10651. Success
without happiness is not success. It’s
just a well-polished turd. It looks nice
from the outside, but the successful guy knows deep down that underneath the
facade is just a bunch of shit;
10652. So what’s the lesson for you? Celebrate your wins. Anchor your success. Enjoy your success;
10653. There’s always more you can achieve. More is not always the answer. Contentment is the answer;
10654. Be content with who you are, but not where you are;
10655. Don’t suppress your good feelings. Don’t gloss over your wins. You deserve to be happy;
10656. You can substitute any of the pizza crusts at California Pizza Kitchen;
10657. The Jamaican jerk chicken (pizza) at California Pizza Kitchen is (pretty) tasty . . . and so is the spicy Milano( pizza);
10658. Apparently, there’s such a thing as being a pet nanny. . . . And it can be (very) lucrative; paying as much as $1,500.00 for 4 days of work;
10659. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time;
10660. How to address passive aggressive behavior: 1. I notice when you give a compliment there’s also a bit of a dig, are you aware of this? 2. It seems like something is bothering or upsetting you, can we talk about it? 3. I feel like you’re trying to send me an indirect message here, what is on your mind? and 4. If you had an expectation that something was to be done, I need you to communicate that;
10661. The (limited time) Krispy Kreme “Churrdough” doughnut with dulce de leche is really tasty;
10662. Pinot noir is the primary red wine grape grown in Burgundy, France, so if someone is referring to a “red” Burgundy, they are talking about a pinot noir;
10663. Donovan Woods had planned to go to law school before he decided to be a singer;
10664. Matt Nathanson (generally) hates musicals;
10665. Matt Nathanson calls his daughter “Bubba;”
10666. Matt Nathanson’s daughter loves musicals;
10667. You’re the chooser. Assume she’s going to like you, now you need to decide if you like her;
10668. If you have a dream, work towards it daily without attachment to the outcome. Even a teeny tiny step in the right direction is a move in the right direction;
10669. Apparently, once you’ve had an operation with a surgeon, you have to go back to that surgeon if there are any complications or problems. Other surgeons won’t touch you because they don’t want to be liable for something another surgeon did;
10670. Braden Holtby still buys art at the Alexandria Old Town Art Festival;
10671. A bottle of water can be $.50 at a supermarket, $2.00 at the gym, $3.00 at the movies and $6.00 on a plane . . . same water . . . the only thing that changed its value was the place. So the next time you feel your worth is nothing maybe you’re at the wrong place;
10672. Meghan (Wallen) drinks tequila (specifically Casamigos) and (club) soda;
10673. Every choice we make has an opportunity cost. The things that you want in your life can’t happen all at once;
10674. According to my therapist, anxiety can be used to push down/suppress emotions. In my case, anxiety (expressed by emotionally withdrawing) is used to push down/suppress anger;
10675. On (Whiskey) Wednesday(s), all bourbons, ryes, Scotches and whiskeys (except flights) are half-off at Whiskey & Oyster (WhiskeyAndOyster.squarespace.com) in (Old Town) Alexandria;
10676. He knows what he thinks, but I know what I know;
10677. Love is not just your capacity to give, but also your courage to receive;
10678. Posting less. Doing more. Comparing less. Reflecting more. Judging less. Accepting more. Complaining less. Praying more. Discussing less. Accomplishing more;
10679. Altered states can lead to altered traits;
10680. Trust the ebbs and flows of the friendship that come with life (i.e., times when you’re closer or times when there’s distance);
10681. Ask if your friend is in a space to listen when you want to vent or share: “Hey I know you have a lot going on, do you have space to listen to something I’m struggling with?”
