“The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.”— Plutarch
Venti Shots / 20 Good Things Today / Issue No. 123
Tuesday Balladry / 'Still Fighting It' by Ben Folds / Weird News / People Are Awesome / People Are Jackasses
Woke up this morning singing this song to my son who is one day away from putting a bow on Fourth Grade. Sounds extra cheesy with cheese sauce but give 'em a hug while they still let you.
TUESDAY BALLADRY / BEN FOLDS / "STILL FIGHTING IT"
- It was bound to happen at some point. Bowling is getting fancy.
- Do you read poetry? Walk around in the nude? Like spicy food? Sing in the shower? All of these innocuous, seemingly trivial attributes say a lot about your personality.
- The world is a better place with the Roller Coaster costume in it.
- Pop Quiz Hot Shot! (No Pressure, but I got 29 out of 30)
- Simple Question: Are these crosses black or white?
- I have no idea how you like your coffee, but I like mine with a tinge of sweetness...and a lump of burning coal.
- The real ones are still illegal because of America's weird 79-year-old law, but Kinder Eggs are coming to America...sort of.
- Pussy Galore has nothing on the CIA who used cats to spy on Russia.
- Apparently, there's a floating Apple Orchard in New York City.
- It takes 7 people about a month to make one, the colors have meaning and the outfit matadors wear is called a Bullfighter's Dress. Those are a few of the things I learned while watching The Bullfighter's Tailor:
- If you're traveling this summer and want to stay someplace a little quirky and different, you may want to check out an Ace Hotel where you can spot acoustic guitars, a butter churn, manual typewriters and vintage refrigerators used as mini-bars.
- List of the Day: "People My Five-Year-Old Want To Play With On The Playground".
- "Go Talk To Dell". How those four words changed the rock concert t-shirt industry and shaped American Pop Culture forever.
- How Fixer Upper Wood Designer Clint Harp's chance meeting at a gas station led to HGTV stardom.
- Comedian Gary Owen just became one of my favorite people. Check out what he did for this graduate. Give back by buying some of Owen's stuff here.
- "This is the most important thing I will ever do."
- "Put Good In. Get Good Out":
The 20 Spot / Humans are Jackasses / And That's Not a Bad Thing
