ICING ON THE CAKE

Marie Antoinette said:  Let them eat cake
OttO says: I want the cake and eat too

Bellyaching, Griping and Ageing

This weekend I saw a lady wearing a t-shirt which said  I Pooped Today 

I starting thinking about the trivial things that people worry about But what about the important things that happen in our lives

All at once it was September 1939 and I recalled how the Nazis forced their way into our apartment in, Vienna Austria, and demanded money and jewelry or face dire consequences

THAT WAS IMPORTANT

It is okay to think about everyday things, but forget the complaining

As we grow older things like daily exercise and proper diet mater

But it is your state of mind that is most important

Researchers have found that the things that most Centurions have in common are: they are mentally active, they work, and they are socially connected

Most of all they laugh, they cry and they Love a lot                              

FOOD is one of the JOYS of LIFE

TommyT here folks sittin in for OttO. I took a day off yesterday to enjoy some hot fun in the summertime with Mrs T 


Today which is OttO's for real Birthday, he is probably doing the same.Yep. Sure of it.

Anyhow I am off to go watermelon shopping here shortly but wanted to take a moment to talk about the joy of living as it relates to good food. BTW OttO has been dropping the pounds on his way to "washboard abs" as he states and I wish him the very best. But having a healthy lifestyle doesn't mean deprivation each and every day.

Sometimes you gotta "let it all hang out"- a song I loved in the 60's. Here check it out and see if you remember some of it by clicking on my link-   LET IT ALL HANG OUT

Hope it works. Keep an open mind and let it all hang out, It's a fruit thing and lay off the carbs and drink the H20 with gusto and walk run crawl get a stand up desk JUST DO SOMETHING. And when you are with other people keep your philosophy to yourself and leave them alone. NO SMIRKING NO LECTURES.
Take care of yourself and live by example not words. And lastly enjoy the gifts God gives us in this old world and feed the needy. PLEASE!!!

A Happy OttO BIRTHDAY as he grooves on birthday cake.




and admires some most bodacious boards with his fam.!

CHEERS ALL! TommyT

We need Sinatra more than ever

Guest Blogger- Tom here today aka tommy typical, Hickey, and a myriad of other names. Anyway OttO and I have a bunch of new stuff coming your way. It will involve us stepping out of our box and crushing your box and sticking it in our metaphorical baler for recycling. It starts with an idea that I dreamed up in this avatar mind of mine at a NY familiar haunt with Don Draper. It was a Threetini lunch and it involves Otto reinventing the 70's pasttime of streaking. Perhaps while he is at the beach this weekend. No better way to grab a little free publicity than having our boy running down the Maryland shoreline au natural. If not a full frontal assault perhaps a little mooning in the middle of the day. Anyway whatever it takes to get the real message across of FORGIVENESS! We'll see if my idea has legs or not. There's millions more.

It has worked in the past. Remember John and Yoko in the buff or perhaps hanging out in the bed to promote HAIR PEACE and BED PEACE.

Anyway with Global Warming coming if I have to hang out in my boardshorts until it gets straightened out that's okay for a little while and I am waiting around for relations with Cuba to thaw so we bring back the best cigars to America. I am a free trade man and that includes dealing directly with small coffee growers who work their butts off and get little of the share of the profits. 

Did I mention that the bar had Sinatra singing MY WAY and if that tune don't wake up your muse what does? We do need Sinatra more than ever...

More to come and more to follow- Tommy T (Guest Host from your corner of The Milky Way and Brat Pack wannabe)

Yep Mr. Garcia, “What a long strange trip it's been.”

Peace Everyone! It's OttO's ol' pal Tom here and I am the guest blogger for the next few days. We have been so many places together and tried more things than there are grains of sand on his beach in Naples. Or the Maryland Shore where our hero is spending the rest of this week and weekend celebrating his 83rd birthday. That's right> 4 Decades of hanging out on Planet Earth. He thinks the Cubs will still win The World Series. That convinced me he still believes in miracles. Dontchathink?



But he has more to do. Much more. Maybe hanging around to see if Kinky Friedman runs for president. Imagine that a politician who says exactly what's on his mind. Or maybe catching a big bird to Colorado and seeing what all the hoopla is about smoking a little weed. After all he drove a garbage truck through the protesters at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. "just a bunch of kids speaking their mind," he told me when we came up with the capitalist hippie's mantra- "Make money Not War"




OttO is working on finding his spiritual center meditating and learning TM (Transcendental Meditation) and we both love listening to our favorite female vocalist Kacey Jones who sings "to get over him I got under you" a reasonable piece of advice I would say. He can still drink a beer faster than me and lifts weights as well as swinging the sticks. We have been on many tv, radio, and stages together promoting his book(s).

Happy Birthday OttO and as your blog continues to grow we look forward to you sharing the keys to success and a long healthy life...and most of all teaching us how to have a lot of fun.

Tom (tommy typical) Hicks

Random Thoughts

I would like to share some thoughts I had 
during my morning Meditation:
It is a big mistake to believe yourself smarter than others
Find a way to move forward
Someday is closer than you think
Opportunities aren't given they're created
Never stop improving 

Innovation and Risk

 

Innovation is the difference between the same perspective
and  brand new ones
With innovations comes risk
How much risk can you handle ????

Thinking is everything

Life is not like school, in school you are given a lesson and then
a test-----In life you are tested and that teaches you a lesson
Learn your lessons, be yourself and think strong

Success starts with communication and trust

Be a people person
Don't talk about yourself too much
Explain your purpose and vision
Respond to problems by seeking solutions
Plan ahead and notice what works

TRANSFORM

Thinking five steps ahead is good
Actually taking them is better
Turn strategy into action ---That is the way to lead

Carpe Diem

If you had forever------------But you don't
Therefore take the steps you have what it takes

Ageing and Vitality

There is a fountain of youth
Your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to the 
lives of the people you love and the ability to persist and
start over
When you tap these sources you will defeat aging
Make every day a new opportunity

Some random thoughts

Never stop improving, your story can change someone else's
Nothing worth having happens quickly
You can succeed through your own efforts without leaving casualties in your wake

Truth and Trust

Always seek the truth even if it is not what you want
to hear
After truth comes trust, if people trust they accept change
and are willing to take risks
Truth and trust are the lubricant that will make positive 
things happen 

Life is Time

Life moves forward, people move backward
Moving back will only slow you down
Don't let others get in your way
Keep moving forward to achieve your goals

Freedom is everything

It is only fitting that our thoughts, today,  should be about
our Founding Fathers
As I was meditating these thoughts came to mind----Keep it simple,
get ahead, be nice, sacrifice personally, amend as necessary and
interact with your listeners-----Then I wondered how different things would have been if they had cellphones, that thought left me quickly and for the sake of history I am glad they did not

Put on your game face

In order to insure success surround yourself with people 
who know more than you-----Leave your ego outside the 
door and keep an open mind