Author: Zoltaire
TIME TO DIVE DEEP
Ok, well I got that out of my system. My podcast has been this body and brain's way of working through my stand-up days. My heroes as a teen-ager were stand-up comics and that was my early dream gig. My podcast going forward will dive deep into how we humans operate. I have worked with …
Anatomy of a Marital Spat
Greetings All, This post is a reminder that we already have the answers to our significant relationships. This was a post Lynn and I shared on my blog over 15 years ago. We read this yesterday after a bit of an argument and were blown away by how applicable to our current state. Read on. BLOG …
Tit for Tat
The simple and best way to live your life. WARNING - this article was written without the help of AI and ChatGPT. If you are sensitive or offended by poor grammar and/or the spelling of a 7-year-old, please consult a physician or simply move along. However, even Chat GPT and the rest of the soulless …
Insane in the Membrane?
I was visiting a friend recently and my life flashed in front of my eyes when this ferocious animal attempted to dismember my arm. My friend yelled out, "Don't - he is part Saber Tooth!" I escaped with my life...barely. I realize every human on this planet will someday meet their maker, including me, but …
The Mighty Puffer Fish Podcast
This is a true story from about 12 years ago when my daughter use to sing in a choir. I still think of the man I call The Might Puffer Fish
One ofMy Favorite Work Stories Ever
This is an old blog post but was written when I was a traveling consultant. Its short and sweet. See Me Hi all, a short column today because most of this week has been dedicated to my nervous breakdown. However, last Thursday I got thrown a lifeline. A real pick-me-up and all I had to …
Secret To Success?
https://videopress.com/v/NdqRbb6S?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Interesting experiment they did years ago. The put children in a room and told them if thy could go 5 minutes without eating the marshmallow in front of them they would get a second marshmallow. The result? Personality traits, self-discipline, innate behaviors were far less of a factor than the kids who simply distracted …
Today Might As Well Be The Day
Today's Soundtrack - Careless Whisper Greetings. Its time. I found out recently no one lives forever. I mean, I had heard as much but in life there's intellectual understanding (cognitive) and then there is knowing (experiencing). Recent events had me experience the emotions of "you are gonna die." My emotional responses varied hourly from - …
First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Come on Aboard OK Everyone - Today is the first day of the rest of your life and the events of the last few months drilled home the fact that no one gets out of here alive. True Dat. But today is the day. Today is always the day. During our life we will experience …
Ego, humility and being human
November 1, 2024 Lucky me, I have had the opportunity to reboot at age 58. Many people will go away to a spiritual retreat, engage in intense therapy, connect with a white light and/or a higher power. I took the short cut. I chose to get hit by a car at age 58 which knocked out my cognitive …
Secret to Happiness
Ok, I found a book years ago that explicitly reminds us how to pursue a fulfilling life. I had a bit of a stressful adventuresome childhood and was often in a state of personal survival. I found this book as small child and it has stayed with me as its really THE SECRET to overcoming …
Learning From Others
Ok, a 12 minute podcast with no music. A powerful conversation I had with a person I met at the hospital. I always feel I can always learn something from anyone regardless of their official position in life, carer, etc. Every human has something unique and special and experience we can learn from. Sometimes its …
CockRoach Zero
"Cockroaches are highly adaptive, and they're doing pretty well in the arms race with us," North Carolina State University entomologist Jules Silverman A true story about a cockroach that saved the species. Hmmm, anything for us humans to learn from this story? 13 minutes 1 minute song to begin and end podcast.
Family Cults
Today’s blog readers should be warned that if you are still basking in the warm glow from attending Easter Mass this morning this blog post is not for you. I suppose it is high time for me to admit that I am not a religious person. In fact, I consider all religions to be some …
SFAQOTD
We are only as healthy as the secrets we keep - unkhown The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ingorance, it is the illusion of knowledge - unknown
Super Fucking Awesome Quotes of the Day (SFAQOTD)
"Those with the least self-knowledge are the most sure of themselves" "Incompetence doesn't recognize itself" "Attitude follows behavior" All quotes from How Do We know Ourselves by David G Meyers, Professor of Psychology Hope University
Songs to Soothe You
https://videopress.com/v/3hNhexsM?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Odds are you will make it to 70 at least
Spicey Off the Rails
A Flash Back Special https://videopress.com/v/bC0c8hwH?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true January 21, 2017
Movie Quote Montage
(I'm working out the technical kinks)
"The truth will set you free but first it will piss you off." Gloria Steinem
"Though we feel that we can choose what we do, our understanding of the molecular basis of biology shows that biological processes are governed by the laws of physics and chemistry and therefore are as determined as the orbits of the planets.” Stephen Hawking
Hello World
Acceptance is usually more a matter of fatigue than anything else. ― David Foster Wallace