91. I Have To Check In With My Parole Officer In A Few Hours 🚓
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Friends,
I hope this weekend email finds you well.
Here’s five things you may find interesting and/or meaningful:
1. Reading 🔖
Did you know that a human has, on average, about 4,000 weeks on this wonderful earth?
My latest read here:
2. Art Appreciation 🎨
The gorgeous art of Luciano Cian.
3. A Quote 📃
Thomas Mitchell, a farmer, on happiness:
"One of the best secrets of a happy life is the art of extracting comfort and sweetness from every circumstance...
People are always looking for happiness at some future time and in some new thing, or some new set of circumstances, in possession of which they some day expect to find themselves. But the fact is, if happiness is not found now, where we are, and as we are, there is little chance of it ever being found. There is a great deal more happiness around us day by day than we have the sense or power to seek and find.
If we are to cultivate the art of living, we should cultivate the art of extracting sweetness and comfort out of everything, as the bee goes from flower to flower in search of honey."
4. I Live Here Now 🏡
This may possibly be the dreamiest London home I’ve seen.
5. Salut!
Ten Things To Say Instead of ‘No Thanks, I Don’t Drink’
1. “I’m taking antibiotics”
Scratch your inner thigh to avoid further questions
2. “I’m training for an Ironman and I’m bulking tonight”
Carry a tub of protein powder around the party for an extra distraction
3. “I pre-partied and I’m already loaded”
Knock over a lamp for emphasis
4. "I’m recovering from surgery”
Choose an organ that no one understands and you can probably live without, like the spleen or part of your liver
5. “I’m violently allergic to alcohol”
Wince as you say this as if remembering the last time you drank
6. “I’m chewing a piece of gum and I don’t want to stop”
If you don’t actually have gum in your mouth just chew on your tongue
7. “I’m doing a detox before my next ayahuasca retreat”
Add, “I’d love to tell you about my spiritual journey in great detail…”
8. “I have to check in with my parole officer in a few hours”
In your best Morgan Freeman voice, say, “Some birds aren’t meant to be caged”
9. “I just shit my pants”
Shit your pants
10. “FIRE!”
Run
See you next Sunday.
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