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Happy Monday
Well, sometimes we can go into a weekend feeling one way and come out of it feeling completely different. It happens. Still, it’s never easy, nor pleasant. As one of my older sisters would say: it inhales profusely. Sunday night arrives and you learn just how temporary that excitement and new potential was sadly meant to last.
Still, it was a wonderful time, however short it was.
For some strange reason that I cannot exactly explain, the following saying has made a permanent imprint on my mind since I first heard it 13 years ago. It’s not Aristotle or Descartes, but…
“Keep on, keepin’ on.”
–Yes, that’s Joe Dirt
Regardless of the source, it’s pretty sound advice to follow when things don’t go as you thought they would. There are just some situations when that’s the reality, no matter how much you may not want it to be that way.
Happy Monday
P.S. Unfortunately, she didn’t know my background with languages and how she was the first person who made me want to learn even just one new phrase in Italian…
Happy “How I Met Your Mother Day!”
September 19, 2005: “Kids, I’m going to tell you an incredible story…the story of how I met your mother.”
It’s impossible to recap all the best parts from the series. Challenge: not accepted. However, how about a few favorite instances?
We all have our favorite Ted moments that made us laugh (“My parents live in Ohio, I live in the moment”), heartfelt gestures that were quintessential Ted Mosby (the 2-minute date and the blue French horn) and scenes that made us feel the other way (sitting on the bed reading a note from Stella). Plus, who can forget Robin Sparkles (and Alan Thicke!), Mustache Marshall and his perfect use of a marching band (Go Fighting Hens!), Barney’s playbook, suits and his countless one-way missions to Outer Space that always took off in the early morning before his date woke up, Lily’s book on tape (and “tantrum!”), MacLaren’s Pub and a bevy of hilarious guest stars and characters that made the show a must-see event each week for nine seasons (The Captain!).
And, of course, there’s Marvin-Wait For It-Eriksen!
It’s Ted & the Mother (stay tuned for the name tonight), Lily & Marshall and Barney & Robin.
Below is an interview where each of the main cast members revealed their favorite moments of the series. It seems fitting to hear what has stuck with them through all these years.
March 31, 2014: (Without seeing the series finale tonight) What did we learn? Not just that it was a great television show, but that How I Met Your Mother was (most importantly) an incredible story about friends who did a lot of crazy things, funny things, romantic things and surprising things that led them to great success, heartache and uncertainty. But, ultimately, each of them found a way to discover and get everything they ever wanted.
In the most perfectly imperfect way, this show was Legendary.
Stay tuned for the series finale of How I Met Your Mother tonight at 8:00 p.m. on CBS.
Happy Monday and Here’s to Your Own Incredible Story!
P.S. Remember that awesome HIMYM poem written on Jimmy’s Daily Planet that shall be read as one would from the era of Oliver Twist?
Happy Monday!
It’s strange.
Even in 2014, some people in positions of authority still have to spoil the party for the rest of us. Thankfully, someone still has the their feet (or foot) firmly planted on the floor of reality and is willing to let loose to show everybody what’s right these days.
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Kevin Bacon + the 30th anniversary of some small movie role he had in the ’80s.
Let’s just roll the tape…
Happy Monday!
Happy March Madness!
March Madness tips-off and takes flight today in Dayton, Ohio. This is the annual event when we acknowledge and celebrate the most unproductive few weeks in the United States of America (thank goodness for “the boss button,” right!).
And who knew a song about rich boy meets poor girl from a chance encounter in a busy crosswalk in Sin City and a stunningly beautiful spare dress for a quintessential Las Vegas night out would provide the perfect theme song for college basketball’s biggest stage?
Actually, the title says it all. But the original meaning of the song is not about basketball, though it sure does rise to the occasion like Ohio State’s Sam Thompson on an alley-oop.
What teams will play with that killer, championship-caliber instinct?
Make your picks and take your own shot at glory!
Jimmy's Daily Planet 