s 52. He looks the same! He was in Clueless back in 95 (he was 26 then).

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There are two medicines for all ills: time and silence.” – by Alexandre Dumas

morning babble / Wednesday 11-10-21

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!

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This is my 11th “3 day fast” of the year – my goal for the year was monthly and I’m so close to that too. Enjoy doing. In turn, I just might continue doing it. Helps me with my self control – I ate a lot of M&Ms last week.

Thursday at 6:22pm – fast ends!

Couldn’t listen to the Dave Chang Podcast – they were talking about pies. I’m getting a little excited for Thanksgiving and eating way too much. 2 weeks and it’s Thanksgiving Eve!

On the mill, I ran #314 of my 5K runs for the year. Listened to more of Tim Ferriss and the talks of NFTs.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve” – by someone

morning babble / Tuesday 11-09-21

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!

313 days of running a 5K

3 Day Fast is underway – 6:22pm on Thursday – I can eat again

Hit a Wawa for my final meal – Spicy chicken wrap / Crunchy medley of crunchy things? – I threw half of that away / Bag of Pretzel M&M’s.

Muddy November will be continuing but without the MUD for a couple days, because otherwise, I would break my fast.

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The black tea of choice is Lapsang Souchong.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The more you create, the more powerful you become. The more you consume, the more powerful others become.” – by the Instagram account of James Clear

morning babble / Monday 11-08-21

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!

Back at it on a Monday! 312 days of running a 5K

3 Day Fast begins tonight!

Muddy November will be continuing but without the MUD once the fast begins.

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I’ve got my Lapsang Souchong to replace it the next several days.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“When you are dead, you do not know you are dead – the pain is only felt by others. The same is true for being stupid.” – by Mark Manson

morning babble / Sunday 11-07-21

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!

Couple quick things:

1. It’s my Mom’s favorite time of the year: Daylight Savings has Ended – In this day and age, our phones all do it for us as well as our computers. But – don’t forget the oven, microwave, clocks with hands on them.
2. I have to admit. I’ve been listening to Christmas music BUT – it’s been instrumental. I enjoy knowing these “happy” songs without the lyrics as I work or whatever. I’m not trying to rush anything, but Christmas music to me is Happy music. If I keep listening to my Godsmack or Slipnot, well . . . I can get angry or angrier. By the way, I’m not picking on Slipnot in any way shape or form. MGK (Machine Gun Kelly) learned that the hard way. Picked on Slipnot during a Festival that Slipnot was performing at . . . the audience boo’d him the rest of the way. Don’t mess with Slipnot or for that matter – anything Corey Taylor.
3. Lastly, speaking of Christmas, it’s that odd time of year when people who already have their outside Christmas decorations up are either really ambitious or lazy . . . because they’ve been up from last year.

Oh, I ran #311 / Muddy November continues – I didn’t drink the java. Only my Mudwater.
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Books (and Comics!) on a Sunday

Support your local Comic Book Store – mine is Captain Blue Hen Comics who are located in Newark, DE. If you are nearby that area, please go visit them. Check those hours though!

• Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

• The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson (listening to this one) – CRISPR gene editing / Jennifer Doudna / American biochemist

• Cracked open Volume 5 of The Boys by one of my comic favorites Garth Ennis

• Just picked up my Book 5 of Batman Reptilian – also Garth Ennis

• I did finish Scarlett with another one of my favorites, Brian Michael Bendis. I really enjoy the artwork by Alex Maleev

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the ones you did.” – by Mark Twain via the Twitter account of Mr. Ryan Holiday (Babble G.O.A.T)

morning babble / Saturday 11-06-21

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!

I ran! Shocker!! #310 for the 5Ks this year – all of ’em in a row.

