DALANEL

Taking a Break…Looking At August

Well I finally broke down. I’m laying off of DALANEL for a few days. I have other things to attend to anyway.  How long will I be out of action? Today, tomorrow, and Wednesday. The site will still be active as I still will finish the “Today in July History” posts. I will also put up the latest scene of my play as well. But, the Daily Good Stuff and other work will not show up until Thursday.

So, at this point, I’ll give a little preview for August. August is a time of looking back at some of my previous work. Most of the posts I wrote when this blog was known as “Dante’s Opinion” will be re-posted on the blog. There’s a lot of goodies that I think deserve another look. And, with traffic and a much larger following, plus, I launched DALANEL in August of last August, I feel like this is a good time to go retro.

July viewing really died after shattering a daily viewing record on the 21st. And, with viewing so poor, I felt like it wouldn’t make much of a difference if I kept on trying to post in this month.

Daily Good Stuff has been a little bland and I have noticed that most of the views for Daily Good Stuff posts are themed. So look forward to more themed DGS posts in August and beyond.

I’m really hoping August is even better than July. I’m also looking forward to adding a new blogger to the DALANEL team. Well, I’m the only one on the team but still. That way, I can take breaks and other folks can still run the show.

I’m trying to think of some sophisticated line to end the post on.

Whoop, there it is.

-DALANEL

 

Daily Good Stuff 137

Boy viewing has been crap lately ever since the 21 when the viewing record shattered the previous one. August has some cool stuff in store that will bring back the people. At this point, I’m limping to through the end of the month here. Of course, viewing is so bad that I might just leave the month alone and come back strong in August. But, you’re here for the good stuff. I hear ya. Let’s go.

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’ Muhammad Ali

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At least buy me dinner first!

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Daily Good Stuff 136

Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back. Babe Ruth

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. Psalm 119:9

A Chinese couple had a new baby. The nurse brings over a lovely, healthy, bouncy, black baby boy. “Congratulations,” says the nurse to the new parents. “What will you name the baby?” The puzzled father looks at his new baby boy and says, “I think we will name him Sum Ting Wong.”

Oh…now that’s funny.

Most of us heard about the Spanish train crash and the many deaths and injuries. Welp, people who heard about it are lining up voluntarily to give blood. Very cool.

It would appear that a full moon can mess with your sleep.

-DALANEL

Daily Good Stuff 135

He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble. Proverbs 3:34

You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past. Richard Bach

Well ain’t this some…

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Keep in mind that this isn’t English. Now whether this is in the United States is another question. I’d like to think “nope”.

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Daily Good Stuff 134

Even though the birthday is over, the month long celebration continues.

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Swami Sivananda

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:1-2

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I love how dad came back with that. I also like how he shrunk the…well, you know, penis. Probably not on purpose but it would totally make sense if it were on purpose.

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Daily Good Stuff 133: It’s My Birthday!

Hey finally it’s here. It’s my birthday! Time to celebrate! And how do we do that? With birthday themed stuff. Unlike previous posts, I’m going to post in random order with my favorite birthday stuff. This post is gonna be packed with good stuff. Join me in my celebration!

First, a story. I remember many years ago I was at this kid’s party. He was turning 3 or 4. Anyway, it’s time for the cake. By this time, I was ready to go home. I didn’t want to be there in the first place. And I’m about six years older than him so yeah. So we finally sing happy birthday and now he’s gonna blow out the candles. And he tried… He leaned over the cake to try and blow the candles out. He did it. But he also slipped on the table and fell into the cake. When he was pulled up, his entire face was imprinted on the cake. I didn’t eat the cake but that was just the funniest thing I’d seen at that time of my life. Made being there worthwhile.

And with that, time to party!

Happy Birthday

You’re not 40, you’re eighteen with 22 years experience.  ~Author Unknown

A couple had been debating the purchase of a new auto for weeks. He wanted a new truck. She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through traffic around town. He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range. “Look!” she said. “I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in 4 seconds or less. And my birthday is coming up. You could surprise me.” So, for her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale.

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