10682. Clearly communicate any expectations rather than expecting friends to be able to mind read. This will keep resentment out of the relationship;
10683. Ardbeg 10 Years Old (Scotch) is rather/very peaty;
10684. If you like she-crab soup, do yourself a favor and get the (special) smoked Cajun crab soup, when they have it, at Sweet Fire Donna’s in (Old Town) Alexandria. It’s really good. It’s like a Cajun/spicier version of she-crab soup, but lighter and not as heavy;
10685. Cate Blanchett is Australian( . . . not British);
10686. According to Meghan( Wallen), the way to recover from (running) a marathon with 5,000 feet of vertical is to drink tequila, sleep 3 hours and then go to a baseball game in a hurricane;
10687. Pike’s Peak is named after (the explorer,) Zebulon Pike(,) even though he never summited it;
10688. Apparently, ketamine is known as the heroin of psychedelics;
10689. 4 rule of thumb to carry into the exploration of altered/ecstasis/non-ordinary states: 1. It’s not about you; and 2. It’s not about now; Helps us balance ego inflation and time distortion; 3. Don’t become a bliss junkie; and 4. Don’t dive too deep; Ensures we don’t get seduced by the sensations and information that arise in altered states;
10690. Knob Creek smoked maple (Kentucky straight bourbon) does taste like maple syrup;
10691. When you can, ask yourself if you want to before you do;
10692. We have to prepare to have freedom. We have to do the work to then do the job. We have to prepare for the job so we can be free to do the work;
10693. We must learn the consequence of negligence; it’s not just what we do, it’s what we don’t do that’s important as well. We are guilty by omission;
10694. “If only” means you wanted something, but did not get it. For some reason, either by your own incompetence or the world’s intervention, it did not happen. Sometimes this is just the breaks and we need to bow out gracefully. But more often than we care to admit, we don’t get what we want because we quit early or we didn’t take the necessary risk to get it;
10695. The more boots we put in the backside of our “if onlys” the more we will get what we want;
10696. Don’t walk the “it’s too late it’s too soon” tightrope until you die;
10697. We are all made for every moment we encounter. Whether the moment makes us or we make the moment. Whether we are helpless in it or on top of it; the predator or the prey. We are made for that moment;
10698. Piece Out Del Ray in Del Ray has Happy Hour on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM and Tuesdays through Friday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. It’s $2.00 off draft beers, $4.00 Piece Out pilsners, $5.00 red sangrias, $5.00 glasses of house red, white and rose wines and $7.00 for a slice of pizza and a Piece Out pilsner;
10699. Detroit-style pizza is like (a rectangular version of) the old Pizza Hut pan pizza, but less greasy;
10700. (Taco Bell) Mexican pizzas are just nachos with fewer/less (tortilla) chips;
10652. So what’s the lesson for you? Celebrate your wins. Anchor your success. Enjoy your success;
10653. There’s always more you can achieve. More is not always the answer. Contentment is the answer;
10654. Be content with who you are, but not where you are;
10655. Don’t suppress your good feelings. Don’t gloss over your wins. You deserve to be happy;
10656. You can substitute any of the pizza crusts at California Pizza Kitchen;
10657. The Jamaican jerk chicken (pizza) at California Pizza Kitchen is (pretty) tasty . . . and so is the spicy Milano( pizza);
10658. Apparently, there’s such a thing as being a pet nanny. . . . And it can be (very) lucrative; paying as much as $1,500.00 for 4 days of work;
10659. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time;
10660. How to address passive aggressive behavior: 1. I notice when you give a compliment there’s also a bit of a dig, are you aware of this? 2. It seems like something is bothering or upsetting you, can we talk about it? 3. I feel like you’re trying to send me an indirect message here, what is on your mind? and 4. If you had an expectation that something was to be done, I need you to communicate that;
10661. The (limited time) Krispy Kreme “Churrdough” doughnut with dulce de leche is really tasty;
10662. Pinot noir is the primary red wine grape grown in Burgundy, France, so if someone is referring to a “red” Burgundy, they are talking about a pinot noir;
10663. Donovan Woods had planned to go to law school before he decided to be a singer;
10664. Matt Nathanson (generally) hates musicals;
10665. Matt Nathanson calls his daughter “Bubba;”
10666. Matt Nathanson’s daughter loves musicals;
10667. You’re the chooser. Assume she’s going to like you, now you need to decide if you like her;
10668. If you have a dream, work towards it daily without attachment to the outcome. Even a teeny tiny step in the right direction is a move in the right direction;
