I’ve mention this category of people a number of times because I feel these people are so important to one’s well being.
One of my friends brought over a birthday cake on my actual birthday.
It was a complete surprise!
(Thank you Mary)
Art of the Week
Pens as Art
Pens for Powerlifters
(Thank you Chris)
Pens for Cat Lovers
(Thank you Julie)
Joke of The Week
Physical Traits
A little humor, actually most of us believe in a deload (Easy) week every fourth week.
You need to give your muscles and central nervous system a chance to recover from hard training.
Character Traits
Social Traits
Learning Traits
Miscellaneous
Getting Rid of Clutter
Consider getting rid of duplicate or blurry photos, the unused coupons that accumulate in kitchen drawers, bank statements and other such items that are available on-line, as well as old newspapers and magazines. Try taking a photo of items that hold memories but are not being used and many documents can be scanned and discarded.
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Current Events Problems and Solutions Book of the Week I found this a very easy to read and informative book about a philosophy/religion that goes back 2,500 years ago. Essential Buddhism By Jacky Sach Movie of the Week I’ve been re-watching Agatha Christie’s Poirot Series with David Suchet I do think the early seasons with […]
CURRENT EVENTS Celebration of Team Armageddon AWPC World Competition Participants Above are a few members of Team Armageddon who attended the celebration Elvis Stopped By To Help Us Celebrate BOOK OF THE WEEK I believe you will find this book a very easy and worthwhile book to read, if you wish to improve yourself. The […]
CURRENT EVENTS If You Thought History Was Boring If you thought history was boring, I am going to try to change your mind this week. You no doubt have heard the story of the Trojan Horse, well here is some history behind the Trojan Horse story. BOOK OF THE WEEK If you wish to know […]
CURRENT EVENTS Be Sure to Watch the Sky Tonight BOOK OF THE WEEK The book below is an extremely challenging read; plus you should be skeptical as you read it. Still, the book is a good way to be exposed to art, science and other issues. It could cause you to think about some of […]
I devoted the first section of my book to fitness; since if you don’t have your health, nothing else much matters.
SELF-HELP BOOKS
A very good friend of mine, Reza Ziaee, along with James Bologna, wrote the book below. I bought a copy of it because I like to support the creative efforts of my friends. However, I have been retired for almost six years now, so this book will likely do you far more good than me.
If you are in healthcare and believe you and your organization may possibly benefit from this book; I would be glad to give it to you. Just let me know at mailto:harmonybooksfilmsllc@comcast.net
CURRENT EVENTS
CNN Democratic Primary Debate
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 9pm ET (8pm CT, 6pm PT) Location: Wynn Las Vegas Sponsors: CNN, Nevada Democratic Party Moderator: Anderson Cooper Candidates: Clinton, Sanders, O’Malley, Webb, Chafee
Regardless of your party affiliation or lack of an affiliation, to be an informed voter; you should watch this debate.
Detroit Free Press Talmer Bank Race
This coming Sunday is the Detroit Free Press Talmer Bank race and how many races are there where you actually run in two different countries, at least for the marathon and international half-marathon. I’ve ran the full marathon three times and the international half-marathon four times and I can say one of the greatest thrills of my life is entering the Detroit Windsor tunnel, running through the tunnel and coming out on Woodward Avenue to the roar of the Detroit crowd–it is an experience one never forgets.
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
“One of these days, you will not be able to do this.
Today isn’t that day.”
Source: Sign in the crowd at the 2011 Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Back to the Future (1985)
This is a fun movie and I believe it still stands up to the test of time; plus it relates to my song of the week.
A young man is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence. (Source: IMDB)
The Intern
I saw this film last week and I thought it was great and I want to encourage people to see it. Perhaps, I liked the film because I so easily relate to the character Ben Whittaker in the film.
Starting a new job can be a difficult challenge, especially if you’re already retired. Looking to get back into the game, 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) seizes the opportunity to become a senior intern at an online fashion site. Ben soon becomes popular with his younger co-workers, including Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), the boss and founder of the company. Whittaker’s charm, wisdom and sense of humor help him develop a special bond and growing friendship with Jules.
LAST WEEK POLL – Your Favorite Season of the Year
No real surprises from this poll. Nine out of 18 or 50% of you preferred Summer. Fall came in second with six votes and Spring came in third with three votes. And not surprisingly, no one voted for winter.
THIS WEEK’S POLL
Since I started posting a song of the week, I’ve had a few discussions about music and thought a poll related to music may be interesting to some of you. I realize I may have bias the poll with some of my recent selections for song of the week, but hopefully that will not distort the results too much. Again, you may only vote for one decade.
SONG OF THE WEEK
Johnny B Goode
Michael J. Fox does a great job of this song in the video below from the 1985 movie Back to the Future
I think it will be fun for you to compare Fox’s performance to the real deal, Chuck Berry. Stay with this video for 1958 a bit and you will see some fantastic entertaining. Chuck didn’t need fireworks, costumes or anything to keep your attention. He is just absolutely extraordinary.
[ ] Leonardo da Vinci, [ ] (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) [ ] areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. [ ]
Many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as a great exemplar of the “Renaissance Man”, an individual of “unquenchable curiosity” and “feverishly inventive imagination”.[ ] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent in recorded history, and “his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote”.[ ]
Born out of wedlock to a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, in Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter Andrea del Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice, and he spent his last years in France at the home awarded him by Francis I.
