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Geoff and Marie's Good Life: Part 2Lazy SundayA retired couple discover the perfect Sunday.Based on posts by Only In My Mind, in 15 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.List of main characters.Geoff:   retired materials scientist. Mid-sixties. 5 foot 10 inch, ex amateur rugby player, still swims, runs and walks to keep fit. More than adequately equipped to satisfy his wife.Marie:   retired modern languages lecturer. Same age as her husband, Geoff. 5 foot 2 inch voluptuous build, with D cup tits and proportionate bum and hips. Shoulder length brown hair, brown eyes and olive skin inherited from her French grandmother.Angie:   possibly retired mathematician (may still be involved in intelligence gathering, she won't discuss her work). Early sixties. 5 foot 10 inch, slender athletic build. Firm B cup tits, brown hair and famously dirty mind.Mike:   research biochemist. Mid-fifties. 6 foot 1 inch, also rugby player. Good looking for his age.It had been a funny old weekend. It started on Friday evening when my wife, Marie, came home from catching up with her friends at our local and burst into tears. She was upset because she was getting laid and they weren't so she wanted me to have sex with them, but was afraid I'd refuse.On Saturday, she'd invited her friend, Angie, to our home for an evening meal, after which, along with a couple of bottles of wine we batted Marie's generous gesture back and forth.You must be wondering what the issue is: I'm a bloke, my wife actually wants me to fuck her friends and we're all retired over-sixties so no-one's getting pregnant; why am I apparently so reluctant to go along with it? Don't worry, even though I've already explained in detail in a previous story, It will become clearer. I haven't finished with the weekend yet.That Saturday Angie dissected my disinclination to be unfaithful to my wife, even with permission, and came up with a suggestion. Look, we were a bit pissed and she is really smart. She won't say, but I think she used to work for Her Majesty's Government at GCHQ as a cryptographer. Anyway, her idea was that the 'girls' visit us in pairs and I fuck one while the other has sex with Marie; then we swap. I know it sounds stupid but we were quite tipsy and it did actually make sense at the time. That left the elephant in the room. Sorry, that was a metaphor, no elephants were molested during the course of these events.Ah, yes the elephant: I had confessed to my wife and her friend that I didn't want to damage our newly repaired relationship by having sex with other women because I wasn't secure enough to accept her having sex with other men as part of a quid pro quo. But if my wife could tolerate us both having sex with the same women, perhaps the drunken idea was, actually, the genius concept that Angie claimed.One thing led to another and we all ended up together in bed. Angie discovered her inner lesbian and, with coaching from me, proved to be quite a gifted muff diver. My wife discovered that she wasn't repelled by another woman's touch, several times and quite vocally.But could Marie cope with me and another woman doing the deed? If you read my last story, you already know. She actually pushed my cock inside her friend for me! Then she played with Angie's tits and clit until she came. And did she come! Apparently, it had been a while and we both did some of our best work on her. In fairness, we were quite excited too and may have got a bit carried away but we did feel a bit guilty for reducing this athletic super brain to the mindless, limp, sweaty fuckdoll laying comatose on our bed.So to Sunday; I woke up about eight, with my erect cock lodged in Angie's bum crack, and not wanting to add sexual assault to my concerns, I turned over to face my wife on the other side of the bed. She was already awake. "Fancy a quickie?" She whispered. "All that sex last night and I still never got you inside me even once.""Okay," I replied quietly. "But then we have to make sure Angie isn't broken. We'll have to keep her if she is. It's not like we can take her back."Marie giggled, "She'll be as good as new: Better, in fact. A good meal, good company, good wine, great sex and probably the best night's sleep she's had in months. Now, are you going to put that thing inside me or are you planning to let it go to waste?"I reached up and started to squeeze her tits as we kissed. While Angie is tall and lithe with firm but small B cup boobs, Mother Nature endowed her bounty on my wife's chest. Full and ample D cups that have barely dropped since she was in her teens. They look even more impressive as she's only 5 foot 2, but they match her glorious round bum.Reluctantly leaving go of one tit, I snaked my hand down between us to sample the delights between her thighs. She sighed and shifted slightly to allow me better access. I