10701.
According to Richard Patrick( the lead singer of “Filter”), he was
rejected for a record(ing) contract at 17 because he sounded too much like U2;
10702. Johnny Marr was the guitarist and co-songwriter for “The Smiths;”
10703. Pizza dough and bread dough are the same( thing);
10704. The food at The Anthem in D.C. is pretty good (in particular the chicken masala wrap and the pork bao buns);
10705. I can say that I was at The Anthem’s 5th anniversary concert with Johnny Marr and The Killers;
10706. To me, short(er)-haired Brandon Flowers (the lead singer of “The Killers”) looks like a younger Dennis Quaid with a little bit of Tom Cruise( mixed in);
10707. Apparently, olive oil solidifies/thickens when you put it in the refrigerator;
10708. Bindaas Bowls & Rolls (BindaasBowls.com) in D.C. is good. . . . It’s the Chipotle for Indian (street) food;
10709. Before you book your flight to a (foreign) country, check the visa requirements;
10710. It's strange/weird to have a cidery open up 100 feet from where you went to elementary/grade school;
10711. The ciders at Sly Clyde Ciderworks (SlyClyde.com) in Hampton, Virginia, are actually (pretty) good;
10712. You can get a can of Narragansett (beer) and a shot of (rail/well) whiskey for $6.00 all day every day at the Deadrise (TheDeadriseVa.com) in Hampton, Virginia;
10713. If you like flat soda, try nitro (Pepsi) soda;
10714. Ray Dalio’s all-weather portfolio is: 1. 40% in long-term U.S. bonds (i.e., iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond, TLT); 2. 30% in U.S. equities/stocks (i.e., Vanguard Total Stock Market, VTI); 3. 15% in intermediate-term U.S. bonds (i.e., iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond, IEI); 4. 7.5% in gold (i.e., SPDR Gold Trust, GLD); and 5. 7.5% in broad, diversified commodities (i.e., iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Indexed Trust, GSG);
10715. David Swensen’s Yale endowment portfolio is: 1. 30% in U.S. equities/stocks (i.e., Vanguard Total Stock Market, VTI); 2. 20% in U.S. real estate (i.e., Vanguard Real Estate, VNQ); 3. 15% in long-term U.S. bonds (i.e., iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond, TLT); 4. 15% in all-term U.S. bonds (i.e., iShares TIPS Bond, TIP); 5. 15% in international equities/stocks (i.e., Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets, VEA); and 6. 5% in emerging equities/stocks (i.e., iShares MSCI Emerging Markets, EEM);
10716. It’s easy to self-sabotage because it enables you to predict the future and gives you an illusion of control;
10717. Trying to do things perfectly is slowly suffocating and killing you. Take the first step and let it be imperfect. Do it wrong;
10718. Paul Tudor Jones (the investor) was a welterweight boxing champion at the University of Virginia;
10719. Anxiety is a marker for pain and pain is a marker for damage. Therefore, you experience anxiety before you experience pain as it’s part of a defense mechanism;
10720. Agreeableness helps us solve the problem of how much to value our own interests compared to others;
10721. Agreeable behavior is an adaptation for maternal care while disagreeable behavior is an adaptation for predatory aggression;
10722. Disagreeable people are unlikely to be used by others, often receive higher salaries for the same work and do not become resentful;
10723. Conversely, agreeable people can become resentful or passive aggressive over time;
10724. It’s not any cheaper to buy tickets for Soundcheck (in D.C.) day of at the door than it is to buy them (in advance) online;
10725. Apparently, you can only buy additional insurance through your paid-up additions rider (of your whole life insurance policy) as long as your term insurance rider is in place;
10726. You can tell a cat likes being petted by you, when it purrs, raises its back, rhythmically pushes its claws in and out (i.e., kneading) and/or pushes its face into your hand;
10727. (The truth is that) when someone insults you, it usually has more to do with him/her and his/her experience than it actually is about you. Insults usually come from a place of anger and hurt;
10728. Various evidence has pointed out that what matters most in our lives is meaningful relationships. They matter more than money, fame or any other external entity (including what that stranger said to you harshly on the street);
10729. When you have a negative thought (whether that means believing what someone else said about you or finding yourself in an negative thought spiral due to life events), challenge it. Is there an alternative to this negative thought? Usually, there is;
10730. It’s always a good idea to remain hopeful, but also realistic. This can prevent you from internalizing things or facing an array of negative emotions. For example, it’s good to hope that you get that scholarship. But if you’re being realistic and only two out of 20 people get it, it’s important to take this into account when thinking you’ll obtain it;
10731. Hell-Cat Maggie (Irish) whiskey is/tastes buttery;
10732. I can say that I’ve sat ice level(, right up against the glass) at a Washington Capitals game;
