MY BOOK & BLOG
A big thank you to Detroit’s Premier Auditor, John Quaine, for his very kind review of my book and me on Amazon. Thank you very much John.
http://www.amazon.com/Tired-Being-Ordinary-Are-You/dp/0990388697
I’m also pleased to announce that for last week’s posting, I had 88 views. To all of you, thank you very much for checking out my blog and as always; please send me your jokes, thoughts, movie & book suggestions.
CURRENT EVENTS
By now you have all heard of the cowardly act of the Minnesota dentist, Walter James Palmer of Eden Prairie, MN; who murdered Cecil by luring Cecil out of the Hwange National Park to an unprotected area by strapping a dead animal to their vehicle. Once off national park land, a light was shined on Cecil and he was shot with an arrow. Wounded Cecil was tracked for 40 hours and then shot, beheaded and skinned.
Here is what Arnold Schwarzenegger had to say: Stop killing big cats. Killing a lion isn’t ballsy. Going into the octagon or joining the military – that’s ballsy. Try that before you kill a lion. Protecting big cats is also ballsy.
The Highlander Games were held this weekend in Livonia and it is a great place to watch some tests of strength as well as Celtic music, dancing & beer. Below is a clip of an event called, The Farmers Walk, where you hold 200 lbs. in each hand and see how far you can walk.
And today through August 9, if you want to see terrific modern versions of two of Shakespeare’s plays, check out:
http://shakespeareroyaloak.com/
SELF-HELP BOOKS IN ADDITION TO MY OWN
This week I finished reading The First 20 Minutes” by Gretchen Reynolds. I had to skim a little here and there; but overall the book delivered the latest findings regarding exercise.
Life expectancy in the U.S. and in Europe is expected to drop because too many of us smoke, eat too much and exercise too little. For instance, the book recommends you should walk or work out lightly for 150 minutes a week, and that most of the benefits come in the first 20 minutes of exercise. Are you willing to invest 20 or so minutes a day into staying healthy?
Over the years, I have heard many people talk about wanting to write; well in this time of limited attention spans, I think this book can help you. I must admit I did a lot of skimming this week to finish this book, but I think you can find some helpful tips in the book for writing in today’s world.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
I really hoped you took at least a quick glance at last week’s recommend film, called, “Validation“. I think if you just watch the first 20 seconds, you will want to watch the entire 16 minutes. Just click on on the link below to view last week’s film.
http://crackyouregg.com/heartfelt-video/
My friend Mary Ellen sent me a link to this video. It is great advice for husbands as well as an extremely funny four minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyduncFpzl4
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
LAST WEEK POLL
Of the 25 votes (you could vote more than once), the poll is the most popular feature of this blog. I’ve had a number of you that tell me you like to see how your choices compare to those of others.
Five of you indicated that you have passed on jokes that you first saw on this blog. Thank you, I try to find funny stuff that also sometimes has a moral.
Three of you indicated you have commented on a posting. I’ve had so many people mention they don’t know how to comment. If you want to leave a comment, all you have to do is click on the last line of the weekly post, where it says, “Leave a comment”. There isn’t anything more to it; if you are still having trouble; drop me an email at: mailto:harmonybooksfilmsllc@comcast.net
Two of you mentioned that you bought or read a book recommended on this blog. I hope the books were everything you expected. Most of the books I suggest are very easy reads and if not, I say so.
Only one of you indicated you watched a movie because it was recommended on this blog (I assume that doesn’t include the short videos). I hope that is because you have already watched these terrific movies, if not; you may want to rethink that via Netflix or Amazon streaming.
Also, only one of you have indicated that you have passed my blog on to someone else. If you enjoy this blog, I wish you would tell others. And if you don’t like it that much, please tell me what I can do to make it better.
THIS WEEK’S POLL
THIS WEEK’S JOKE
Folks, in answer to the age old question of why did the chicken cross the road, I offer the following:
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