could tell that she was already ready for me as my middle finger slipped easily into her cunt. I pondered for a second then came to a decision.I carefully moved the quilt that had been covering us and indicated that Marie should move to the middle of the bed, facing her friend. We managed as quietly as we could and renewed our love-making. I was able to get one arm placed so that I could attack my wife's bum and cunt from behind, while the other hand played with her tits.Once I realized that she was beginning to get impatient, I slipped inside her warm wet cunt from behind. They say that it's nice to go travelling and even nicer to come home. That's how I felt just then. I'd had incredible sex with another woman just a few hours ago but now, little Geoff was warm and comfy in his happy place. This was what I feared losing; why I'd been reluctant. It was just so fucking good!We just moved together in long slow strokes for ages, both just reveling in the feel of each other's bodies, neither of us needed the urgency of release. Eventually, Marie started to gasp quietly and then shuddered as her first climax washed over her. I paused for a few seconds as she caught her breath and then, so slowly, started our rhythm again. This was our version of the famous cocktail, The Slow Comfortable Screw.I was in heaven: one hand was kneading my wife's glorious tits while my cock was burrowing up and down her slippery love tunnel. Then Marie moved just a little to get comfortable, or so I assumed, until I felt a warm hand cupping my balls. Ah, Angie's awake. Marie had been moving to get access to Angie's tits.And so we lay there, me slowly fucking my wife who was, in turn, kissing her friend and fondling her tits while Angie returned the compliment as she stroked my balls as they moved back and forth between my wife's thighs. After a few minutes Angie moved her hand so that it was stroking Marie's clit and rubbing against my shaft as it moved in and out of her. Marie had already had one gentle orgasm but this double assault took her over the edge and this time I felt her cunt muscles spasm as she came hard.I still hadn't come, so I considered asking Angie if she wanted me to fuck her too, but she got in first. "Geoff," she looked at me a bit sheepishly. "I wanna be a real dirty girl for you. Please can I?"I tried to imagine what Angie could possibly find embarrassing after the previous night. This I had to see. "Go for it," I said. "Tell me what you want me to do."She turned to Marie who had flopped down on her back to wallow in her early morning warm post-coital glow. "Hey babe, can I suck your fella's cock?""Just as long as you do it quietly," Marie replied drowsily, and closed her eyes."Round here, stud!" She ordered. I complied, puzzled. Not that a blow job wouldn't be appreciated but why would that make her feel so awkward? She sat up and slid her legs off the bed. Even though I seen her naked the previous night; even though I'd kissed and caressed those small firm tits; even though I'd kissed her from her bum crack to clit, the sight of her naked, waiting to suck my cock as my wife lay naked next to her had me so hard it hurt.Angie took me in her hand and looked up at me, "I really need you to tell me when you're about to come. You'll see why."Then she focused on my cock: It's a nice one and we've always been very happy together and Marie says it's lovely to look at. Angie studied it for a minute then looked up at me and nodded. "Yes," she said. "It's just as nice as Marie described it."Is there nothing so intimate that women won't discuss it?Angie looked up at me and puckered her lips as if to kiss someone. She bent forwards and pressed my cock into the gap, squeezing as she went. I felt like I was fucking a virgin. As the head forced through her lip barrier her tongue came into play as the sensitive skin under the glans rubbed over it. She bobbed deep and slow covering me with her saliva.Now and again she pull me out and show me the strings of spittle connecting us. Then back in again, licking and sucking. She claimed that she'd abandoned sex after her second husband cheated on her. I'd always thought he was a fucking moron and the last twelve hours had proved it, this moment even more so. She was spectacularly gifted and seemed to have no gag reflex. This was warm, wet, tongue filled heaven with a side order of throat.After a couple of minutes I told her I was getting close. She took me out again and turned her head to Marie. "Hey, lazybones. Get up here next to me. I have a treat for you.". Marie stirred and sat up slowly as Angie took me back in her mouth and tried to swallow me. Marie sat and snuggled naked next to her friend and watched her blow me as I looked at these two, very different, beautiful women and wondered what I'd done to deserve this moment.I put my hand on Angie's head and told her I was about to come. She gave one