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Tag: Seinfeld

  • Five Minute Thursday: Favorite TV Show

    “I can’t be with someone like me.  I hate myself”

    (Jerry Seinfeld)

    We are back for another run at the Five-Minute Thursday writing prompt. I’m always looking for new ways to share content with readers of my blog and this writing prompt allows me to explore and take a few chances.

    It may come as a surprise but I’m still a huge Seinfeld fan.  I started watching the original series and continue to watch reruns like I have never seen before.

    This Five-Minute Thursday prompt is: My Favorite TV Show.

    Seinfeld is still my show!  Jerry identified it as a show about nothing but there is a ton of substance to the show and the way they developed the characters.  The main characters Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer were must see TV when the show was still in active rotation.  It remains a great show in rerun format, and I still stop to watch full episodes.

    The show covered daily activities but provided a clever and funny angle to each of these activities.  A lot of content was centered around Jerry and took place in his NYC apartment.  The other characters would flock to Jerry to share daily interactions and wait for Jerry to provide commentary.  Jerry’s take was always shallow and brought a new level of fun to whatever his friends complained about.  Each character had unique hangups and this was enjoyable to watch during each episode.

    A few of my favorite episodes are:

    • Yada, yada, yada
    • Shrinkage
    • The Close Talker
    • Not that there’s anything wrong with that
    • The Soup Nazi
    • Sponge worthy

    I’m not sure if you can YouTube Seinfeld episodes by these titles but they will make you laugh if you can find them. There’s a ton of Seinfeld episodes available on TV daily and I’m sure you can watch them like it’s the 1990’s all over again.  This classic comedy never gets old to me, and I watch episodes like they are brand new to me. 

    My one issue with the Seinfeld series is how it ended.  The last episode was one of the most watched shows of all time.  My problem with the ending is it wasn’t funny!  I thought they spent more time rehashing previous encounters and forget to leverage the last episode to complete a comedy masterpiece.  It left me wondering WHY and wanting more from such a successful run.  Oh well, this doesn’t stop me from watching the Seinfeld reruns daily when I get home from work.

    What’s your favorite TV show and why?

    Irie!

    Calvin Williams

    “Serinity now”.

    (Frank Costanza)

  • Why I continue to blog

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    (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) 

    “Blogging is like work, but without coworkers thwarting you at every turn”.

    (Scott Adams)

    I never imagined three years ago I would still be blogging about my life, thoughts, and adventures. 

    The need for me to document things via the Walk into the Future blog continues to grow as my views and voice get stronger daily.  COVID-19 slowed down the adventures, but I still write to share my ideas with my followers and the occasional new reader around the world.  I also write as a form of therapy for me to release energy into the world—sounds poetic, huh?

    It still amazes me when I see a reader from France, India or Spain checking out one of my articles.  Never thought my idea for this blog would travel so well but travel it does. 

    I make a point to write about things that speak directly to me and adventures I have decided to tackle.  Some of my best content comes from friends and family who send me topics they would like to read about.  This process is exciting to me because I get to conduct research to bring the topic to my followers.  It is a bit more complicated than just hearing a topic and then I sit down and write.  There are times when the words just flow for me but other times, I must come back to a potential topics multiple times just to get it production ready.  I do not think I have ever experienced writer’s block but there are days where writing just does not flow for me.  I find I just need to clear my mind and let my fingers do the walking—that is an old telephone book reference! 😊

    I have had a few articles I wrote but never published on the Walk into the Future blog.  Never thought I would have canned articles but not share them on the blog.  This does not happen too often but the articles I hold back do not fit what I want the blog to represent.  Yes, this is my blog, but it is also open access and I owe it to myself and my readers to put my best work forward daily. 

    2020 saw so much turmoil in America and the way black people are treated caused a lot of frustration for me.  My ability to channel these frustrations provided some of my best work (my opinion) but needed to ensure my words match the intended purpose.  I revisit the articles I put on ice to see if I can salvage them, but they remain on ice—I am sure I will share directly with my tree branches but some of these will never be blog worthy (Seinfeld reference).

    I find joy in putting words down to see if I can develop into something others would want to read.  The challenge to keep generating articles is with me daily.  I find inspiration to write in multiple settings but me sitting down on my laptop and just hammering out content is the norm for me now.  COVID-19 took away my coffee shop vibes, so I sit at my dining room table with my laptop, beer, and Bob Marley music as I lay down these tracks.

    Plan to keep writing as long as it is fun to me and people continue to read what I am laying down. 

    My hope is to get back to a certain level of travel again so I can write about my exploits in exotic locales.  Negril, Jamaica is my first stop once it is safe to head back down.

    So, I have listed some reasons why I continue to blog.  Why do YOU continue to read?  I welcome your thoughts! 

    Irie!

    “The currency of blogging is authenticity and trust”.

    (Jason Calacanis)