Month: February 2022

WEAR A COAT DAY

MIND

William Henry Harrison 1773

*Everyone told Harrison that he was too old to be president, so he wanted the world to see that he could handle a freezing day without a coat or hat. It cost him his life, but he showed them. Remember that you have nothing to prove to anyone but yourself.

BODY

Michael B. Jordan 1987

“I hated it. You know, at first you feel like shit, you’re hurting. When things start getting a little easier, when you start lifting weight you never lifted before, when you start bench-pressing 225 pounds 10 times and it ain’t nothing, and then you start giving hugs to girls and they’re, like, feeling you up a little and you think, ‘What’s this?’—then it’s, ‘This is all right.’ So I learned to love it when I started seeing results.”

*After this Michael B. Jordan workout, find someone to hug and see if they notice the results. Watch Creed for motivation.

https://manofmany.com/lifestyle/fitness/michael-b-jordan-creed-diet-workout-routine

SOUL

Mia Farrow 1945

Grounded in her human-rights work, Mia Farrow can look back at another triumph—the loving home she created for 14 adopted and biological children.

*What work grounds you?

What can you look back at as another triumph?

MONEY

Charlie Day 1976

“I don’t think you should just do what makes you happy. Do what makes you great,”

“Do what’s uncomfortable and scary and hard but pays off in the long run…Let yourself fail. Fail and pick yourself up and fail again. Without that struggle, what is your success anyway?”

*Don’t wait for your break. Make your break. Make it happen for you.

ENTERTAINMENT

Joe Pesci 1943 – watch Goodfellas

*Watch Joe Pesci win an Oscar in Goodfellas

FOOD

John Kruk 1961 – The Kruker

THE KRUKER – Cheesesteak with American, Fried Onions, Ketchup, Mayo

Kruk played 10 seasons in the majors, with the bulk of that time being spent with the Phillies and had a career .300 average, but by the looks of it, his cheesesteaks may be just as good as his hitting.

*Make yourself a Kruker. Eat it while watching Charlie Day in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

SNUB – Amber Valletta 1974

THINK ABOUT SEX DAY

MIND

Nick Nolte 1941

“When you start thinking about death more than sex, you know you’re getting old.”

*Think about sex more than death today.

BODY

Klay Thompson 1990

“On the court, we practice for about an hour. After, I’ll shoot for about 30 to 45 minutes. Then I’ll lift for about 30 to 45 minutes. So nothing too crazy during the season. I’m probably in the gym on a non-game day for about 2 1⁄2 hours.”

*It helps to have access to a gym with a basketball court, to combine a shooting workout with some lifting afterwards like Klay. “His momma named him Klay – I’m gonna call him Klay.”

SOUL

Bethany Hamilton 1990

“The way I see it, putting our faith in God is something that each person has to come to on his or her own. It’s your own personal relationship with Him; a bond that’s as unique as a fingerprint.”

*I could not agree more. Your bond with God is as unique as your fingerprint. Amen! A great message for your soul from the Soul Surfer.

MONEY

James Dean 1931 – ‘Rebel Without a Will’

Because Dean died without a Will, his assets were passed to his father. He had no choice in how his assets were distributed, because he failed to sign a will. In recent years, Dean has continued to top the list of celebrities who posthumously earn money, earning six figures every year.

*No matter how old you are or how much your estate is worth, you need an estate plan. Your loved ones and future heirs may benefit for years.

ENTERTAINMENT

Mary Steenburgen 1953 – watch Melvin and Howard

*Watch Steenburgen win an Oscar in Melvin and Howard.

FOOD

Jack Lemmon 1925 – Broiled Salmon

*Make his broiled salmon and enjoy it while watching him win an Oscar in Save the Tiger. Wash it down with a ‘Jack Lemmon M.D.’

https://www.cocktailbuilder.com/recipe/jack-lemmon-md

“I didn’t want salmon! I said it four times!”

BONUS: Cecily Strong 1984 – Desert-island dessert: Frozen Snickers.

SNUB Gary Coleman 1968 – “Whatchu talkin about?”

WILDER DICKENS DAY

MIND

Charles Dickens 1812

“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will’.”

*Stop saying “I wish”. Try not to say it the rest of the year. Change it to “I will”

BODY

Ashton Kutcher 1978 – Krav Maga workout

Kutcher wants to be fit enough to save his family. He trains hard and studies Krav Maga, an elite brand of hand-to-hand combat. He also likes to go on the master cleanse diet, a fasting diet of just water, maple syrup, cayenne pepper and lemon juice. He does it at least once a year, he says, to “clean out the pipes”. “Plus, if shit hits the fan,” he adds, “I like knowing I could live off water and syrup for a couple of weeks.”