Muddy November continues – no java yesterday. No offers from clients either – so that 4 day streak ended and now it’s Saturday. I might hit up a Starbucks for some sort of tea latte . . . just because I want one of those Pumpkin scones, which I know will be gone by December. For the 3 Day Fast, I’ll be having Black Tea because the MUD\WTR would break my fast. Go get some MUD/WTR – http://fbuy.me/v/bevans11

Oh, my daughter is doing well since her COVID shot yesterday. Arm hurts – swimming is probably out. AND – this is all I’m saying that might toe the line of a touchy subject. BUT – I appreciate the websites being sent to me explaining the possibility of how dangerous these shots could be. We all have opinions and I read it all. BUT – when you send me these websites, I am amused how my computer’s antivirus program prevents me from opening them. My computer got the COVID shot from McAfee and all of these dug up articles are being flagged that they will cause problems to my computer. Amused by that.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS TONIGHT – roll back those clocks an hour tonight!!

AMA Saturday:

• Question #1 – Do you like your new wallet? No. I can’t get anything out of it. I understand that it probably needs to be broken in, but standing at the counter and trying to rip out a card is not fun especially when you yank out the wrong one. Good luck ever seeing my Amor Fati coin again – located within the middle pocket. Need Needle Nose Plyers to have that escape the clutches of this wallet. The one benefit – nothing is falling out. I am looking at one of my old-time favorites: THE HAVANA – COOL BLACK WITH BLUE INTERIOR It’s a wallet from J.Fold – I had one back in the day and loved it.

• Question #2 – Are you going to do an NFT? I’m not going to say “no”. It really is blowing up. Via my Morning Brew newsletter I learned: “5,000 JPEG lovers schmoozed in NYC this past week for the non-fungible token conference NFT.NYC. In 2019, the event had just 460 attendees. Last quarter, more than $10 billion worth of NFTs were sold, up 700% from the quarter before, per DappRadar.” You can get the Morning Brew newsletter by clicking here to sign up. Don’t forget to sign up for more Babble, too – look on the right side of this page!

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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 but I got that one from the Instagram account of Marilyn Russell. You can find her on WOGL in Philadelphia. Check out her Remarkable Women feature by clicking here.

morning babble / Friday 11-05-21

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!

Colder mornings and the kids are sleeping in more. Crazy. All hunkered down. We’ve got the heat on – it’s just colder. Mom’s gotta wake them up for school. I don’t see them in the morning. Again – crazy.

Daughter Violet aka Viva is getting her shot today / Aaron Rodgers should have too – he then could be playing this weekend.

Muddy November! 4th day in a row that I was offered coffee on location 1 dumped / 3 passed. No coffee . . . Go get some MUD/WTR – http://fbuy.me/v/bevans11

New Music Friday:

• U2 released a new song called “Your Song Saved My Life.” It appears on the soundtrack to the upcoming animated film Sing 2, which Bono stars in. That movie hits theaters on 12/22.

• Charli XCX will have a new album out next year called Crash – available in its entirety on March 18th. We already got to hear “Good Ones” which I talked about before and you can check out the video again – Lots of dancing . . . at a funeral . . . on a coffin. We all handled loss in different ways. Today though – we’ve got “Good Shapes”. No video though

• By the way, this past Sunday (Halloween) – Limp Bizkit dropped their new album Still Sucks. I can’t deny – I am excited to listen to this entire thing

• Travis Scott dropped two singles at midnight – “Escape Plan” and “Mafia” – two different sounding songs. Totally enjoyed the 1st release “Escape Plan”, but “Mafia” – I might like that one more now. Both are off his upcoming album Utopia – when it’s coming out – TBD

• Holiday Music – Elle King “Please Come Home for Christmas” – I like it. Can’t find too much info on it. Even if you visit her website – as of this very moment though.

• Holiday Music – Arkells just released new holiday original track, “The Last Christmas (We Ever Spend Apart).” The “B side track” is the band’s previously released original holiday song “Pub Crawl,”

• Holiday Music – Steve Perry – the former Journey front man and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer – has a holiday album called The Season. It contains eight tracks which consists of six Christmas tunes and two New Year’s Eve favorites – don’t blink because it’s over in just over 25 minutes. But – you do get “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” as well as “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Your Heart Is Just A Beatbox For The Song Of Your Life ” – by Sandi Thom – singer-songwriter from Scotland.