final deep bob and then pulled me out. She emptied the saliva from mouth to lubricate me and the started to wank me as my wife watched. That aroused me even more and my hips jerked as I started to ejaculate. She pointed me at her tits and then Marie's as my semen spurted out. She caught the last spurt in her mouth.Marie was breathing heavily, Angie's surprise had got to her. But Angie wasn't finished. She turned to her friend and kissed her full on the mouth. Marie's eyes widened as she realized what her friend was doing: She was sharing my sperm in her kiss. It was my turn to watch as they pulled their mouths apart to display the sticky strings of my cum mingled with their saliva, then they went back to attacking each other's tonsils. They were so fucking hot!Eventually Angie straightened up and swallowed. "There, that was nice," she said. "I got to taste Marie on your cock when I sucked you, and tasted your cum for dessert."She looked to Marie who was still a little bemused. Angie absent-mindedly rubbed my semen into their skin, licking the thickest deposits from Marie's tits. "Kinky, eh? Told you I was a dirty girl."I bent towards Angie's left nipple and found a gob of cum that she'd missed. I scooped it up with my tongue and leaned towards Marie. She smiled and leaned into our kiss, both sharing and then swallowing my spunk.Angie watched us in dismay. "What the fuck does a girl have to do to shock you two?" She complained.Marie looked lovingly at her friend. "Angie. I've known you for nearly forty years. We've never said this before because it would have made our lives too complicated back then. But now; I want to say, in front of Geoff, Angie, I love you, and I know you love me too. You can't shock us, because we're okay with anything that gives you pleasure."Marie turned to me with a concerned expression. I stopped her by putting my finger on her lips. "It's okay." I said. "She's adorable: You can keep her." I scooted across to Angie and put my arms around her. "When Marie came home on Friday night, she cried because you and the others were unhappy. And that broke her heart because she loves you all so much. I realized then that her love for you didn't take anything from me. It just made her heart bigger.I kissed both my girls and headed for the bathroom. As I went, I called over my shoulder, "We need to sort out some ground rules before this turns into a nightmare of a clusterfuck, but in the meantime you two have my full approval to play nice."After my shower I went downstairs intending to make breakfast but stopped to call a friend first. "Hi, Mike; Yeah, I know, full of good intentions but never actually pick the phone up to call; Even now I'm ringing to pick your brain; Not over the phone, are you free this week?; Today?; Even better; can I treat you to Sunday Lunch at The Black Swan?; Perfect; Two o'clock, and we can catch up then; See you."I put the kettle on to make a cuppa for the three of us, if the girls ever came down, and some bread in the toaster for me. No full English for me this Sunday, I had a big lunch to come.When they finally arrived in the kitchen they were both looking flushed, with wet hair and wearing dressing gowns. Obviously, in an effort to economize on water they had showered together. I told Marie that I had to go out that afternoon to meet a friend and that we should probably talk about boundaries sooner rather than later. I left them to decide what they were having for breakfast and claimed my favorite chair to watch the news on TV in the living room. They joined me a few minutes later still drinking their tea. I switched the TV off and turned to them as they settled at opposite ends of the sofa.Marie started the conversation. "You were right, what you said earlier. Our relationship has changed again and I don't want to lose what we've only just recovered. Do you regret what we did last night?" She sounded uncertain."No! Not for a second," I said firmly. "But I need to be confident that when I am 'with' one of your friends I'm not making you unhappy and putting my marriage at risk."Marie looked at her friend. "What do you think Angie; can we make it work?"Angie shrugged. "Dunno. People stuff isn't really my strongest subject. Give me mathematical relationships and I'm your girl. If I was any good at personal relationships I wouldn't have two ex-husbands. Last night, apart from being a bit squiffy, the math was simple. You both gave me simple criteria that lent itself to Boolean logic: the wine helped too. Now, you're in the realms of, 'How will I feel if?' And I haven't a fucking clue what the answer to that will be.""Okay," I said. "Then I'll list my concerns and my thoughts on how to address them."First: We only have sex within your group of friends. I suppose it's possible you may want to include other people eventually, but everybody, and I mean everybody, would have to agree in