*Find a local gym to take a Krav Maga workout. Also take today to clean out the pipes with a master cleanse.

SOUL

James Spader 1960

“When one is living in a time of great volatility and a time of discord, it’s best not to operate from a position of fear. It’s just a deadly combination. At the most difficult of times, one has to dispense with fear and find courage. I try to process these times through that prism — to be inspired by other people’s resolve and vigilance and courage. And [have] a confidence and a conviction in one’s values and one’s beliefs and priorities and to live by those things, even in the face of adversity.”

*What is a belief or a priority that you have confidence in?

MONEY

Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867

Laura was 65 years old when Little House in the Big Woods was finally published. All her life she had struggled to make ends meet. The huge success of the Little House books took care of her financial fears and made real a long-held dream of being a writer.

*I am 49. Hopefully 365DOLF will be a published journal before I turn 50, but if it’s not, I’ll keep plugging along until my dream is realized. You should too.

ENTERTAINMENT

Chris Rock 1965 – watch Bring the Pain

“I ain’t never been to jail.’ What do you want, a cookie? You’re not supposed to go to jail, you low-expectation-having motherfucker!”

*Watch Chris Rock win a Primetime Emmy with this comedy special.

FOOD

Steve Nash 1974

Breakfast: Gluten and wheat free cereal, sliced almonds and almond or rice milk. I will also have a whole fruit smoothie or an apple, banana or orange. Green tea.

Lunch: A salad with grilled chicken or fish, vegetables, raw nuts and dried fruit. I will also have fruit afterwards.

Dinner: Grilled or baked fish or chicken with vegetables. Sometimes I’ll have brown rice.

*Eat like this Canadian, 2x NBA MVP, all day today. Check off as you go.

 BONUS: Garth Brooks 1962 – German chocolate cake with coconut frosting for dessert

“Nobody can bake or cook like [Trisha] does,” “She spoils me to death and it’s the best day on the planet!”

*Don’t forget to listen to “Friends in Low Places” while making this cake. Enjoy eating it while watching Bring the Pain.

https://people.com/food/trisha-yearwood-garth-brooks-german-chocolate-cake-recipe-birthday/

Did this German chocolate cake make today the best day on the planet?

SNUB – Deborah Ann Woll 1985

BUNT LIKE BABE RUTH DAY

MIND

Babe Ruth 1895

If Babe Ruth had time to practice bunting, you have time to practice those parts of your life that are fundamental to your success.

*To be successful, you must put in the work and give genuine effort – even on the small, seemingly unimportant details and nuances of life.

BODY

Alice Eve 1982

In addition to yoga, she also likes to have acupuncture – a technique that is effective in providing relief from pain, nausea, and removing stress and depression.

*Yoga and acupuncture to be like Alice Eve today.

SOUL

Bob Marley 1945

“Overcome the devils with a thing called love.”

On Nov 4, 1980, he was baptized and became a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. When he was buried under Orthodox rites on May 21, 1981, it was with his Bible and his Gibson guitar.

*Whether he was Rastafarian or Christian when he died, while he was alive, he preached love. One Love! Listen to Bob Marley as much as possible today.

MONEY

Tom Brokaw 1940

“My father, Red Brokaw, was a blue-ribbon member of that fix-it generation. My mother learned not to say aloud what she needed, say a new ironing board, because my father would immediately build her one.”

One of the mottos of the Greatest Generation was “use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”

*Read Brokaw’s book about The Greatest Generation to learn life lessons. Especially about saving money.

ENTERTAINMENT

Rip Torn 1931 – watch Cross Creek

*Watch Rip Torn almost win an Oscar in Cross Creek.

FOOD

Ronald Reagan 1911

Reagan’s favorite foods were the hearty, simple fare of his youth: meatloaf, mac and cheese, roast beef for supper, and pull-apart monkey bread for breakfast.

Breakfast: monkey bread []       Lunch: mac and cheese []        

Dinner: roast beef []                  Snack: jellybeans []

*Eat like President Reagan all day. Check off as you go.

SNUB – Rick Astley 1966 – let someone know that you are “never gonna give them up”

YOUR PREROGATIVE DAY

MIND

Hank Aaron 1934 (d. 2021)

Reflecting on his accomplishments despite all the obstacles, Aaron said it was his motto that got him through: “Always keep swinging.”

