Feel Good Friday is Sunny!!

[Dave Markwell]

Feel Good Friday is…..!!!!

Nineteen years ago today, my friend, Andy and I went on a wild drunken adventure through the sprawling hills of the Palouse territory outside of Pullman. We wound up at the Coug at midnight of my 21st birthday after being dropped off by a couple of hammered farmers who took us on a hair-raising, fish-tailing, death-defying drive through canyons at unfortunate speeds in a beater pick-up with bald tires and beer soaked seats.
Today, I am going to the Woodland Park zoo with my daughter’s kindergarten class. We will make fun of her brother at the monkey cages. “That one looks like Aden. Hi, Aden!!” and we will laugh. It’s going to be great.
Tomorrow is my 40th birthday and as I reflect on my past and look forward to my future, I am encouraged by the fact that I would still take a wild trip with my buddy Andy and I am also looking very forward to going to the zoo with my daughter. Life yields many things, many different experiences. It is these moments that count. These are the things worth reflecting on and enjoying. So this FGF reflect on your own great days and enjoy the thoughts of your own wild adventures. Life is rich and fun and fantastic. Spill your enthusiasm onto the laps of your fellow travelers as you wind down your own slippery, steep, unpaved canyon road with no guardrails!! Soak ‘em!!! Today is your day. Own it, embrace it and give it away!! It is all that matters!! Have a wonderful FGF. Enjoy all of it. –Dave

Quotes of the Week
Those to whom no distant horizons beckon, for whom no challenges remain, though they have inherited a Universe, they possess only empty sand!
- Norrin Radd
Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horsepower of the understanding.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt
Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Joke of the Week
A three-legged dog walks into a bar, goes up to the bartender and says, “I’m looking for the guy who shot my pa.”
A horse walks into a bar and the bartender looks at him and says, “Hey, why the long-face?”
That’s all you get today!! Crappy jokes, blame yourselves!! Well, FGF is officially truckin’ along!! Have your fun today. Enjoy your friends and family. Take a deep breath and appreciate the fact that you can. You can. You can….fill in the blank. You just can, why not? Do what you like. This life is yours. Have fun. Smile. Laugh. Call an old friend. Relax. Don’t rush. Be happy. Today is FGF. Feel Good. Enjoy all of it more. –Dave
Think Des Moines First!!!
On the eve of my birthday, I am modifying the slogan to “Think Dave Moines First!!!” Today, I am promoting me and mine!! I am a great local real estate agent. If you need real estate service or information, call ME!! I am also a life/business coach dedicated to helping people be happier, more fulfilled and richer in all aspects of their lives. Also, yesterday I received a new Snoloha shipment and I have some neat inventory for sale as well. My wife is the owner and doc at Pier View Chiropractic. She is a smart and caring soul and you will be much better after a visit with her than you were before. She’s also hot. So, if you could use anything I have, let me know. I am genuinely happy to help any way I can. Enjoy FGF!! Think Dave Moines First!!!
Feel Good Friday is Sunny!!!
Yes, it is a beautiful day in Seattle!! Spring is dialed in!! Flowers are in bloom and the grass green, baby. Daffodils and tulips are popping up all over. Some are finished. Some are perfect. Some are late. It is the late-bloomers I enjoy the most. They represent potential. They represent the fact that a beautiful future awaits. This is encouraging. We are all in various states of bloom. Some have flourished young and are awaiting a second chance. Some of us are in the very prime. Some of us are on the verge of blossoming into our most fantastic blooms. For the most part, we are a world of second-chancers and late-bloomers. Very few of us live in the perfect state and when we do, it is brief. So, on this May Day, embrace your own second chances or the wonderful potential lying in your late bloom!! Re-birth, re-invent, re-do, do-over, do better!!! You can have everything you want. It is sitting deep in the well of your folded up petals. Open up and enjoy the feel of some sweet Spring sunshine!! Give, be kind, laugh, smile, enjoy all of it. –Dave
Quotes of the Week
There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don’t.
-Robert Benchley

“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”
-Robert Byrne
Here's a test to see if your mission in life is finished - if you're still alive, it's not
- A.W. Tozer
You don't have to get sick to say no to what you do not want to do. You can just say no.
- Alan Cohen
Joke of the Week
Here’s a few more lawyer funnys:
ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there..
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's twenty, much like your IQ.
Ok, FGF has been cleared for departure and is taking off!!! Enjoy your friends and family. Enjoy the sunshine. Enjoy a sandwich or piece of fresh fruit. Life has so many great things to enjoy. Enjoy all of them. –Dave
Think Des Moines First!!
This week check out New Tokyo Teriyaki across from the Des Moines Theater. They have remodeled and it is looking spiffy. They have a great lunch special and it is definitely worth a visit!! Also, The Butler Bar and Grill has re-opened!! So please, in the spirit of second chances, enjoy this great place. It has value in the community beyond a good burger. Please support your local businesses and Think Des Moines First!!!