The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992 - ★★★★
My 10 year old approves. I can’t believe she’d only seen Muppet Babies before. I’m fixing that this week.
The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992 - ★★★★
My 10 year old approves. I can’t believe she’d only seen Muppet Babies before. I’m fixing that this week.
Saw this quote from James Clear today:
The best exercise for gaining strength is not missing workouts.
I tend to be a guy that overthinks things and need to remember there are times to just DO and not spend so long trying to figure it all out.
The Christmas movie scale ranks this higher than the normal movie scale. Sure it’s a two star in April, but a solid four in December. Average that out and you have a three star film on an annualized basis.
The Man Who Knew Too Much, 1956 - ★★★
Worth the watch, not my favorite Hitchcock.
The Queen’s Gambit, 2020 - ★★★★
As I age, the slow burn has been more and more of a favorite of mine.
I often wonder how many thousands of dollars of food and merchandise I’ve left at the Walmart self checkout.
Well, it’s officially Q4 and my team has kicked off our Advent and Christmas church services planning today. Felt right to hit the Spotify Christmas playlist. It’s never too early!
Eight weeks ago I got off my behind and started running again. Bought a Garmin Forerunner 245 and started a training plan with a goal of running a 28 minute 5k. Five weeks to go, but I’m optimistic after today’s mile time test.
Study says Oklahoma ranked No. 1 in states with the most despair - KFOR
Ouch.
Relatable.
He just figured this out. 🤷🏻♂️
While most retailers struggle, Aldi plans to open 70 new US stores - CNN
Aldi has moved into my family’s primary grocery store in the last year. We actually save money when faithfully shopping there.
Amazing how quickly opinions can change.
Senate rejects strict limits on military gear for civilian police - NBC
Terrifying to see cities, both big and small, with rolling war machines. What’s the point?!
Walmart, Target dropping Washington NFL merchandise as the team reviews its name - Washington Post
Now this is how you speed up the timeline for change!
Reopening or Reversing - NY Times
In other news of “things that seem like a bad idea”, I present this.
Oklahoma State Fair canceled amid coronavirus pandemic - KOCO
I’m one of the few people in my friend circle who enjoys the Great State Fair of Oklahoma. Give me a foot long corn dog, giant fresh squeezed lemonaid, pizza on a stick, fried cheesecake & Oreos, put my kids on a few rides, and I’m in my happy place.
This is, no doubt, the right decision this year. Both for Covid and for my heart health.
Will Mike Gundy Distraction be Downfall for Oklahoma State? - Sports Illustrated
I’d say that OSU losing a lot and Gundy’s distraction are pretty good reasons to start from scratch.
“Let’s get it on.”
White House coronavirus task force to hold first briefing in nearly two months - The Hill
Getting the band back together! On tour without the lead singer, though.
These numbers are making for a pretty ugly trend line - Worldometer
Dead wrong: Feds sent $1.4B in stimulus checks to over a million deceased - NBC News
Terrible leadership and a shameful act.
Google will start paying publishers to license content - Axios
I’m a news junky and anything that helps me track down the good stuff better works for me. They must really be feeling the pressure of regulators if they’re willing to open those tight pocketbooks.
Killed Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Leaves me with Micro.blog, Reddit, Slack, and Discord.
I feel so free! 👋🏼