Ponder. Reflect. Grasp. Wonder.
I do remember many things about my past, but I am not one to look back. Yes, you always learn things from life’s past experiences, and if there were missteps, the old adage is do not make the same mistake twice. 🙂
I thought I would offer up a few thought-provoking questions and statements for you to fill in the blanks. Don’t roll your eyes…this is actually a good exercise for everyone. Maybe.
- I feel ______ than my age.
- My favorite thing about myself is _________________________.
- If the world was ending a year from today, how would you spend the next 365 days? _______________________________________
- ____________________________is keeping you from changing the things you’d like to change about yourself?
- _____________________ is keeping me from dropping my worst habit.
- How many internal organs can you name in the next ten seconds? ___________________________________________
- If you could be any animal, you would choose to be a _________________. Why?_______________________
- Does social media make you in general happier or sadder? If sadder, why do you keep participating in it? _______________________________.
- If there were a way to download your memories into a searchable spreadsheet, would you do it?_____________________________________.
- _____________________ is my favorite thing about myself.
Random thoughts for the first Sunday of February
The Fed took the federal funds rate up another quarter point last week and many expect the Fed to move forward with more increases in the near future. The direct effect to the everyday consumer is obviously in the automotive and housing sectors, but how long will it be until corporate America must deal with the higher cost of borrowed capital? This smells bad for the late 3rd quarter and 4th quarter of this year.
Video streaming and gaming. Two technologies in everyone’s home. Oh, not so much, as tech companies are working hard to provide in-car entertainment experiences. Sure, we all drive so well now that we need ‘entertainment’ in the car as we navigate rush hour traffic on such lovely interstate highways as I-4, I-75, I-95, and the infamous state road 400 in north Atlanta. This is such a great idea!
I am over Punxsutawney Phil. One, because I cannot spell its name. Two, I question the whole ‘see his shadow’ thing. Seriously. Six more weeks of winter? Not in Orlando.
Fauda, a Netflix series based on an Israeli operative named Doron, is really well done. It has been a long crawl but I have made it to the newly-released season four. Doron similar to Jack Ryan? Not so much.
A Chinese ‘spy’ balloon drifting across the continental United States late last week. Only after our State Department called out the Chinese did they communicate that their balloon somehow went off course, and that is was intended to deliver weather information. The U.S. brought down the balloon once it had reached the Atlantic Ocean, after it had drifted from west to east across the U.S. The next step after recovering the parts and pieces is for Quantico to do their investigation to determine the amount of spy and surveillance equipment that was once attached to the balloon. Maybe it is time for the U.S. to send a fleet of F-22 Raptors over Beijing and tell the Chinese that they “went off course?”
My business dictates that I take a bit of time to watch some network and local news, as I am always looking for the latest trends and technology used in broadcast studios. Obviously, I watch the talent presenting the news and enjoy what CNN, Fox, and the BBC have done with the look of their sets. What I do not enjoy is watching and listening to Don Lemon. I have nothing personal against Lemon, but his attitude on-camera (and I am assuming off-camera as well) is in a word, caustic. It is too bad for all of us that CNN’s morning show has Lemon and Kaitlan Collins paired together. Collins, at just thirty-years-old, is one of the rising stars of network news. As always, it is just my take and I welcome yours.
Super Bowl LVII is one week away and will feature Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts. Both quarterbacks are game-changers, with athletic ability not too often seen in the NFL. The betting line will most likely move this week but as of now, Philadelphia is a 1.5 point favorite. I am not sure how you bet against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Anyone wish to chime in on the betting line?
Taking care of business. That phrase is used often and in many ways, but never better than in one of Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s top ten hits. “BTO” was legendary, and along with the song Takin Care of Business, the band produced two other big hits in 1973 and 1974: Hold Back the Water and Roll On Down the Highway. Drummer Robbie Bachman passed away recently, at the age of 69. RIP Robbie.
And last, but not the least, a very special happy birthday to my daughter, Jaime!!