Easier Said Than Done. Just a Bit Outside. You Can’t Fix Stupid. It is Already mid-January. Amie.
- Quote of the Week: “Work often becomes a substitute for living. But I think the most successful artists, and the happiest people, find a fullness in both areas.” -Faye Dunaway
I am sure Faye Dunaway’s quote comes from firsthand experience. She has appeared in over seventy films, thirty television shows, thirteen plays, and two music videos. Her words “find a fullness in both areas” relate to balance with your life, navigating the demands of your work life with the importance of other activities, especially your family and friends. Most of us know that achieving that balance is easier said than done, but I do agree with Ms. Dunaway that success and happiness are found in “fullness in both areas.” I have made a pact with my group of ‘Freak Show‘ friends that for 2025 I would seek a better balance – and so far so good, though we are only nineteen days in!
Here is to Faye Dunaway and her quote of the week. I do not know about her personal life but her book of work is bar none.
- Though his Major League Baseball career was nothing special, special he was. He was much more than a former Major League Baseball player and Milwaukee Brewers’ announcer. Bob Uecker’s comedic chops led to acting roles, including his memorable appearance in the movie “Major League.” Uecker passed away last week at the age of ninety. He left us with many memories but none greater than this bit from “Major League.” RIP Bob Uecker.
- Speaking of random, a friend of mine probably had one too many coffees (or wines) and engaged me in a long conversation about idioms. I appreciate her interest in idioms as I have never put too much thought to the verbal phrases equivalent of using the wrong math formula but still getting the correct answer.
Here a few idioms. What idiom do you use the most? Mine is ‘you can’t fix stupid’, which speaking of stupid, may not be an idiom.
- Break a leg
- Beat around the bush
- Bite the bullet
- Costs an arm and a leg
- A blessing in disguise
- A piece of cake
- Barking up the wrong tree
- By the skin of your teeth
- Call it a day
Some Random Things I am Thinking for mid-January
- It is already mid-January of 2025.
- Tomorrow: Martin Luther King Day, the Inauguration, and a college football final.
- Will the Israel – Hamas deal hold?
- The go-forward with the devastation in Los Angeles.
- How does the decision to ban TikTok in the United States reconcile with the 1st Amendment of the Constitution?
- How disinterested I am in tomorrow night’s college football championship game (only because there is not an SEC team in the Final. I hope Ohio State and Notre Dame have a great game worthy of a Final).
- The amazing weather in Central Florida.
- Waffle House. It has been a long time since I have partaken.
- Seven weeks until daylight savings time. 🙂
- The grand opening of a project I have been working on for a year at Orlando’s Kia Center.
- For no specific reason, Charlize Theron.
Pure Talent. Craig Fuller’s vocals on the song Amie are bar none. From a rock music standpoint, Journey’s Steve Perry always set the vocal bar for me, but Fuller’s voice performance on many of Pure Prairie League’s songs is fantastic. I would classify most of Pure Prairie League’s songs as country/rock/pop, but who really cares once you listen to Amie, Falling In and Out of Love, and Two Lane Highway – easy listening tunes with great musicians and vocals. Pure Prairie League = Pure Talent.