*As I continue to work on 365DOLF, I have good days and bad days. I’m going to steal from the home run king and have the motto of “Always keep typing”. Whatever your goals are, come up with your own motto –

“Always keep ____________________________________________________________________”

BODY

Cristiano Ronaldo 1985 and Neymar 1992

*Two of the greatest soccer players were born on the same day! Take this day to use the workouts to focus on power, explosion, balance, and speed. You must do both workouts.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/cristiano-ronaldos-brutal-workout-secrets-24827873

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/performance/training/neymar-workout

SOUL

Sara Evans 1971

“I don’t really love organized religion, but I love the Lord. I love the Bible and what the Bible teaches, what God teaches us through his word. But I don’t love organized religion because I think so often the point is missed. The real point is to try to live by the Ten Commandments as much as we can, and just think that through. I feel like we’ve lost a lot of that common sense in life today … Old-fashioned values.”

*Use common sense and old-fashioned values to guide your soul. Listen to Sara Evans for motivation.

MONEY

Roger Staubach 1942

“I didn’t make enough money in my sport to retire.”

Staubach employees are happy for that. Roger made them a bundle in his second career.

*365DOLF is my second career and I hope my future employees are happy for that. Take today to put some thought into your retirement and your second career.

ENTERTAINMENT

Jennifer Jason Leigh 1962 – watch The Hateful Eight

*Watch Jennifer Jason Leigh almost win an Oscar in The Hateful Eight.

BONUS: Laura Linney 1964 – watch The Savages

*Watch Linney almost win an Oscar in The Savages.

FOOD

Bobby Brown 1969 – Shrimp Ala Bobby

*It’s your prerogative to use the Bobby Brown Foods website to make this Shrimp Ala Bobby. Listen to New Edition for motivation.

https://bobbybrownfoods.com/

SNUB – Trayvon Martin 1995 and Mark Fuhrman 1952

RIDE THE BUS DAY

MIND

Betty Friedan 1921

“Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”

*Consider today as one more step towards a new stage of opportunity and strength.

BODY

Oscar De La Hoya 1973

An upper body day that’s all push-pull. We want him using equal weight pushing and pulling because that makes him very symmetrical. So that when you’re throwing a punch, everything is very even.

*Use today as an upper body day. Try to use the same weight (barbell or dumbbells) and focus on four areas

SOUL

Rosa Parks 1913

It was her faith in God that gave her the courage to stand up to segregation on that fateful day in December 1955.  “I instantly felt God give me the strength to endure whatever would happen next,” she recounted. “God’s peace flooded my soul, and my fear melted away.  All people were equal in the eyes of God, and I was going to live like a free person.”

*What has God recently given you the strength to endure?

MONEY

Lawrence Taylor 1959

LT lost a fortune with lavish spending and hard partying. Since leaving the league, he’s been arrested for drug possession, was caught by the IRS filing a false tax return and declared bankruptcy in the late 90s.

*You should have your taxes by now. How much did you make last year?

Where did your money go?

Make a vow that at this time next year, you will know exactly where all your money went. There are apps and websites that can help with this. And whatever you do, don’t be like the greatest linebacker ever and waste it all and then file a false tax return.

ENTERTAINMENT

Charles Lindbergh 1902 – watch The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

*Watch James Stewart star as Lucky Lindy in this Oscar nominated movie.

FOOD

Dan Quayle 1947 – roasted quail and Dan Quayle cheesy potatoe

*Make sure you spell potato correctly.

https://ohmydish.com/recipe/oven-roasted-quail

https://www.cooks.com/recipe/s80qb38y/dan-quayles-cheesy-potato.html

BONUS: Alice Cooper 1948 – maybe bite the head off the quail before roasting it.

SNUB – Natalie Imbruglia 1975

EAT LIKE A SEAGULL DAY

MIND

Amal Clooney 1978

“Love is the one thing in life that I think is the biggest determinant of happiness, and it’s the thing you have the least control over. Are you going to meet this person? I was 35 when I met him. It wasn’t obvious that it was going to happen for me. And I wasn’t willing or excited about the idea of getting married or having a family in the absence of that.”

*If you haven’t found love yet, don’t settle for anything less than you deserve.

BODY

Warwick Davis 1970

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

“I have a positive outlook. Sometimes I feel my face carries too much weight. When I notice it around my jawline, I watch what I eat.”

Davis was born with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism.

*Appreciate the body you have and if your face is carrying too much weight, watch what you eat.