advance."Marie made as if to interrupt. I held up my hand before she could speak."Sorry love, but please hear me out while I've got my thoughts in order." She nodded and sat back."Second: You and I each only have sex with other people with the other's full knowledge and consent. That means Angie can't come round for a quickie with you any more than I can pop round to Jo's for a quick fuck on the way to the shops."Third: I think that it would be a bad idea for one of us to be having sex when the other isn't. I don't think I would be comfortable having sex with one of your friends while you were alone. I'd rather you were with us."Fourth: You have five other friends who were part of your sex debate but only there are only two of them you really want me to fuck in addition to Angie. I want to meet them first " The girls looked at each other and then glared back at me. "Go on," I said. "What have I missed?""It's six friends," Marie said emphatically. "At least, if they want to: Angie, Megan, Lucy, Jo, Kate and Sam.""But three of them are married," I protested. "And one of them you've only just met!"Marie was having none of that. "Sam has left her husband and has started divorce proceedings; Megan's husband, Charles, is a lovely man but he's in his nineties and just can't perform and Lucy's husband is a complete twat who's only interested in beer and football. Do you know what he said to her when she suggested they should have sex? His exact words were, 'Who'd want to stick their cock into a wrinkly old snatch like yours?'""Angie," I pleaded. "Help me out here.""Sorry stud, you're on your own. Charles is impotent and Eddie is every bit the complete twat that Marie said he is. And now we've got the taste for succulent female flesh," she gave an evil leer as she winked at my wife. "We are as keen to get our lecherous hands on the lovely Samantha as you'll be once you've met her."I gave up. "In that case," says I. "Can I meet the other five of your friends first, please? It's just that I'd rather that my first words to those I've not met yet aren't, 'Hello, I'm Geoff; I'll be your cock for this evening'." The girls exchanged looks and nodded their agreement."Fifth:" I continued, "This 'idea', that now somehow appears to be a fait accompli, only came about because your friends have no sex partners. If any of them begin a sexual relationship outside this group then they drop out. It's not fair to their partners to continue."And last: for now at least. We never speak of this outside your friend group, and neither do the others. Now, those are my suggestions. You can disagree, amend or add as you think fit. This isn't a negotiation with winners and losers. I'm just trying to set out guidelines to stop something good from biting us in the backside.They settled back in their seats to think through what I'd said while I walked to the window and looked outside: It seemed like a nice day for a stroll before lunch so I suggested they join me, partly to let their newly discovered Sapphic libidos settle before I left them alone while I went to the pub. As I suspected, Angie had left a travel bag with a change of clothes in her car, just in case. I knew it was a set up last night! They went upstairs to change and came down together both looking great in light, floaty summer dresses that showed their figures off. Quarter of an hour later we locked up and strolled down the road together, chatting idly as we enjoyed the sunshine.Without really thinking about it, we ended up in the local park. Yes, that one. The one where I'd fucked Marie, out in the open, through the slit in the crotchless panties I'd bought her. The place where our sex life re-ignited, and the same panties she'd been wearing last night when Angie finger-fucked her.Angie made the connection too. "No fucking way! This is the park isn't it? Where you randy old bastards did the dirty deed! Show me the spot!" Marie took her hand and led her along the path that curved around to the far side of the lake. We came to the little shelter where you could lean and watch the ducks paddling aimlessly around and, more importantly, see anyone coming along the path.There was no-one there when we arrived, and Angie's face lit up as she imagined me taking Marie from behind at that very place only a few weeks before.Marie looked at me thoughtfully. "Angie is one of my 'special' friends, I'm here and you have my knowledge and approval. I think we meet all of your ground rules. Fuck her. You fucked me this morning and she blew you, so I think we owe her. Fuck her. Fuck her here and now, just like you fucked me.She stepped close to me and kissed me passionately, pulling my hand to her tits. I had no problem with that and groped them with the enthusiasm they deserved. Then she broke off and moved to Angie. She stood between her friend and the path and bent down and reached under Angie's knee length summer