10733. Colonel T(h)om(as Andrew) Parker (i.e., Elvis Presley’s manager) was born in the Netherlands as Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk. He illegally emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 20;
10734. Elvis (Presley) died at (age) 42( on August 16, 1977);
10735. Elvis (Presley) is the best-selling solo music artist of all time;
10736. Liz Phair is afraid of spiders;
10737. For those choosing to break generational cycles, your parents couldn’t do it. Their parents couldn’t do it. But for some reason you noticed the pattern and decided it ends with you. You’re the prototype;
10738. The goals people pursue affect their long-term happiness;
10739. People are happiest when they pursue goals that connect them to other people;
10740. In the workplace, this is reflected in studies suggesting that when people see their work as connecting to a broader purpose and helping other people to achieve their goals, they’re more satisfied with their careers;
10741. The happiest people tend to engage in a lot of cooperative goals rather than competitive ones. This allows people to celebrate their own successes as well as the successes of the people around them;
10742. Very few things are completely good or completely bad. Most experiences have some positive elements and some negative ones. Happy people tend to focus on the positives and to let the negatives of events fade into the background;
10743. Over the course of your life, people will do bad things to you. Even the people closest to you in your life will do selfish or mean things. One thing that happy people do well is to forgive others;
10744. The interesting thing about forgiveness is that it enables you to forget the details of what someone did that upset you in the first place. As a result, you will not be reminded of all those negatives when you see them or think about them in the future;
10745. Forgiving someone does not necessarily mean that you will trust them completely in the future. There are people who are mean, selfish or unreliable that you might choose not to spend time with or do business with anymore. Still, forgiving them for what they did will help you to move past those interactions without harboring negative feelings that can drag down your mood or your satisfaction with life;
10746. Don’t miss the joy of being you when you spend so much (of your) time chasing an ideal/idyllic version of you(rself);
10747. Eggnog as a coffee creamer . . . do it;
10748. Be careful with your words. They can only be forgiven not forgotten;
10749. Feel the feeling, but don’t become the emotion. Witness it. Allow it. Release it;
10750. Self-love is the most important thing. It turns into being able to give love and share love. What else are we doing all of this for?
10702. Johnny Marr was the guitarist and co-songwriter for “The Smiths;”
10703. Pizza dough and bread dough are the same( thing);
10704. The food at The Anthem in D.C. is pretty good (in particular the chicken masala wrap and the pork bao buns);
10705. I can say that I was at The Anthem’s 5th anniversary concert with Johnny Marr and The Killers;
10706. To me, short(er)-haired Brandon Flowers (the lead singer of “The Killers”) looks like a younger Dennis Quaid with a little bit of Tom Cruise( mixed in);
10707. Apparently, olive oil solidifies/thickens when you put it in the refrigerator;
10708. Bindaas Bowls & Rolls (BindaasBowls.com) in D.C. is good. . . . It’s the Chipotle for Indian (street) food;
10709. Before you book your flight to a (foreign) country, check the visa requirements;
10710. It's strange/weird to have a cidery open up 100 feet from where you went to elementary/grade school;
10711. The ciders at Sly Clyde Ciderworks (SlyClyde.com) in Hampton, Virginia, are actually (pretty) good;
10712. You can get a can of Narragansett (beer) and a shot of (rail/well) whiskey for $6.00 all day every day at the Deadrise (TheDeadriseVa.com) in Hampton, Virginia;
10713. If you like flat soda, try nitro (Pepsi) soda;
10714. Ray Dalio’s all-weather portfolio is: 1. 40% in long-term U.S. bonds (i.e., iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond, TLT); 2. 30% in U.S. equities/stocks (i.e., Vanguard Total Stock Market, VTI); 3. 15% in intermediate-term U.S. bonds (i.e., iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond, IEI); 4. 7.5% in gold (i.e., SPDR Gold Trust, GLD); and 5. 7.5% in broad, diversified commodities (i.e., iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Indexed Trust, GSG);
10715. David Swensen’s Yale endowment portfolio is: 1. 30% in U.S. equities/stocks (i.e., Vanguard Total Stock Market, VTI); 2. 20% in U.S. real estate (i.e., Vanguard Real Estate, VNQ); 3. 15% in long-term U.S. bonds (i.e., iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond, TLT); 4. 15% in all-term U.S. bonds (i.e., iShares TIPS Bond, TIP); 5. 15% in international equities/stocks (i.e., Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets, VEA); and 6. 5% in emerging equities/stocks (i.e., iShares MSCI Emerging Markets, EEM);
10716. It’s easy to self-sabotage because it enables you to predict the future and gives you an illusion of control;
10717. Trying to do things perfectly is slowly suffocating and killing you. Take the first step and let it be imperfect. Do it wrong;