SOUL

Maura Tierney 1965

“It’s been a slow burn for me in terms of figuring things out. I think having the cancer has changed me. I’m more bossy and more easy-going at the same time. I say what I want and less stuff bugs me now. I was never uptight, but I used to worry a lot. It turns out, no matter how much you worry you can’t control things. Also, I don’t want to waste time.”

*Do not waste time by worrying about anything today.

MONEY

Sean Kingston 1990

“I’m Broke & Live With My Mom!!”

His bank account began the month with $18.96 but ended the month with $6.96. His Chase bank accounts started with $370.68 and $207.63 but ended with (negative) $19.65 and $7.22.

*Worth over $2 million at one point, most of his money was spent on jewelry. It’s not how much you make – it’s how much you spend.

ENTERTAINMENT

Nathan Lane 1956 – watch The Birdcage

*Watch Lane almost win a Golden Globe in The Birdcage.

FOOD

Isla Fisher 1976

Breakfast: Breakfast is a flurry of making porridge and Rice Krispies. Before I head out the door, I’ll make myself a latte with our fancy coffee machine []

Snack: Pastries cure my writer’s block []

Lunch: I eat like a seagull. Usually, I’ll grab whatever the other people in my house don’t want, which is anything from spare carrots to nuts and leftover pasta []

Snack: I always have a giant bag of cashew nuts in case I need a quick snack []

Dinner: If I’m cooking dinner then I like to make chicken soup, grilled fish or something child-friendly like schnitzel. If I was on death row my last meal would be Thai green chicken curry []

Late night: I enjoy a bath and a cup of tea before dropping off by 11pm []

*Eat like Isla Fisher all day – before dropping off by 11pm. Check off as you go.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/73155/porridge/

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/141833/thai-green-curry-chicken/

SNUB – Norman Rockwell 1894

HIPS DON’T LIE DAY

MIND

James Joyce 1882

There are two kinds of people. Those that have read “Ulysses” and those that haven’t

*Actually, there are 3 types of people. I tried reading it. I stopped on page 323. I do not get it. Every year on this day, I’m going to continue to read as much as I can until one day, I finish this beast.

CROSSOVER: FOOD – With a Gorgonzola cheese and mustard sandwich and a glass of Burgundy in hand, open a copy of Ulysses to the final chapter and read.

BODY

Shakira 1977 and Gerard Pique 1987

After a dream Christmas with her footballer partner Gerard Piqué and their two kids, the star has returned to the gym with a program that combines cardio and dance, in addition to strength exercises.

*Use those hips to combine cardio and dance, and work in some strength exercises.

https://www.marieclaire.com.au/shakira-diet-exercise

BONUS: Christie Brinkley 1954

Christie Brinkley describes her love for the Total Gym, and how it’s kept her looking fabulous well into her 60’s. Due to it’s low-impact capabilities, the Total Gym is great way to exercise at any age or fitness level!

*Check out Brinkley’s website and think about buying a Total Gym for home workouts.

https://christiebrinkley.com/

SOUL

Gemma Arterton 1986

“I don’t have a religion, but I’m into spirituality,” “I definitely like the idea there’s something else, and who knows what that is? I think I’d feel saddened to think this is it.”

*Do you have a religion or are you into spirituality?

What is your idea of there being something else?

MONEY

Ayn Rand 1905

“Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips and guns—or dollars. Take your choice—there is no other—and your time is running out.”

Ayn Rand wrote volumes urging people to be selfish.

• Work hard to achieve a life of purpose and productiveness.
• Pursue your own happiness as your highest moral aim.

*This may change your whole outlook on life, including the MONEY or SOUL portions of 365DOLF.

https://aynrand.org/

ENTERTAINMENT

Farrah Fawcett 1947 – watch Charlie’s Angels (1976)

*Watch Farrah Fawcett almost win a Golden Globe in the original Charlie’s Angels.

FOOD

Ina Garten 1948 – Super Bowl Caramelized Bacon

“I’ll admit that for me, the Super Bowl is less about football than it is about the party. If I’m having friends over to watch the game, I love to serve something that’s really decadent and over the top – like my Caramelized Bacon. What could be better than strips of bacon that are crispy, salty, spicy, and a little bit sweet? The only problem is your guests will love these so much, you’ll have to make a lot!! Have a great Super Bowl party and may the best team win!”

*The above was a Facebook post from our birthday girl. Make a lot of caramelized bacon for the Super Bowl, which is always around this time of year.

https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/caramelized-bacon

SNUB – Jeff Okudah 1999 – “Given his Ohio State corner pedigree and lofty draft slot, Okudah had to be the most disappointing first-round pick in the 2020 draft