Friday, December 7, 2012

Mr. Rogers, Coco, and more!!

I workout everyday. But, i have had extreme difficulty bringing this discipline to writing.  I explored how i got into the habit of working out everyday.  Before i had the commitment to daily exercising, i use to set it up so it would be as easy as possible.  I gathered all my workout clothes the night before, I only engaged in exercise I found easy and enjoyable , I made sure I had interesting things to listen to or read.  I realize i need this same kind of scaffolding to become a more prolific blogger.  One thing that would likely make it easier to blog every day or at least every week would be to have a structure.

So for the time being, the structure for this blog (an outline that may not always be followed)
1. Game discussion (games in general, ideas for games, discussion on current games)
2. Updates on playcadia's games
3. Creativity, flow ideas, quotes, and inspiration
4. To steal from Jon Stewart: your moment of zen
5. Zorro's corner

I'd like to elaborate a bit on this moment of zen and zorro's corner.   At the end of the daily show, Jon Stewart has a moment of zen, usually a short clip that is mildy amusing, sometimes quite hilarious ().  So each post I will end with a little story (one that has certainly amused me and will hopefully amuse the readers as well).

Everything's going to be okay moment (title to be tinkered with)
As a kid, I absolutely loved Mr. Rogers.  He was such a calming influence, always so soothing with the same routine and song.  It wasn't until high school, that I realized the show could be quite funny.  Not sure why i happened to be watching mr. rogers  in high school, but i happened to catch two absolute gems:
1. Mr. Rogers learning how to roller skate (so sad I could not find a clip! First reader who finds a clip of this  will get a $15 gift certificate to my dad's eBay store or a $10 donation to the human fund)
2. Mr. Rogers meeting Coco, the most amazing gorilla(another favorite of mine who will surely get future mention) http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cn79Lgfh1hw

As for zorro's corner, this will be filled with anecdotes, quotes, and perhaps drawings from my dad, a delightful individual 
I know there is one man who has amassed a huge twitter following based on his posts which just contain quotes 
from his dad.  So for the first installment of zorro's corner.  I was helping my dad clean out his attic and came across
 a seemingly random assortment of items, magic books, pocket knife, waterproof 
matches.  My dad saw the box, and said, "oh good , you found my emergency kit!"


Lastly, a note on positive reinforcement, I think people (at least speaking for myself) are more encouraged to work when given positive reinforcement.  I'd like to thank game guy for being the first non-family member to leave a comment on the blog!  Not only was a comment left, it was a very nice comment!

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