brent evans

morning babble / Thursday 09-23-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Friday Eve

Thinking of Caff today.

Ever have one of those days or weeks . . . where you’re like “trust me. not good”. I mean, you just don’t even want to talk about it because it means reliving it and depressing the junk out of the listening party. Don’t worry – I have no story that I will bore you with, but damn – bring on the weekend. I got a whole lotta running ahead though.

Tell me something I don’t know.

It’s not all rainbows and butterflies, you know. Or rainbows and unicorns. Or butterflies and unicorns. Which is it or which came first?

Rainbows and butterflies came together first. The earliest was from an 1864 French book A Woman’s Philosophy of Woman

In the 1980s, unicorns made their entry, at around the same time that Hasbro began marketing its My Little Pony line of toys, which included both a Rainbow Ponies and a Unicorn Ponies collection.

Neal Whitman wrote an article about this.

#266 runs! 100 runs to go!

“Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.” – James Clear

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, because an artful life requires being prepared to meet and withstand sudden and unexpected attacks.” – by Marcus Aurelius via Ryan Holiday’s the Daily Stoic 9/20

morning babble / Wednesday 09-22-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

I ran. #265 days of 5K running . . . in a row. Tomorrow – we reach 100 more runs to go. Because remember, my goal is through January 1st. That way I take care of all of those leap year individuals who did the same thing that I’m trying to do.

Happy 1st Day of Fall! But do you know what makes Fall the best season. It’s also called Autumn. Sorry for that simplified philosophy, but it’s just that easy. With Spring, Summer, Winter – that’s all you got. But, with Fall, you also have Autumn.

5 Things to consider removing:

1. one toxic person
2. one annoying customer
3. one topic that robs your attention
4. one belief that’s holding you back
5. one commitment that isn’t worth the effort

You don’t have to add things to your life to improve it. – James Clear

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.” – by James Clear, author of Atomic Habits

morning babble / Tuesday 09-21-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Tomorrow is the first day of Fall. I thought I missed it and it was yesterday, but then I checked last night and it’s tomorrow. I really thought it was always the 20th or 21st. I do have a reason on why Fall is the coolest season, but I’ll explain that tomorrow and it doesn’t deal with Pumpkin Spice. I saw someone post yesterday about Pumpkin Spice Egg Nog. I wouldn’t turn that down.

I ran! #264 of 5K runs this year – in a row.

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

Also, doing the Faithful Friends 5K Run at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington this Sunday. Live and in-person.

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LONG QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It’s impossible to please everyone. The question is whether you’re disappointing the right people. Part of setting healthy boundaries is deciding who you’re willing to let down – and who has the right to make you feel guilty. Not everyone deserves power over your emotions.” – by Adam Grant via the Instagram account of Kristen Bell – the actor.

SHORT QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Many people fail to achieve originality because they generate a few ideas and then obsess about refining them to perfection.” – by Adam Grant via Originals (p. 37)

morning babble / Monday 09-20-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

So, on Saturday, I broke down my entire morning routine and I got a couple “you’re going to do that every day” comments thrown at me. And I’m here to tell you that I didn’t follow it today. Hit snooze twice, skipped my journal writing, I did take the dogs out, I’m dressed, and yes, I ran. #263 of 5K runs.

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You can destroy your Now, by worrying about Tomorrow.” – by Janis Joplin via Tracy Benjamin @ www.shutterbean.com

morning babble / Sunday 09-19-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

More Tastykake love again today. So, yesterday I sadly reported that all the Butterscotch Krimplets were inhaled in the house of Evans, including a Little Debbie box of Pumpkin Spice Rolls, which I had gotten because of . . . them being “Pumpkin Spice”. I was then notified of Tastykake having “Pumpkin Spice Cupkakes” and placing it on my family’s grocery list. Well, I have loyal fan who tolerates these babbles and delivered a box to the house yesterday. Do I call her “Mom”? Maybe. But I am still very grateful. Thanks, Mom.

I ran my 5K with a friend of mine (Sal). Actually did a little over 5 miles and that felt good. Different area. Good tough hills. #262. This week on the mill. I will speed it up and get ready for next weekend for the Virtual 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run (Philadelphia) – for donations – click here or read more down below! And THEN, the very next day, I’ll be doing the Faithful Friends 5K run at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington. In person that one.

Books on a Sunday!

• I finished the Eat A Peach (a memoir) from David Chang – loved it. I related to him in so many different ways that I had no idea of. He’s very real throughout the book. Tells some really tough soul searching stories as well as the journeys that he pushed through. At the very end, I did enjoy his 33 Rules for Becoming a Chef.

• Next to finish is Austin Kleon’s Keep Going

• Will continue this one as well Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.” – by Marshall Goldsmith via Eat A Peach (page 184)

morning babble / Saturday 09-18-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Yesterday, I professed my love for the Kake of Tasty – Tastykake. The favorite overall will always be the Butterscotch Krimpets. I also flashed those Little Debbie Pumpkin Spice Rolls, which got my attention because they were pumpkin spice. Well, I was then notified that Tastykake has Pumpkin Spice Frosted Cupcakes – soooooooo, it’s on the grocery list.

Didn’t run yet. #261 will take place outside on the trails. Hoping to do that tomorrow as well.