10669. Apparently, once you’ve had an operation with a surgeon, you have to go back to that surgeon if there are any complications or problems. Other surgeons won’t touch you because they don’t want to be liable for something another surgeon did;
10670. Braden Holtby still buys art at the Alexandria Old Town Art Festival;
10671. A bottle of water can be $.50 at a supermarket, $2.00 at the gym, $3.00 at the movies and $6.00 on a plane . . . same water . . . the only thing that changed its value was the place. So the next time you feel your worth is nothing maybe you’re at the wrong place;
10672. Meghan (Wallen) drinks tequila (specifically Casamigos) and (club) soda;
10673. Every choice we make has an opportunity cost. The things that you want in your life can’t happen all at once;
10674. According to my therapist, anxiety can be used to push down/suppress emotions. In my case, anxiety (expressed by emotionally withdrawing) is used to push down/suppress anger;
10675. On (Whiskey) Wednesday(s), all bourbons, ryes, Scotches and whiskeys (except flights) are half-off at Whiskey & Oyster (WhiskeyAndOyster.squarespace.com) in (Old Town) Alexandria;
10676. He knows what he thinks, but I know what I know;
10677. Love is not just your capacity to give, but also your courage to receive;
10678. Posting less. Doing more. Comparing less. Reflecting more. Judging less. Accepting more. Complaining less. Praying more. Discussing less. Accomplishing more;
10679. Altered states can lead to altered traits;
10680. Trust the ebbs and flows of the friendship that come with life (i.e., times when you’re closer or times when there’s distance);
10681. Ask if your friend is in a space to listen when you want to vent or share: “Hey I know you have a lot going on, do you have space to listen to something I’m struggling with?”
10682. Clearly communicate any expectations rather than expecting friends to be able to mind read. This will keep resentment out of the relationship;
10683. Ardbeg 10 Years Old (Scotch) is rather/very peaty;
10684. If you like she-crab soup, do yourself a favor and get the (special) smoked Cajun crab soup, when they have it, at Sweet Fire Donna’s in (Old Town) Alexandria. It’s really good. It’s like a Cajun/spicier version of she-crab soup, but lighter and not as heavy;
10685. Cate Blanchett is Australian( . . . not British);
10686. According to Meghan( Wallen), the way to recover from (running) a marathon with 5,000 feet of vertical is to drink tequila, sleep 3 hours and then go to a baseball game in a hurricane;
10687. Pike’s Peak is named after (the explorer,) Zebulon Pike(,) even though he never summited it;
10688. Apparently, ketamine is known as the heroin of psychedelics;
10689. 4 rule of thumb to carry into the exploration of altered/ecstasis/non-ordinary states: 1. It’s not about you; and 2. It’s not about now; Helps us balance ego inflation and time distortion; 3. Don’t become a bliss junkie; and 4. Don’t dive too deep; Ensures we don’t get seduced by the sensations and information that arise in altered states;
10690. Knob Creek smoked maple (Kentucky straight bourbon) does taste like maple syrup;
10691. When you can, ask yourself if you want to before you do;
10692. We have to prepare to have freedom. We have to do the work to then do the job. We have to prepare for the job so we can be free to do the work;
10693. We must learn the consequence of negligence; it’s not just what we do, it’s what we don’t do that’s important as well. We are guilty by omission;
10694. “If only” means you wanted something, but did not get it. For some reason, either by your own incompetence or the world’s intervention, it did not happen. Sometimes this is just the breaks and we need to bow out gracefully. But more often than we care to admit, we don’t get what we want because we quit early or we didn’t take the necessary risk to get it;
10695. The more boots we put in the backside of our “if onlys” the more we will get what we want;
10696. Don’t walk the “it’s too late it’s too soon” tightrope until you die;
10697. We are all made for every moment we encounter. Whether the moment makes us or we make the moment. Whether we are helpless in it or on top of it; the predator or the prey. We are made for that moment;
10698. Piece Out Del Ray in Del Ray has Happy Hour on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM and Tuesdays through Friday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. It’s $2.00 off draft beers, $4.00 Piece Out pilsners, $5.00 red sangrias, $5.00 glasses of house red, white and rose wines and $7.00 for a slice of pizza and a Piece Out pilsner;
10699. Detroit-style pizza is like (a rectangular version of) the old Pizza Hut pan pizza, but less greasy;
10700. (Taco Bell) Mexican pizzas are just nachos with fewer/less (tortilla) chips;
