Look for the * for today’s advice.
SKYWALKER AND SUPERMAN DAY
MIND
William Faulkner 1897
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1949/faulkner/biographical/
Life is not interested in good and evil. Since people exist only in life, they must devote their time simply to being alive. Life is motion, and motion is concerned with what makes man move — which is ambition, power, pleasure. What time a man can devote to morality, he must take by force from the motion of which he is a part. He is compelled to make choices between good and evil sooner or later, because moral conscience demands that from him in order that he can live with himself tomorrow. His moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.
https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/09/25/william-faulkner-paris-review-interview-writing/
In his classic introduction to The Portable Faulkner, Malcolm Cowley writes, “Faulkner’s novels have the quality of being lived, absorbed, remembered rather than merely observed. And they have what is rare in the novels of our time, a warmth of family affection, brother for brother and sister, the father for his children—a love so warm and proud that it tries to shut out the rest of the world.” That familial glow is one we can all bask in as we strive to fulfill the rigors of the life.
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner’s self-proclaimed masterpiece, As I Lay Dying, originally published in 1930, is a fascinating exploration of the many voices found in a Southern family and community.
https://edsitement.neh.gov/blog/2013/09/29/faulkner-classroom
*Be around your family today. Bask in your family’s glow to help you strive to fulfill the rigors of life. Start reading As I Lay Dying today.
BODY
Mark Hamill 1951
https://twitter.com/HamillHimself?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
“Mark was on my couch with a Heineken in one hand and a slab of cold pizza in the other. So, I said, ‘Mark, I think you might be right for this Luke Skywalker’. He got on the phone and the rest was history.”
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/17/star-wars-mark-hamill-gym-fit
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/the-star-wars-workout-jedi-training-101/
*Put down the beer and cold pizza and do this Jedi workout.
SOUL
Christopher Reeve 1952
https://www.christopherreeve.org/
On their fourth wedding anniversary in April of 1996, just eleven months after the riding accident that saw him paralyzed from the neck down, Christopher Reeve‘s wife, Dana, gave him the following letter. They remained married until his death in 2004, by which point the Superman actor had lent his name to the American Paralysis Foundation and worked tirelessly to promote their cause. In 2006, Dana passed away after succumbing to lung cancer.
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/03/with-all-my-heart-and-soul.html
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https://archive.org/details/Superman1978
*Join Team Reeve today and plan a fundraiser to make a difference for people living with paralysis.
MONEY
Michael Douglas 1944
https://www.facebook.com/MichaelDouglasOfficial/
Money Never Sleeps
Quote: “Money never sleeps pal. I just made $800,000 in Hong Kong gold. It’s been wired to you–play with it. You done good, but you gotta keep doing good. I showed you how the game works, now school’s out.”
Lesson: This line was first uttered by Gekko in the original Wall Street when teaching his protege, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen), how to become rich.
It’s true, though. Money never sleeps. While you go to bed every night, your money is working either for you in an investment or against you on a loan earning interest or some kind of return.
https://www.amazon.com/Wall-Street-Charlie-Sheen/dp/B00003CXDB
https://www.fathomevents.com/events/wall-street-30th-anniversary
*As you go to bed tonight, is your money working for you or against you? Watch Wall Street for motivation.
ENTERTAINMENT
Will Smith 1968 – watch The Pursuit of Happyness
In trouble and hopeless, his then-girlfriend suggested Smith just hang around Paramount near the The Arsenio Hall Show studio in hopes of meeting someone influential.
It worked.
Before he knew it, Smith was at the home of Quincy Jones, spitballing what would become The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Doing an impromptu audition at Jones’ home in front of NBC’s Brandon Tartikoff, Smith was able to land the lead role in the show that would help make him a superstar.
Life will sometimes be tough. If you are rich, maybe you will never taste of necessity. But for most of us, at one point life was or is tough. Chris loses his house, goes to a motel, and eventually he ends up living in a homeless shelter. He and his son even spend a night in a subway station restroom. Life humiliates him. He tastes bitterness and then tastes happiness.
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thepursuitofhappyness/
https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Prince-Bel-Air-Seasons-Pack/dp/B004SGWYYC
*If you don’t mind crying, watch The Pursuit of Happyness (it actual has a poignant ending). If you want something lighter, watch The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or listen to Will Smith’s music.
FOOD
Catherine Zeta Jones 1969 – Roast Quail with White Truffle Sauce and Wild Mushrooms
http://catherinezetajones.com/
In the opening scenes of the movie, master chef Kate (played by Catherine Zeta-Jones) is talking with her therapist about the magnificent pairing of quail and truffle sauce, one of her signature dishes.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/recipes-no-reservations-article-1.268677
https://www.netflix.com/title/70058017
https://www.instagram.com/catherinezetajones/?hl=en
*Listen to some Will Smith music while making this dish and then watch the movie No Reservations, while enjoying it.
What a day!
Luke Skywalker and Superman
Michael Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta Jones (just 25 years apart)
AND The Fresh Prince
SNUB – Donald Glover
Review –
- Bask in your family’s glow
- Jedi workout
- Join Team Reeve
- Money never sleeps
- Watch The Pursuit of Happyness
- Make a roast quail with white truffle sauce and wild mushrooms
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