dress to pull down her panties. I'm certain from Angie's reaction that Marie copped a feel too.As Marie stood, she lifted the hem at the back of Angie's skirt to expose her slender, toned, walker's bum to me. "Go on, please Geoff. Fuck her for me. Then she moved to her new lover and they kissed. Hesitantly at first but then with real lust.As the girls locked lips, I unzipped and let my cock out of his cage. I moved forwards so he returned to the place he started his morning, hard and erect, lodged between her firm buttocks. I reached around and squeezed my hands between two pairs of tits in order to touch Angie's. She was bra-less and I hadn't noticed; I must be getting old.Marie grunted, "I've got these; you concentrate downstairs." So I did. I held Angie's dress up with one hand while the other moved between her thighs. She was already wet. I rubbed my index finger firmly over her tight little anus. She wriggled, but didn't pull away as I pushed the tip against the wrinkled sphincter.I told her, quietly, "Not this time, but soon, my finger and maybe more is going in here." She moaned into Marie's mouth. I moved my hand forwards, my finger sliding inside her damp little place that I had just got to know oh so intimately. She pushed back against me. She was ready, but we could take her a little further.Marie was kissing her neck and kneading her tits. I carried on finger-fucking her and rubbing my cock between her cheeks, and checking for pedestrians. She stiffened and I looked over her shoulder at my wife. She nodded; it was time. I put my hands on her shoulders and bent her gently at the waist and put my cock between her pussy lips. I moved him back and forth to get him nice and wet from the lubricant dripping from her cunt then I pushed gently forward.Angie pushed back to meet me and slowly I slipped all the way inside. Marie caught my eye. "This isn't love-making: This is dirty outdoor sex. Just fuck her and fuck her h

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It's a new year and the first month is done which means we've got a lot to talk about. I read eight books to kick off 2023 and there were five Hallmark New Year New Movies on TV. Listen now for all my thoughts on The Rom-Com Agenda, The Second You're Single, Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun, Courtiers, and the Briar Off-Campus Series by Elle Kennedy. Hallmark didn't start strong in my opinion with A Dog Lover's Guide to Dating, but picked it up with the continuation of The Wedding Veil series with The Wedding Veil Expectations, Inspiration, and Journey. Journey absolutely became my new favorite movie and the storyline to beat. Finally they closed out with Love in Glacier National, which I liked, but it had so many plot holes I'm just confused. Listen now for all the thoughts and lots of laughs!

On this episode, we chat with author Cara Tanamachi about her new novel The Second You're SIngle, a Rom Com about a woman who turns her goal to swear off dating for the month of February into a popular feature, only to run into a hot baker who might just be the one. Cara shares her background as a writer as well as her own dating experiences with us in this fun author chat.Follow Cara on instagram at @caratanamachi and check out her novel The Second You're Single on sale now!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba February 2023 pick is The Charmed List by Julie AbeThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveMentioned in this episode:Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians Podcast from WBEZIf you're looking for a new Asian American centric podcast, check out Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians Podcast from WBEZ Chicago: Asians have long been ignored, fetishized or made the butt of the joke in America. Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians Podcast wants to put that to rest. Each week, we celebrate badass Asians who are making a mark on pop culture and entertainment. Co-hosts Esther Yoon-Ji Kang and Susie An hang out with trailblazers in comedy, film, music and other fields—inviting them to reflect on their identities and redefine “sexy” on their own terms.Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians Podcast

