Oct
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Day #5 of ‘Stress Week’ at The Napkin Dad Daily and it’s a piece of cake!
Clinical studies have shown that 9 out of 10 people who start to eat dessert are less stressed than before they started eating. I don’t know where the clinic is that did that study, probably in the home town of Betty Crocker, but who cares. Eat dessert, live longer.
By the way, it wasn’t long ago that I used this quote on a napkin. I usually don’t do that, but I was out a coffee house being photographed for a magazine article. I knew they wanted to have pics of me drawing so I brought my markers and napkins, but forgot a quote book. So, I just started with a ‘stress’ quote off the top of my head. I liked the cake I drew so I thought I would just continue on with it and make it my day #5 napkin!
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by who knows.
Jan
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The final day of my Sweets series. Give me your suggestions of what you would like to see next!
I remember reading or hearing stories about the ‘good ol’ days’ when kids would get a candy treat or an orange for Christmas and it was the biggest deal in the world. A sweet dessert was something that happened very rarely and was akin to a special present.
I certainly don’t think that is now the case for most of in the US or most other developed countries. I wonder if just in general we lack joy and excitement in large part because we don’t have to wait for things. We get what we want pretty quickly, whether it’s a TV or a candy bar. We might be excited about something of course, but that uniqueness that comes from something being uncommon isn’t there nearly as much as it used to be.
I also wonder if some of our feelings of entitlement come from that abundance as well. The stores are stocked with candy. I want candy. I am in the store. I deserve the candy I will buy the candy. Candy costs a buck maybe, no big deal. But project that same entitlement to a TV or a Car and man, your debt balloons pretty darn fast!
Practicing the art of delayed gratification is not easy in a world of abundance.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by William Shakespeare
Jan
28
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How many people do you know are stressed as they eat desserts? So, the key to peace, serenity and fulfillment is, by logical inference, eating desserts. Anyone care to argue with that?
Drawing and genius insight by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by lots of people, but I rewrote it my way so it’s by me now.
Jan
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Day 2 of my series on Sweets.
A few pet peeve contradictory morbid confessions here:
#1. I always feel morbidly curious about the following phenomenon. Not the people on the airplane that crashes, but the poor guy in the car that was driving over the bridge that the airplane smashed into. Airline passengers accept a certain level of risk, even if they do everything they can to avoid thinking about it. But a person sitting at home watching ‘Wheel of Fortune’ does not expect an airplane to come crashing in the front room and kill him. I feel for that guy. What an unlucky break, right?
#2. The idea that we should actually treat each day as our last. That would be completely obnoxious if it happened every day. People crying, confessing, forgiving, wearing their ugliest outfits (or no outfits) etc. Nothing would ever get done! There would be a lot of dessert eaten though, of that I am sure. The contradictory part is that because I was once almost killed unexpectedly (blown up in a boat explosion) I actually make a point of saying things to people in the moment because I know that I might not get the chance to say it later. Mostly they are just simple compliments. But I don’t go crazy about it. I probably did more often when I drank, but my last drink was over 16 years ago so I don’t have that excuse anymore!
Back to the quote. Of course really following this admonition is silly, you aren’t going to die any happier if you ate a bite of cake last or a bite of mashed potatoes. But if you imagine this simple idea. One day it will be your last day. Likely it will be when you are old, maybe it will be in your sleep. But then again it could be by comet or by stray nuclear fission, who knows.
But here is a way to make sure you die happy, or as happy as you can die considering you would rather keep watching Wheel of Fortune. Instead of worrying about eating sweets before the end, just be sweet until the end.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by Ernestine Ulmer, 1925-not dead yet, American Writer
Sep
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Hello all! I have a request today. I have submitted both a photograph and a story (unrelated) to JPG Magazine in the hopes of getting them published. They are voted on by the public and that vote along with the editors discretion decides what will go in.
I would appreciate it if you would go to jpgmag.com and vote for them both if you feel they are worthy! Here are the links:
Nighttime Composition with Two Women
Ten Stop Sign on Creativity Road
If you do that for me then I will promise you….
