What I’ve learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0061

3001.  Comfort and luxury are usually the chief requirements of life for your ego – its top priorities tend to be accumulations, achievements, and the approval of others;

3002.  By believing passionately in something that does not yet exist we create it.  The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired;

3003.  The Cajun chicken at Whole Foods (Market) is really tasty;

3004.  What do you call getting charged ($.50) extra for ordering a drink in a “tall” glass?  The answer is: Complete bullshit . . . yeah, I’m talking to you, Union Street (Public House);

3005.  The space conveys a story;

3006.  How you interact with the space can also convey a story;

3007.  Identify your purpose and your imagination can communicate your thoughts and ideas;

3008.  Acting is living truthfully under imaginary circumstances;

3009.  Practice radical appreciation – joyfully engage with the things you take for granted such as your home, garden, meals, clothes, family, and friends.  Choose to pay attention by giving thanks and loving appreciation;

3010.  See paradise all around you – rethink your belief that you must travel, be worldly, and experience distant lands and people to have a fulfilling life.  Change your view to see the pleasure in what you have, where you’re located, and who you are.  Find joy and solace in the simple and cultivate your utopia in every cubic inch of space;

3011.  Devote a day to food – appreciate the mysterious intelligence that created food for your health and pleasure, and say a prayer with every connection to it;

3012.  Broccoli is (actually) a good source of protein;

3013.  When putting together your workout shake the night before, don’t leave your wire whisk ball at the bottom of your “Blender Bottle.”  It might get stuck;

3014.  Your bicep (only) makes up 30% of your upper arm while your triceps make up 70%;

3015.  How can you tell if a sweet potato has gone bad?  The answer is: If the flesh is brown and/or black;

3016.  Cooking fish stinks;

3017.  How to hard-boil eggs: Place the eggs in a pan and cover with cold water.  Bring to a boil, put a lid on it and turn off the heat.  Let stand for 10-15 minutes. . . . Don’t boil them; that’s what turns the (egg) yolks green and makes them pungent. . . . Cool in a bowl of cold water until they’re no longer hot to the touch;

3018.  If your vacuum starts smoking and there isn’t any hair or other debris interfering with the (rotating) brush, try cleaning the filter;

3019.  I hate washing/doing the dishes;

3020.  Cooking broccoli stinks;

3021.  I’m not very good at peeling (hard-boiled) eggs;

3022.  (Chicken) wings aren’t very filling when you don’t eat the skin;

3023.  You shouldn’t eat simple (i.e., fast-burning) carbohydrates right before you go to bed;

3024.  You’ve got to love yoga pants;

3025.  Every time you do a kindness without any hope of credit or return, God cries a teardrop of happiness;

3026.  Know that your word is good enough to manifest anything you want.  The law of attraction will work for you;

3027.  It’s not a (half) bad looking crowd walking around in the mornings;

3028.  There are (definitely) benefits to living across the street from a yoga studio (especially one that’s next door to a Starbucks);

3029.  Know that every day you are entitled to your share of the miracles of that day.  In fact, if you trust the universe, miracles will be delivered each day;

3030.  So say to yourself, I dedicate today’s miracles to everyone else.  I want none of them, but I hope everyone else will benefit;

3031.  Picture all of the people around you enjoying the miracles that were meant for you and living healthier, wealthier and wiser lives because of those miracles;

3032.  Smile, knowing that the truth you have cultivated has now set everyone else free;

3033.  “Pumpkin” face and “raisin” face aren’t good looks;

3034.  A good way to work on your word articulation is to say, “Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice concentrate” (over and over again);

3035.  (William) Shakespeare really was a genius;

3036.  (William) Shakespeare was an actor (too);

3037.  There’s a lot more to acting than I (first) thought;

3038.  (Apparently) if you ever want to memorize something, just read it aloud 27 times in a row;

3039.  It blends (a little bit) better if you dry mix your workout shake before adding water;

3040.  You (really) don't use your calves much walking up stairs;

3041.  I kind of like trimming (fat from) chicken;

3042.  The reason trees make sap is to protect their roots from the (cold) winter;

3043.  What does it mean if you put your maple syrup in the freezer and it turns solid?  The answer is: It’s not (real) maple syrup;

3044.  It takes 40 gallons of tree sap to make one gallon of (maple) syrup;

3045.  (The province of) Quebec makes roughly 75% of the planet’s maple syrup;

3046.  (Apparently) maple syrup comes in grades.  “A” is lighter and less rich.  “B” is darker and more flavorful.  Unfortunately, to consumers, “B” (just) sounds inferior.  For this reason, it’s often less expensive despite tasting way more syrupy and intense;

3047.  When speaking (aloud), drive the thought through to the end;

3048.  If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go as a group;

3049.  Brent (Stansell from the Shakespeare Theatre Company) says I have a powerful, booming voice and (that) I could do voiceover and radio work;

3050.  My forearms are (pretty) weak;