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Welcome to October 13th! We do this day in history and book club (Mindset). More importantly its Halloween! Let's talk scary movies and best costumes!

Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• National M & M Day
• National Train Your Brain Day
• 1962 - Jerry Rice is born
• 1993 Mighty Ducks win thier first NHL game

Word of the Day:

•  lollygag - to fool around and waste time

Book Club:

• Mindset - The New Psychology of Success (Chapter 7 to the End)
  • https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/034547232

Scariest Movies - Jeff Picks

1. Exorcist
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Friday the 13th
4. Gothic 
5. House of 1000 Corpses 

Scariest Movies - Ryan Picks

1. The Shinning
2. Poltergeist
3. The Changeling
4. Ring
5. What Lies Beneath 

Best and Worst Costumes:

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Hello fans and October 6th! We talk about the best and worst chicken nuggets, this day in history, book clud (Mindset), and celebrate Eddie Van Halen
Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• National Coaches Day
• National Noodle Day
• National Cerebral Palsy Day
• 1993 - Michael Jordan retires from the NBA (3 Championships)
• 1889 - Thomas Edison - Shows his 1st moving picture

Word of The Day: 

• Meliorism - the belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment

Book Club:

• Mindset - The New Psychology of Success (Chapter 6 - Chapter 7)
  • https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322

Chicken Nugget Challenge:

First to Worst (Jeff)

1. Carls Jr
2. Burger King
3. McDs
4. Wendy's 

First to Worst (Ryan)

1. McDs
2. Carls Jr
3. Burger Kings
4. Wendys

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Welcome to Sept 29th ! In the middle of presidential debates, we making podcasts baby! Join us!

Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• National Coffee Day
• National Starbucks Day
• National Mad Hatters Day
• World Heart Day

Word of The Day: 

• Collywobbles - stomach pain or queasiness.
  "an attack of collywobbles"

Book Club:

• Mindset - The New Psychology of Success (Chapter 5 - Chapter 7)
  • https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322

Random Questions:

• Favorite Holiday?
• What some people enjoy that you dislike?
• Are you more you when you are alone or when you are with others?
• What's the first thing that comes to mind when you mean fidget?
• What song do you most assoicate with your childhood?
• What Era would you chose to live in?

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Hello September 21st! Happy National Batman day! We celebrate superheros and superpowers. Lets talk book club and our highs/lows.

Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• Bill Murray - Born in 1950
• Faith Hill turns 53
• National Batman Day
• Monday Night Football starts - 1970

Word of The Day: 

• Bumfuzzle - confuse; perplex; fluster

Book Club:

• Mindset - The New Psychology of Success (Chapter 3 - Chapter 6)
  • https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322

Superheros

• https://www.comicbasics.com/ranked-the-100-greatest-superheroes-in-the-history-of-comic-books/

Superheros:

• https://www.cbr.com/best-superpowers-ranked/

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Welcome to Sept 16th! Today we rant about our pet peeves and discuss this day in history. We also talk about 25 Turn-Ons for women, this is a real page turner. Enjoy the show!

Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• Dan Marino Turns 58
• 1976 - The Space Shuttle is unveiled to the public
• 1972 - American TV Series, M.A.S.H kicks off
  • Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
• 1875 - James Cash Penney is born (Founder of JC Penney)
• National Cinnamon Raison Bread Day
• National Play-Doh Day

Word of The Day: 

• cronyism - the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications.

Pet Peeves:

• https://www.thetoptens.com/pet-peeves/#:~:text=Top%2010%20Biggest%20Pet%20Peeves.%201%20The%20Top,2%20The%20Contenders.%203%20More%20Miscellaneous%20Lists.%20

25 of the Biggest Turn Ons for Girls

• https://www.zoosk.com/date-mix/dating-advice/dating-advice-men/biggest-turn-ons-for-girls/#:~:text=25%20of%20the%20Biggest%20Turn%20Ons%20for%20Girls,kind%20to%20total%20strangers.%20...%20More%20items...%20

Book Club:

• Mindset - The New Psychology of Success 
  • https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322

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Welcome to Sept 9th! Today we celebrate national holidays, big birthdays, word of the day, and failures.

Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• Adam Sandler turns 53
• 1753 - First steam engineer arrives in north america
• 1850 - California is admitted as the 31st state 
• 1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter
• National Teddy Bear Day

Word of The Day: 

• bunkum - nonsense.
  "they talk a lot of bunkum about their products"

How to Recover From an Epic Fail:

• https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/how-to-recover-from-an-epic-fail.html

What Are The Habits Of A Successful Person?

• https://blog.mindvalley.com/habits-of-successful-people/#:~:text=Here%20are%207%20habits%20of%20successful%20people%20you,daily%20routine.%205%205.%20Take%20risks.%20More%20items

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Today is September 1st and we talk camping, how to survive a zombie attack, and word of the day.

Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• National American Chess Day
• National No Ryhme No Reason Day
• Dr. Phil was born - 1950
• Bee Gees Singer - Barry Gibs was born - 1946

Word of The Day: 

• Charcuterie is a French term for a branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham, sausage, terrines, galantines, ballotines, pâtés, and confit, primarily from pork. Charcuterie is part of the garde manger chef's repertoire.

Camping:

• Essential Camping
• Best Camping Trip
• Worst Camping Trips

Zombie Apocalypse:

• Ryan's Picks
  • Axe, Water Drum, Air Compress/Nail Gun, Butane Torch, Shovel
• Jeff's Picks
  • Riding Lawn Mower, Machete, Umbrella, Chainsaw, Visor/Saftey Shield 

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Here we are August 25th! Remember the birth of James Bond, finish the book club, and talk about lifehacks.
Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• National Kiss and Make Up Day
• National Banana Split Day
• 1939 - The Wizard of Oz premiered 
• Sean Connery turns 90

Book Club: 

• Make Your Bed (Pages 63 - 130)
• Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3hpJK7z

Lifehacks:

• Rubberbands and opening jars
• Starting a fire using Fritos
• Tennis ball on your hitch
• Bolied eggs and the ice bath
• Extension cord secret 

Dad Jokes:

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Welcome to August 18th. We talk national holidays, birthdays, and this day in history. The book club is back with "Make Your Bed". Don't forget our 80's flashback with movies, music, TV, and toys. Enjoy some disfunction!

Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• National Fajita Day
• National Mail Order Day
• Robert Redford turns 83
• National Ice Cream Pie

Book Club: 

• Make Your Bed (Pages 1-63)
• Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3hpJK7z

80s Draft:

• The best 80s Music
• The best 80s Movies
• 80s Fashion
• The best 80s Toys
• The best TV Show

Podcast Shout Outs:

• We’re The Weird Ones Podcast
• https://peopleai.com/fame/podcasts/were-the-weird-ones-podcast/1eumfvtwbx5rf#:~:text=According%20to%20Wikipedia%2C%20notable%20guests%20of%20the%20podcast,We%E2%80%99re%20The%20Weird%20Ones%20Podcast%27s%20real%20guest%20names.

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Hello Friends,
Today we celebrate many national holidays, birthdays, and this day in history. Talk DIY and going back to school. We'll be dicussing our book club next week and sharing other favorite podcasts. Enjoy!

Show Notes

This Day in History:  

• National Son and Daughter Day
• Global Kinetic Sand Day
• Hulk Hogan's BDay
• 1973 Hip Hop was Born 
• 1929 Babe Ruth hits 500th Major League Home Run

School Yard:

• How School will never be the same

DIY:

• Best and Worst Projects
• What's nex?

Podcast Shout Outs:

• New Age Influencers
  • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-age-influencers/id1438975162 
• THE ANYTHING SHOW WITH JON FRANCOIS
  • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-anything-show-with-jon-francois/id1518612470

Book Club: 

• Make Your Bed
• Amazon Link https://amzn.to/3hpJK7z

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