Tag: Marcus Aurelius

10/12/25 – At Some Point in Time

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Current Events

At Some Point in Time

This was one of those points.

1970

Book of the Week

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Illustrated by Robert Smith

Here is a fun and easy to read book for Halloween.

Movie of the Week

The Woman in Cabin 10 

If you like mysteries, you may like this Netflix one.

Please click on the link below to see a trailer:

https://youtu.be/1QbfJzTPY4w?si=mIJ1oL9WGz_BmTL3

Music of the Week

Feel It Still

This is the Bob Fosse’s choreography from the Rich Man’s Frug in the musical Sweet Charity. Very stylish and very well preformed (Source: Unknown).

Please click on the link below to see the music video:

https://youtu.be/afCB4vJChXU?si=dTb-kVuObD0zT-D6

Extraordinary Person of the Week

Diane Keaton

(January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025)

Art of the Week

This work is unnamed, so I named it

Life Is A Highway

 

By my favorite artist

C. Gammicchia 

Joke of the Week

You may have to be a Star Trek fan to get this.

Physical Traits

Are you willing to give healthy eating a chance?

 Character Traits

Social Traits

Don’t let a negative self-view keep you from

accepting compliments.

Learning Traits

This contains a lot of advice.

Give it a bit of thought.

Miscellaneous

You may want to also give this some thought.

Books

Uncle Tony’s

Management Tips & Jokes

By Wm. Allen

Paperback $15.00

Ebook $5.00

Click on Link below to go directly to Amazon

Uncle Tony’s Management Tips & Jokes

The Uncle Tony Book can also be found on the shelves of

Schuler Books is located at the Gateway Center, 7260 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield Twp., MI 48322.

Their phone number is (248) 956-1515.

Also, the Uncle Tony Book can also be found on the shelves of the

Self Esteem Shop LLC

9568 Marine City Highway, Building A

Casco, MI  48064

Phone (248) 549-9900

The Uncle Tony book  can also be found on the website of

Pages & Paws Bookshop

https://www.pagesandpawsbookshop.com/

Environmental Animals

https://www.amazon.com/Environmental-Animals-Harmony-Jann/dp/B0BW2GFPDM/ref=sr_1_16?

I’m Tired of Being Ordinary,

Are You?

My Final Cover The Kindle version of this book is free, and the paperback version is $10 However, I must warn you that this book will not change your life, only you can do that. This book can be ordered from Amazon

09/28/25 – What are you waiting for?

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Current Events

What are you waiting for?

Book of the Week

Frankenstein

By Mary Shelley

Illustrated by Pete Katz

Graphic novels are both fun and easy to read. They may even inspire you to read the actual novel. This one should start putting you in the Halloween mood.

Movie of the Week

I felt it was like catching up with long-time friends.

“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Please click on the link below to see a trailer:

https://youtu.be/P_30wFRxlnA?si=kfHfu_S1RLM-q2ra

Music of the Week

Many may not realize it but Brigitte Bardot also had a music career, recording more than 60 songs. 

Harley-Davidson (1968)

By Brigitte Bardot

Please click on the link below to see the music video:

https://youtu.be/m5dPPJsJhnA?si=fsIvsqNSnD9JuEbH

My bike in the late 1960s

Extraordinary Person of the Week

Happy Birthday to Brigitte Bardot

September 28, 1934

Art of the Week

Outside Lighting

Joke of the Week

Physical Traits

 Character Traits

Social Traits

Learning Traits

Miscellaneous

Books

Uncle Tony’s

Management Tips & Jokes

By Wm. Allen

Paperback $15.00

Ebook $5.00

Click on Link below to go directly to Amazon

Uncle Tony’s Management Tips & Jokes

The Uncle Tony Book can also be found on the shelves of

Schuler Books is located at the Gateway Center, 7260 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield Twp., MI 48322.

Their phone number is (248) 956-1515.

Also, the Uncle Tony Book can also be found on the shelves of the

Self Esteem Shop LLC

9568 Marine City Highway, Building A

Casco, MI  48064

Phone (248) 549-9900

The Uncle Tony book  can also be found on the website of

Pages & Paws Bookshop

https://www.pagesandpawsbookshop.com/

Environmental Animals

https://www.amazon.com/Environmental-Animals-Harmony-Jann/dp/B0BW2GFPDM/ref=sr_1_16?

I’m Tired of Being Ordinary,

Are You?

My Final Cover The Kindle version of this book is free, and the paperback version is $10 However, I must warn you that this book will not change your life, only you can do that. This book can be ordered from Amazon

08/11/24 – Recovery Mode

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CURRENT EVENTS Recovery Mode My thanks to the embalmers for their makeup work 😊 BOOK OF THE WEEK If you are a person who reads, I think you will find this translation worthwhile.  Meditations: Marcus Aurelius Translated By Gregory Hays   NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his […]

07/14/24 – Death Smiles

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CURRENT EVENTS Death Smiles More often than not, when you return the smile, Death says, “No hurry, we can do this a bit later.” BOOK OF THE WEEK I wrote a self-help book, I’m Tired of Being Ordinary, Are You?, which I think contains a lot of solid advice, with some humor tossed in. However, […]

04/07/24 – Total Eclipse

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CURRENT EVENTS Everyone is talking about the total eclipse. I guess I am no different from everyone else. Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983) By Bonnie Tyler BOOK OF THE WEEK I found this to be an easy and helpful book to read. Zen Reflections By Robert Allen Are you caught up in frenetic pace […]

01/21/24 – Slow Down

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CURRENT EVENTS BOOK OF THE WEEK The book below is not an easy read and you should be skeptical as you read it, still I can’t think of a better way to be exposed to art, science and many other issues.  It could cause you to think about some of your most cherished beliefs and […]

12/31/23 – Happy New Year

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CURRENT EVENTS and BOOK OF THE WEEK You may find it difficult to obtain this book, but what an opportunity to learn something of the people who shaped the world during their time. Leaders By Richard Nixon Richard Nixon knew virtually every major foreign leader since World War II–some at the pinnacle of power, some […]

10/15/23 – Zoo

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CURRENT EVENTS Zoo Sometimes you hear people say life is a zoo, when referring to a situation of confusion and/or disorder If you are finding yourself in a situation of confusion and/or disorder, perhaps you may consider spending a relaxing day at the zoo. Today, most animals aren’t kept in horrible cages like in the […]