June 26

GRILL MEAT AND DRINK SCOTCH DAY

MIND

Abner Doubleday 1819

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Baseball does exactly what Doubleday intended it to—keep us on our toes while striving to do our best.

*Stay on your toes today. Strive to do your best. Watch some baseball. Pay attention to the game.

BODY

Ariana Grande 1993 – chase your dog

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Being someone who values a well-rounded healthy lifestyle, she frequently hikes to the Hollywood sign, enjoys chasing after her little pup and practices daily meditation.

*Value a well-rounded healthy lifestyle. Hike, chase your dog and meditate today. Don’t have a dog? – look to adopt one right now.

SOUL

Dakota Meyer 1988

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Over the course of a six-hour firefight, without regard for his own personal safety, Sgt. Meyer repeatedly braved enemy fire in eastern Afghanistan to find and save fellow members of his embedded training team.

*After reading this about Dakota Meyer, do you think that you can risk helping someone out today?

MONEY

Derek Jeter 1974

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“Think and act like a champion. Don’t worry about anyone else’s money or life decisions—stay focused on your game and your goals.”

Derek Jeter has listed his castle-style mansion in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., for sale for $14.75 million.

*Don’t worry about other people’s money. Stay focused on your money goals today – and maybe one day you will own a castle style mansion.

ENTERTAINMENT

Chris O’Donnell 1970 – watch Scent of a Woman

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*Watch Chris O’Donnell almost win a Golden Globe alongside Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. Hoooaaww.

FOOD

Nick Offerman 1970 – grilled meat

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Since mankind first set meat atop fire, it has been perfect. I am not one for extreme displays of emotion, but I truly enjoy grilling.

http://www.ronswansongrill.com/rons-recipe.shtml

*Grill meat and enjoy. Maybe watch some Parks and Rec too.Wash it down with Ron Swanson’s favorite Lagavulin Scotch Whisky.

Ron Swanson quotes:

“Never been hungover. After I’ve had too much whiskey, I cook myself a large flank steak, pan-fried in salted butter. I eat that, put on a pair of wet socks and go to sleep.”

“There is no wrong way to consume alcohol.”

“That’s Swanson family mash liquor made from the finest corn ever grown on American soil. It’s only legal use is to strip varnish off of speedboats.”

“All my life I’ve avoided Europe, and it’s multitudes of terribleness, but it turns out, much to my surprise, there is actually one place in Europe that is worth seeing. These tiny islands off the coast of Scotland, where God’s chosen elixirs are distilled, barreled, and prepared for consumption. This is worth the trip.”

Ann: “How many drinks of alcohol do you consume a week?
Ron: “One”
Ann: “That’s it? One drink?
Ron: “One shelf.”

“Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets.”

SNUB – Aubrey Plaza 1984 – yes, April Ludgate and Ron Swanson share a birthday.

Review –

  • Stay on your toes
  • Chase your dog and meditate
  • Risk helping someone out
  • Don’t worry about other people’s money
  • Watch Scent of a Woman
  • Grill meat and drink Scotch

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Travis Jones

I was born in Northwestern Pennsylvania and lived in a trailer park. I was raised by very conservative and religious (Wesleyan Methodist) parents. By some miracle I graduated college and moved to Florida. I have been a public school teacher since 1995. I have 7 years until I can retire. I was married in 1999 and divorced in 2001. I remarried in 2017 to Kate - 21 years my junior. Some of my life experiences as a 46-year-old, white American male, will come through in my writing, but the majority of this daily journey will be dedicated to improving myself, and hopefully you as well.

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