Perhaps A Vodka Tonic

Like to sit in my brown leather Eames chair, feet up, have the foot rest, too – afternoon sun streaming across the room – and read the Tampa Bay Times.  Perhaps a vodka tonic and I get to thinking….  Maybe make some notes.

I’ve had an ex-wife and I had an ex-kid and I had an ex-dog and I had an ex-house and I’m an ex-drunk.  I’ve supported whores and dopers and drunks and bartenders.  Thank God I don’t drink anymore.  So said Harry Crews. (1935-2012)

He quit drinking and he still died.

You have to find a way to stay confident without winning.  Winning comes far too infrequently in many pursuits to depend on victories to keep you going.

Avoid toxic people.  “They support our self-destructive behavior and they’re moving through life unaware.  It might be hard to distance yourself from these people if they’ve been a part of your life for a long time but if you make the choice to do so, you will notice a difference.” – Barry Dennis

Note to Oprah re ratings.  Do you really think people with spouses/partners want to spend an hour on Saturday night sitting together watching Unfaithful: Stories of Betrayal?

BLACK BEAR THAT BIT WOMAN EUTHANIZED.  Internet dating goes horribly wrong.

The word Senate is derived from the Latin senex, meaning old man or sage.  In the 1964 yearbook of Carmel (NY) High School, towards the back, there’s the portrait of a big, chubby-cheeked knucklehead.  Under my photo – where everybody else’s said something like Cosmetologist, College, Marines – was U.S. Senator. No, really.

If I tell you I am good, you say I am boasting.  If I tell you I am no good, you know I am lying.  Let me put it this way… I have no fear of the opponent in front of me. – Bruce Lee.

I supported Newt Gingrich as the Republican Presidential nominee because I want to be Wilford Brimley when the USA establishes a lunar colony.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. – Bruce Lee

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life. – Dean Vernon Wormer

Asked what superpower I would most want, I think ‘predict the future.’

My wife would probably say ‘flying.’  There’s not much downside to ‘flying.’

I cannot help suspecting – I am not the brightest man, keep in mind – ‘predict the future’ might involve a metaphysical double-edged sword.

Perhaps a vodka tonic.

If you want to be great, you have to let go of being good.

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The key to changing habits is to stop fighting them.  Shift habits to behaviors you want.

What is the meaning of a flower?

You don’t want to do something that makes you a hilarious Youtube sensation.

If we take care of our own business, then the seconds, the minutes, the hours, and the days take care of themselves. – Joe Maddon.

Go as hard as you dare, go as late as you dare.

I like to do what I want to do when I want to do it.  Certainly a recipe for success.

Life is not just about action but also the space between action. – Rick Hatton

Stay aware.  Be aware before you make a move.  Be light on your feet.

“Don’t let your nuts get too big for your skirt.”

Be like water… adapt.  Running water never grows stale.  So, keep on flowing.

Always have an escape route.

MOLD PROBLEM TO CLOSE EXIT RAMP.   Slippery when dry.

Understand, sometimes, you just have to step out of the way.

Know what you don’t know.  I know Jack.

Every step of the way I just tried to play my hardest and whatever opportunity came my way, I just tried to take advantage of it.  I understood that opportunities were going to be few and far between and, when that small window opens for me, I have to jump right through it and make sure I seize that moment and opportunity.  Thank God, I have. – Victor Cruz

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Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they gain by giving that up. – Somebody Slyvester

I would be ever so grateful for money from unexpected sources.  Substantial money.  Enough money to make a difference.

Look nowhere, see everything.

Fighting?  I don’t think of it like I am hurting people.  I prefer to think I am educating them.  Giving them the experience to make better choices in the future. – Barker Ajax

Sometimes the best use of your time is not doing anything.  Not doing anything is still doing something.

Review your dogmas.  Perhaps a vodka tonic.