Morning Routine from Wake-up to Road – Total time = 2 hours / 30 minutes

4:20am – Wake-up (10 minutes) – A MUST in order for this routine to work

4:30am – Use the toilet & social media consumption (10 minutes)

4:40am – Exercise 50/50/50 (15 minutes)

4:55am – Treadmill run (40 minutes) – Key time to start by

5:35am – Make coffee / Prep Lunch (10 minutes)

5:45am – Get Dressed, Contacts, Teeth (10 minutes)

5:55am – Take dogs out (5 minutes)

6:00am – Write to my journal (10 minutes) – Key time to start by

6:10am – Vlog – morning babble (30 minutes)

6:40am – Final packing for day / Good-byes (10 minutes)

6:50am – Driving to work

AMA Saturday:

• Question #1 – where you at with writing? You promised a short. I actually promised two shorts. So, by next Friday (9/24), I’ll post a short – “Empire.” And then, I’ll post another short the following Friday (10/1). October will be the Countdown to 30,000 words, too.

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The rarest of human qualities is consistency.” – by Jeremy Bentham – English philosopher

morning babble / Friday 09-17-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Fast is over. I broke the fast with a dinner from Poke Bros – delicious food. Ate it with chopsticks too – so that way I didn’t inhale my food. Not easy when you don’t use chopsticks everyday. So, I saw a billboard yesterday with Butterscotch Krimpets on it. I have not had these Tastykakes in a while.

#260 5K run of the year – almost hitting the less than 100 number

New Music Friday:

• We’ll start with the two men that each play a cello and then call themselves – 2CELLOS. Whole album is out today – Dedicated – includes past songs that I’ve mentioned like Aerosmith’s “Cryin'” and Image Dragons “Demons”. Today, the single that’s being pushed is Guns N Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine”. Great album to get away from the lyrics of the song and simply hear how it’s played out with 2CELLOS – in a kick-ass way.

• Lil Nas X’s full album is dropped today – Montero – 16 songs. All kinds of artists on there: Jack Harlow, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat (who just hosted the MTV VMA’s this past Sunday), Miley Cyrus, and Elton John. If you’ve seen that Uber Eats commercial, that’s Elton John and Lil Nas X. Some people are like – oh, that’s Lil Nas X. Others are like – oh, that’s Elton John. Anyway – not necessarily an album that I would crank but totally appreciate that the dude is good and definitely has hooks in his songs – all over the place.

• JoBros – Jonas Brothers – are back – well actually, they’ve been back and will touring through October 9th. But – today, the sibling trio released “Who’s In Your Head” which recently premiered in front of a live audience on their Remember This tour. This is the 4th release from Nick, Joe and Kevin this year, following “Remember This” and “Leave Before You Love Me,” as well as “Mercy” from the Space Jam: A New Legacy original motion picture soundtrack.

• New Music Video from G-Eazy and Demi Lovato – click here to see “Breakdown”. The song appears on the G-Eazy’s upcoming fourth studio album, These Things Happen Too, which arrives on September 24th.

• Lastly, Allan Rayman released a 2 song EP today – love this guy’s sound. You get “Book” and “Waste My Time”. I couldn’t find any other info about him. Check his website and it doesn’t even have these songs shown on it yet.

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Without music, life would be a mistake” – by Friedrich Nietzsche

morning babble / Thursday 09-16-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Friday Eve

Toothpaste tasted so good this morning. Definitely a little slower this morning. I need to pace myself. Day 3 of the 3 Day Fast. Run completed though without any real hardships – #259 of 5K runs for the year.

Last night – I was “hangry” and snapped a little with the kids. Felt so bad. I caught myself though and snuggled with my daughter and probably hugged my son more than he wanted. Been a rough work, but I try to not bring that home.

“Don’t let a bad day affect being a good father.” via Ryan Holiday’s Daily Dad

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Find the miracle in every day.” – Inspired by John Jantsch’s book – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur

morning babble / Wednesday 09-15-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Day 2 of the 3 Day Fast / 1st day ended and I really felt good. Morning run on the mill was good – #258. I did NOT enjoy my water and cucumber yesterday. Not sure why, but I pulled that stuff today. I just made sure I iced up one of my waters up. Hot one. You know what that means – this is when I should have a sound drop of my daughter asking “why are the girls’ shirts so short?” I do have to pick up kids again today, so I’m sure that there will be some backseat commentary. I’ll keep you posted. BUT – I’m picking them up because my wife is staying for her class that is in-person this evening. I have to feed the kids. Cook them up some chicken nuggets and mac & cheese – every daddy’s go-to. You know how good that’s going to smell to me.

6:47pm Thursday – I can eat again.

Still tweaking my morning routine – found this app that helps me tally up all my little “to-dos”. I’m already beginning to understand why I leave for work as late as I do at times. I plan on going over that this Saturday.

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy” – by Leo Tolstoy via his book – A Calendar of Wisdom (Day – May 31st)

morning babble / Tuesday 09-14-21

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes it gets tidied up, but sometimes . . . not so much. When all else fails – go watch the video!

Picked up my kids from school yesterday. Driving through the college town of Newark for the University of Delaware – on a warm day.

3 Day Fast is on – I can’t eat until Thursday evening at 6:47pm – again, this is my 9th fast of the year. Resetting my system to help with allergies, but I won’t lie, I was feeling a little puffy lately. Also, my self control around some foods . . . I was having big muffins for breakfast, lots of Pumpkin Spice somethings already, going back for 2nds. My running allows me to eat fairly without a worry. BUT – if I keep this up, I’ll have to do 5K twice a day every day. Don’t worry that’s not going to be a yearly goal.

Speaking of 5Ks – I did my 257th in a row

NFT – Non Fungible Token

I listened to the podcast Modern Finance with Kevin Rose. He had on Tyler Hobbs who designs NFTs and Art Blocks.

IMPORTANT – Reminder: I’m doing the 5K run for the St. Jude Walk/Run in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 25th. I’ve joined the team – XTU to the Maxx – which is with Charlie Maxx who you can hear middays on 92.5 XTU.  To donate, please click here – anything you can do will be greatly appreciated for this great cause. “St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity.” – by Ralph Waldo Emerson