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December 26th is the day after Christmas… But December 26th is also a special day for some people! It's a holiday in many places, such as the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. 在很多國家，耶誕節過後的12月26日也很特別。 December 26th is called "Boxing Day." Boxing Day? Does that mean a day for boxing? 禮物日，跟拳擊有關係嗎？ No… no boxing on Boxing Day. Boxing Day is almost like a second Christmas. 禮物日不打拳。Boxing Day就像第二個Christmas。 The tradition comes from a really nice idea. Many years ago, on the day after Christmas, people would give gifts or a little money to their workers or to poor people. 很久以前，人們會在耶誕節的第二天，給他們的員工或是窮人小禮物。 They would put the gifts or the money in small boxes. 這些禮物或是錢都放在小盒子裡。 So, people started calling the day, "Boxing Day." But today, Boxing Day is mostly just a day for shopping… yeah… more shopping! 到了今天，禮物日變成大減價日。 Hmm. Maybe we should go back to the old Boxing Day idea and give gifts to people who need them. 也許我們應該跟以前一樣，把錢拿去幫助需要的人。 What do you think? ________________________________ Vocabulary 禮物日其實指的是商店大減價。 1. Box 盒子。 I'm going to give our teacher a gift box.我要送我們老師一個禮物盒。 What did you put in the box? 你在盒子裡放了什麼？ A beautiful pair of socks. It's winter time! 一雙漂亮的襪子。現在是冬天啊！ 2. Second 第二。 You'll be the second one to give the teacher a gift. 你是第二個送禮物給老師的人。 What? Who's the first? 什麼？那誰是第一個？ Me! 是我。 3. Gift 禮物。 What will you give her? 你要送她什麼？ I'm not telling you. 不告訴你。 It's something special… 它很特別… and I already gave the gift to her. 而且我已經把禮物送給她了。 4. Tradition 傳統。 Boxing Day is a tradition in many countries. 禮物日在很多國家是個傳統。 It's a good tradition. 它是個好傳統。 I love sales. 我喜歡大減價。 今天的單字很有趣喔，來一起讀一遍。 box 盒子 second 第二 gift 禮物 tradition 傳統 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is Boxing Day on? A: December 25th B: December 26th C: December 32nd 2. What's the story of Boxing Day? A: On the day after Christmas, people gave gifts to poor people B: On the day after Christmas, people went to watch boxing C: On the night before Christmas, people looked at boxes 3. What do many people do on Boxing Day now? A: They play with boxes B: They go to church C: They go shopping Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Is it time to value YOU? Go deeper in self-love with this listener favorite! "Affirmations for Self Love - Best of Series" The sister episode to this one is Episode 256 Affirmations for Self-Love Playlist Want the ad free version for $0.99 USD? Buy it on the app at AffirmationPodApp.com   TODAY'S SPONSOR Native creates deodorant formulated without aluminum, parabens or talc.  They also have body wash, toothpaste and sunscreen! They've got over 16,000 5-star reviews and have free shipping on all US orders. To get 20% OFF your first purchase go to NativeDeodorant.com and use Native Promo Code AFFIRMATION   WANT MORE EPISODES LIKE THIS ONE? Episode 350 I Love Myself - 8 Year Anniversary Edition Episode 300 Affirmations for Self Love II Episode 256 Affirmations for Self-Love Playlist Episode 103 I Will Love And Care for Myself Episode 100 I Love Myself Version II Episode 18 A 30 Second "You are Loved" Episode 1 I Love Myself     HERE'S WHAT LISTENERS ARE SAYING

TRIGGER WARNING for incest and rape @ 10:52 - skip to 11:43 FIRST: Happy birthday, Nichols!! SECOND: You can't have books and not have fanfiction and it's time we address that. In this episode, we discuss reading and writing fanfiction, the pros and cons, and our thoughts on it. LINKS Follow us on Instagram @webookedit Follow Rose on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/nrcolflesh

Struggling to love and accept yourself? This is actually a two in one episode to love and approve of yourself. It's "I Will Love and Care for Myself and I Approve of Myself - Best of Series" The sister episode to this one is Episode 308 Accepting Yourself Want the ad free version for $0.99 USD? Buy it on the app at AffirmationPodApp.com   TODAY'S SPONSOR OUAI is a cruelty-, sulfate-, and paraben-free hair care line from celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin.  It's great for all hair types, including hair treated with keratin, chemicals, or color.  I highly recommend the Detox shampoo! Go to THEOUAI.com and get 15% OFF your entire purchase when you use OUAI promo code AFFIRMATION   WANT MORE EPISODES LIKE THIS ONE?​​ Episode 364 Coming Back to Self-Love Episode 350 I Love Myself - 8 Year Anniversary Edition Episode 300 Affirmations for Self Love II Episode 256 Affirmations for Self-Love Playlist Episode 227 Affirmations for Self-Love Episode 100 I Love Myself Version II Episode 18 A 30 Second "You are Loved" Episode 1 I Love Myself     LISTENER LOVE ❤️ "Wonderful thoughts from one of the best podcasts for finding a positive thoughtful frame of mind. Josie you are so wonderful! We are lucky to have you in this world." - Ervynn Tyler McFalls "My go-to podcast when I need motivation and powerful affirmations.  Love the quick self-compassion and self-love affirmations by Affirmation Pod!" - Nihan Gorkem "Honestly, I know I've gone on about it before, but I just can't recommend Affirmation Pod enough!" - Tiah Eckhart "I feel so good this morning because I'm getting back to a routine. I found Affirmation Pod that I listen to and it's really relaxing." - Jen Stancill "I would highly recommend Affirmation Pod if you often feel anxious/overwhelmed.  This is my go-to podcast when I feel down.  It's filled with love, light, positivity and everything else your mind and soul needs." - Arielle François   What's in your self-care toolbox?