Leonardo was, and is, renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait[ ] and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time [ ]
Leonardo is revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualised flying machines, a type of armoured fighting vehicle, concentrated solar power, an adding machine,[] and the double hull, also outlining a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime[ ]
Today, Leonardo is widely recognised as one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived in the world.[] (Source: Wikipedia)
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I read a lot of newspapers and news magazines as well as listen and watch the news. It is rather depressing and so this week instead of suggesting a book; I am posting something I find up lifting and hope you will too.
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding, as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
CURRENT EVENTS
Oregon College Shooting Tragedy
I suspect more than a few people knew this sick individual was capable of doing a terrible act like this and they did nothing to get this sick individual help or prevent this tragedy. I’ve heard it said that a bad person is a good person’s job; well someone did not do their job.
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
We are commanded to seek out those who are lost.
We are to be our brother’s keeper.
Source: Joseph B. Wirthlin
MOVIE OF THE WEEK– Great Balls of Fire
Moving to a lighter note, this week’s movie recommendation is Great Balls of Fire. The actor Dennis Quaid did a fantastic job of capturing this wild man – Jerry Lee Lewis. Late in life. I had the privilege of actually seeing Jerry Lee Lewis perform; what a thrill.
LAST WEEK POLL – The Best Decade of Your Life
There were 20 votes this week and those voting indicated that they thought the best decade was or will be the years 40 through 49 with five votes.
The following two decades tied with four votes each. They are:
30 through 39
60 through 69
Next came 50 through 59 with two votes.
The following decades received one vote each
20 through 29
70 through 79
80 through 89
90 through 89
90 through 99
100 or greater
And I found most interesting that the two youngest decades received no votes at all. They were:
Less than 9
10 through 19
Personally, I’ve always thought of life in terms of the seasons, with the years less 20 being Spring, or a time of growth. The next two decades, or 21 through 40 being summer, when one is in full bloom. 41 through 60 is a time of Fall and things start falling as those of us who have been in that season know so well. And finally, we enter Winter, or the final season of life, where one’s hair turns white like snow.
THIS WEEK’S POLL
Since I just finished speaking of the season of life, I thought you may enjoy a poll where you vote for your favorite season of the year. Again, you may only vote for one decade.
SONG OF THE WEEK – You have to at least check out this live 1964 performance of Jerry Lee Lewis and I would love to know what you think, so please leave a comment.
I’m always trying to keep you informed of the latest health studies. Here is one you should know about.
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee [ ] November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong American martial artist, Hong Kong action film actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, filmmaker,[ ] and the founder of Jeet Kune Do. [ ] He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time,[ ] and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. [ ] He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films.[ ] (Source: Wikipedia)
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Yogi Berra’s baseball exploits as a New York Yankees catching great spoke for themselves. He spoke for himself in a charmingly fractured way that introduced “Yogi-isms” such as “It’s déjà vu all over again” into the American lexicon.
The Hall of Famer died at the of 90 on Tuesday evening, the Yogi Berra Museum announced. He undoubtedly would be reminding people of what he once said: “You should always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise, they won’t come to yours.” [ ] In 1999 he was one of 100 players selected to Major League Baseball’s All-Century team. (Source: USA Today)
St. Ignace, MI
Carol and I are in St. Ignace, which is in Michigan’s Upper Peninsular, just on the other side of the Mackinaw Bridge, which is behind us.
If you are around this area, I suggest you stop in at Fort Algonquin, as Carol is doing below.
It isn’t really a fort, but an indian gift shop. You will find interesting items for sale. And be sure to ask the proprietor, Lone Wolf Dancing on Thunder, about the history of the Indian tribes of this area.
I read this book long ago and like most of the books I recommend, this is a fun and easy to read book.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK– Moneyball
Out of respect for Yogi Berra, I wanted to suggest a movie this week that had a baseball theme.
Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s [ ] The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) [ ], recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. [ ]
is that we don’t show enough love toward each other.
Source: Little Richard
LAST WEEK POLL – What You Plan to Do for Halloween
Give out treats – 26%
Decorate your house – 24%
Go to a Halloween party – 21%
Ignore Halloween – 13%
Wear a costume – 11%
Watch a scary movie – 5%
THIS WEEK’S POLL
In chapter 37 of my book, I talk about time in a number of ways. One of those ways is aging and the importance of not letting your age stop you from starting projects. So, I thought I would ask in this week’s poll what decade of our live we think was or will be the best. Sorry, you can vote for only one decade.
SONG OF THE WEEK -I was fortunate to see Little Richard twice in my life. Once in the late 1950s and again in the early 21st century. I am so glad that some of his early performances were captured.
THIS WEEK’S JOKE -Since this truly extraordinary Pope is making his extraordinary visit to the U.S.A. this week, I thought something related to the Bible would be appropriate.
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE – Little Richard
I’ve been fortunate to see Little Richard in person, twice in my life, once when I was very young and once again in my 60s.
Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known by his stage name Little Richard, is an American recording artist, songwriter and musician.
An influential figure in popular music and culture for more than six decades, Little Richard’s most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship laid the foundation for rock and roll. [ ]
Little Richard has been honored by many institutions, including inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hallof Fame. He is the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Recording Academy and the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” (1955) was included in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2010 [ ]. In 2015, the National Museum of African American History and Culture honored Little Richard for his pivotal role in the formation of popular music genres and in helping to shatter the color line on the music charts changing American culture forever. (Source: Wikipedia)
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