CURRENT EVENTS

Your “But”

BOOK OF THE WEEK

I first read this book in March 2014 and have reviewed it three times since I first read it.

I still find it an easy to read and worthwhile book.

You Are A Badass

By Jen Sincero

In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, bestselling author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bitesized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word, helping you to: Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want. (Source: Back cover)

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

I found this three-part mini series entertaining and well done..

Sense & Sensibility (BBC 2008)

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

Let’s Hear It for the Boy

By Deniece Williams

ART OF THE WEEK

I Was Here

I think many of us want to leave our mark on the world, so that someday someone in the future will know we were here. That is true today and apparently it was true 30,000 years ago, when someone left their handprint on the wall of a cave.

  EXTRAORDINARY PERSON  OF THE WEEK

Jane Austen

The only authenticated picture of Jane Austen is this small pencil and watercolor sketch made by her sister, Cassandra, on display in the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen’s plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security. 

With the publication of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two other novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818.  Her six full-length novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her moderate success and little fame during her lifetime. (Source: Wikipedia)

  JOKE OF THE WEEK

I’m not sure buying this cake from Ikea was a good idea.

PHYSICAL TRAITS

CHARACTER TRAITS

SOCIAL TRAITS

Unfortunately, as you start doing better and better in life (however you wish to define that), some of your friends are going to be envious. They may discourage you or definitely not feel glad for you. You can try to hang on to these “so called” friends, but it is never going to be as it once was. Our success to them is a betrayal. 

LEARNING TRAITS

MISCELLANEOUS

Polls

 

CURRENT EVENTS

Age Is Just A Number – Nora Langdon

If you believe it is to late to accomplish you dreams, please take a look at this 3 1/2 minute video.

My friend, Nora Langdon, who I see several times a week at the Royal Oak Gym, where we train, is featured in this clip from the Australian morning talk show Studio 10

Nora and I are both trained by Art Little (in the video spotting Nora) and lift on Art’s team Armageddon.

BOOK OF THE WEEK

Just in case any of you are inspired by Nora to become powerlifters,

I think you will find this book most helpful

Powerlifting Over 50

By Richard Schuller

Per Richard Schuller, “The cool thing about the sport of powerlifting is that you can do it at a very high level for an incredibly long time.”

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

Some friends of mine made this video for my retirement party in 2009.

Retirement Video

An Actual Lift

Just in case you want to see one of my actual lifts

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

The Temptations and Diana Ross & The Supremes

“Hits Medley” on The Ed Sullivan Show

ART OF THE WEEK

Art Little

Art is a world champion powerlifter, trainer of world champions, founder of Team Armageddon and head trainer at the Royal Oak Gym in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

  EXTRAORDINARY PERSON  OF THE WEEK

Nora Langdon

Who else, but my friend Nora. 

  JOKE OF THE WEEK

PHYSICAL TRAITS

CHARACTER TRAITS

SOCIAL TRAITS

LEARNING TRAITS

MISCELLANEOUS

Polls

 

CURRENT EVENTS

Happy Valentine’s Day

BOOK OF THE WEEK

To be honest, I’m not sure if I would recommend this book if it wasn’t Valentine’s Day.

Historical Heartthrobs

By Kelly Murphy with Hallie Fryd

This book compiles photos and life stories of fifty of the sexiest men and women from history and asks the essential question: Would you really want to date them?

Some are artists, some are scientists, and many are political or military leaders, but all have had a lasting impact on human life―and a sizable impact on their admirers as well.

Each entry describes the period in which the heartthrob lived and includes essential stats, hilarious sidebars, and, of course, a “crushability” ranking: a measurement of how crush-worthy these people really are, based on their relative levels of heroism (or villainy).(Source: Amazon)

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

Although this is somewhat of a Christmas movie, its theme is love. Therefore, I thought it is an appropriate movie for this week’s post. It really is a very good movie with its share of humor.

Love Actually

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

Addicted To Love

By Robert Palmer

 

Some equal time

 

 

Man I Feel Like A Woman

By Shania Twain

ART OF THE WEEK

I decorated for Valentine’s Day

  EXTRAORDINARY PERSON  OF THE WEEK

Patrick Mahomes

Why do I think the quarterback who lost the Super Bowl game is the week’s most outstanding person.

Patrick Mahomes was among the first players to congratulate Tom Brady on Super Bowl win.

What an example to everyone about everything!

  JOKE OF THE WEEK

PHYSICAL TRAITS

CHARACTER TRAITS

It is nice to be with someone, but the person you are with the most is yourself.

SOCIAL TRAITS

LEARNING TRAITS

I can appreciate what the above it trying to say, but I think maybe it depends upon your years. I like to see a young person with a heart and an older person with a brain when it comes to love.

MISCELLANEOUS

Polls

Only around 10% of you who view this block take part in the polls. However, I have heard from many of those in that 10% and so I just had to bring back the polls since you like them so much.

For the other 90% of you, I think we would all like to know what you think. You cannot be identified, so please feel free to express yourself.

 

CURRENT EVENTS

Dreams

Everyone should have dreams. However, you really need to make a plan for achieving those dreams, with milestones letting you know if you are or are not on target, so that you can take corrective action. Otherwise, your dreams are merely a wish.

BOOK OF THE WEEK

This is an interesting and very easy to read book which will give you a different perspective on your everyday activities.

Zen 24/7

By Philip Toshio Sudo

If you’re searching for revelation and contentment, look no further than a handshake, a cup of coffee — even your laundry pile. The most mundane details of life contain zen’s profound truths, if you’re of the mind to look for them. (Source: Back cover)

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

If you like or know who Wes Anderson is, you have probably already seen this film. If you are into action films, you want to avoid this film. I’ve seen it a couple of times now.

The Royal Tenenbaums

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

Dennis Quaid did a fantastic job of protraying Jerry Lee Lewis in the film 

Great Balls of Fire

Dennis Quaid from the Jerry Lee Lewis Film

Now Here Is The Real Deal – Jerry Lee

On The Steve Allen Show in 1957

ART OF THE WEEK

An ancient olive tree in Puglia, Italy called “The Thinking Tree”

  EXTRAORDINARY PERSON  OF THE WEEK

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator.

Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. In 1996, he became director of the planetarium and oversaw its $210 million reconstruction project, which was completed in 2000.

From 1995 to 2005, Tyson wrote monthly essays in the “Universe” column for Natural History magazine, some of which were later published in his books Death by Black Hole (2007) and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (2017).  

In 2014, he hosted the television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a successor to Carl Sagan’s 1980 series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences awarded Tyson the Public Welfare Medal in 2015 for his “extraordinary role in exciting the public about the wonders of science”.

  JOKE OF THE WEEK

I’ve used it before, but I thought it is still pretty funny. I hope you enjoy it.

When Your Resume Says You Speak Seven Languages

PHYSICAL TRAITS

Life Changes = Shape Changes

CHARACTER TRAITS

SOCIAL TRAITS

LEARNING TRAITS

MISCELLANEOUS

Cats were once considered gods by some.  And I have heard that cats have never forgotten that.  So, perhaps it is worth considering advice from a cat.

LAST WEEK’S POLL

End of Polls

None of the polls worked last week. I did some investigating and it seems I need to pay $180.00 a year to continue with the polls. It didn’t see worth doing, since usually only 20 or less people participate in the polls, plus I already pay $99.00 a year to keep ads off of this blog.

My apologies to those of you who did enjoy participating in the polls.