It is Not a Waste of Time. #59. In the Year 2032. Nate. “The Voice.”
- Quote of the Week: “A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.” -Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is known for his quotes that emphasize the importance of helping others. I find that helping others has a direct impact and correlation with personal growth and fulfillment. When you do make a positive impact on the life of others you are making an investment in yourself. Satisfaction, meaning, positivity, and achievement are words that come to mind when you offer up an act of kindness.
In a world surrounded by negative geo-political dynamics, sometimes the solution is to reach out to someone, anyone, and offer up support and encouragement. That investment is certainly not ‘A day wasted on others…’ Helping someone usually yields dividends in the form of personal growth and purpose. “A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.“
- The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans will host tonight’s Super Bowl. This is the Super Bowl LIX with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch from the 2023 Super Bowl, when the Chiefs took home the Lombardi Trophy. This year’s Super Bowl halftime is being handled by rapper Kendrick Lamar, who most recently won five Grammy awards.
As always, the commercials will be fun, confusing, and humorous all at the same time. A 30-second commercial during Super Bowl LIX will cost $7 million, targeting the expected worldwide audience of 120 million viewers across all platforms. Tonight’s Super Bowl and its commercials should be great fun. Will the Eagles spoil the Chiefs chance at a winning three straight Super Bowls?
Note: A few of my friends have often asked me to compare the Super Bowl and soccer’s World Cup final. It is difficult to compare the two events, as the World Cup is not an annual event. While the NFL’s Super Bowl, held every year, draws a viewing audience of 120 million, the final of the quadrennial World Cup draws a viewing audience of 1.5 billion. It is not an apples-for-apples comparison but still eyebrow-raising.
- I have mentioned the possibility in previous posts, with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory again reporting that an asteroid has a slight possibility of impacting Earth. There is only a 1.6% chance of the asteroid, called 2024 YR4 of contacting our planet but that small chance has warranted a great deal of attention from scientists in northern South America, Africa, and South Asia – areas where scientists think the asteroid could make contact. The predicted date of impact is December 22, 2032. Let us hope that everyone celebrates Christmas in seven years.
- “I am going to drive separately.” We have all said it, not wanting to get stuck somewhere and giving you the ability to bail anytime day or night. No one does this type of storytelling better than Nate Bargatze. His stories resonate with all of us with his southern accent, cadence, and timing, always delivering relevant and funny content. I will see Bargatze live in Orlando this summer – it should be a good bit of fun. Here is a short take from him on getting old. 🙂
- Pure Talent. Jon Bon Jovi called him “The Voice“. Billboard readers chose him as the favorite Rock Singer of All Time, with sixty-seven percent of the overall votes. As the front man for the band Journey, Steve Perry was renowned for his tenor vocal range. Music executive and former American Idol judge Randy Jackson described Perry’s voice as “the golden voice” and was quoted saying that aside from Robert Plant, “there is no other singer in rock that came even close to Steve Perry.” It was so unfortunate that a hip injury forced Perry to stop touring with Journey. There is no doubt that “The Voice” was Pure Talent.