10718. Paul Tudor Jones (the investor) was a welterweight boxing champion at the University of Virginia;
10719. Anxiety is a marker for pain and pain is a marker for damage. Therefore, you experience anxiety before you experience pain as it’s part of a defense mechanism;
10720. Agreeableness helps us solve the problem of how much to value our own interests compared to others;
10721. Agreeable behavior is an adaptation for maternal care while disagreeable behavior is an adaptation for predatory aggression;
10722. Disagreeable people are unlikely to be used by others, often receive higher salaries for the same work and do not become resentful;
10723. Conversely, agreeable people can become resentful or passive aggressive over time;
10724. It’s not any cheaper to buy tickets for Soundcheck (in D.C.) day of at the door than it is to buy them (in advance) online;
10725. Apparently, you can only buy additional insurance through your paid-up additions rider (of your whole life insurance policy) as long as your term insurance rider is in place;
10726. You can tell a cat likes being petted by you, when it purrs, raises its back, rhythmically pushes its claws in and out (i.e., kneading) and/or pushes its face into your hand;
10727. (The truth is that) when someone insults you, it usually has more to do with him/her and his/her experience than it actually is about you. Insults usually come from a place of anger and hurt;
10728. Various evidence has pointed out that what matters most in our lives is meaningful relationships. They matter more than money, fame or any other external entity (including what that stranger said to you harshly on the street);
10729. When you have a negative thought (whether that means believing what someone else said about you or finding yourself in an negative thought spiral due to life events), challenge it. Is there an alternative to this negative thought? Usually, there is;
10730. It’s always a good idea to remain hopeful, but also realistic. This can prevent you from internalizing things or facing an array of negative emotions. For example, it’s good to hope that you get that scholarship. But if you’re being realistic and only two out of 20 people get it, it’s important to take this into account when thinking you’ll obtain it;
10731. Hell-Cat Maggie (Irish) whiskey is/tastes buttery;
10732. I can say that I’ve sat ice level(, right up against the glass) at a Washington Capitals game;
10733. Colonel T(h)om(as Andrew) Parker (i.e., Elvis Presley’s manager) was born in the Netherlands as Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk. He illegally emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 20;
10734. Elvis (Presley) died at (age) 42( on August 16, 1977);
10735. Elvis (Presley) is the best-selling solo music artist of all time;
10736. Liz Phair is afraid of spiders;
10737. For those choosing to break generational cycles, your parents couldn’t do it. Their parents couldn’t do it. But for some reason you noticed the pattern and decided it ends with you. You’re the prototype;
10738. The goals people pursue affect their long-term happiness;
10739. People are happiest when they pursue goals that connect them to other people;
10740. In the workplace, this is reflected in studies suggesting that when people see their work as connecting to a broader purpose and helping other people to achieve their goals, they’re more satisfied with their careers;
10741. The happiest people tend to engage in a lot of cooperative goals rather than competitive ones. This allows people to celebrate their own successes as well as the successes of the people around them;
10742. Very few things are completely good or completely bad. Most experiences have some positive elements and some negative ones. Happy people tend to focus on the positives and to let the negatives of events fade into the background;
10743. Over the course of your life, people will do bad things to you. Even the people closest to you in your life will do selfish or mean things. One thing that happy people do well is to forgive others;
10744. The interesting thing about forgiveness is that it enables you to forget the details of what someone did that upset you in the first place. As a result, you will not be reminded of all those negatives when you see them or think about them in the future;
10745. Forgiving someone does not necessarily mean that you will trust them completely in the future. There are people who are mean, selfish or unreliable that you might choose not to spend time with or do business with anymore. Still, forgiving them for what they did will help you to move past those interactions without harboring negative feelings that can drag down your mood or your satisfaction with life;
10746. Don’t miss the joy of being you when you spend so much (of your) time chasing an ideal/idyllic version of you(rself);
10747. Eggnog as a coffee creamer . . . do it;
10748. Be careful with your words. They can only be forgiven not forgotten;
10749. Feel the feeling, but don’t become the emotion. Witness it. Allow it. Release it;
10750. Self-love is the most important thing. It turns into being able to give love and share love. What else are we doing all of this for?