Adam Schaeuble, shares his own weight loss journey, his 5-Year plan to creating the life he wanted and now lives every day as well as his best advice. Adam's Amazing Results Formula has been broken down into 4 simple components to helping you lose weight. This is a really great tool to help you decide whether or not you have all 4 components to be ready for your weight loss transformation for at least a 28-day cycle. First You have to be committed to your nutrition plan, Second You must be committed to an exercise regime, Third Component – Identify and understand your danger zones (stress from work or family for example)and Fourth Consistency over time. He brilliantly change many people to loose weight, but this components are not just to keep healthy but to reach the best life in mind body soul, daily life and in your business. He is one of the biggest Podcasters and now he helps hundreds of people thru podcasting business school. If you need to get in contact with Adam you can find him on Facebook @Adam SchaeubleInstagram @Podcastingbussinessschool www.podcastingbusiness.school/pbs If you want to connect and know more about me and my podcast: Leap of Healthyou can find me at :www.alexbalgood.comFacebook @AlxBalgood and @leapofhealthwithalexbalgoodInstagram @AlexbalgoodYoutube @AlexBalgood

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Windows 10 supports ends On October 14, 2025 according to a Microsoft support document. We're expecting Microsoft to unveil Windows 11 this week, but I gotta say: It's not going to be hard to get me off Windows 10 if Windows 11 promises less ads and less ‘synergy'. Appropos of nothing I bet this article on how to Disable OneDrive will be as useful to you as it is to me.1⃣ Uno Platform 3.8 – New WinUI Calendar, Grid controls, 2x performance, new Linux scenario and more is the tale of a headline that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up. Regardless, if you use Uno, a new version is out.Visual Studio teaches you how to use the updated C# language features and this is pretty neat to watch. I maintain, of course, that if the Egyptians had access to gifs they would have used them to communicate instead of emojis.New data access benchmarks for .NET 5 and .NET Framework 4.8 This benchmark covers all major ORMs (and Microsoft data access strategies like ADO.NET) and has been updated for .NET 5 and .NET Framework 4.8. Enjoy.Migration of Bing's Workflow Engine to .NET 5, by Ben Watson The only fault I have with this blog post is that they never tell you what XAP stands for. If you know, could you do me a solid and let me know, please?Richard Lander talks with folks from the .NET team about “diagnostics” in another “Conversation” series The format is neat, even if the title is a little boring. Microsoft continues its tradition of parroting Mac by parroting Mac OS X for Windows 11. I'm not even mad. That does look better. Here's another article on Windows 11 updated look, if you're interested in that sort of thing.So good I'll share it twice. You wanted a .NET Repl, right? Well now you've got one.Thanks to Khalid Abuakmeh I've learned that Entity Framework Core Exceptions are pretty nice. It tells you the problem and how to fix it. We're in 2021 folks, so this shouldn't be revolutionary, but it is.Microsoft had an outage related to its Ubuntu repositories because of… Diskspace issues. Ok, first off, #hugops to the team that had to deal with this outage. Second: You're the #2 cloud provider in the world. You don't get to have diskspace issues, especially when you have invaded my desktop with “OneDrive”. Those are the rules.Visual Studio 16.11 Preview 2 has been released and this release includes lots of little fixes plus improvements for Git in Visual Studio.You can now try out Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1 (64-bit edition) for free.July 29th you can hear F# developers drone on about how much better F# is because it's .NET Conf “Focus on F#” Day. I can't wait.July 21st Microsoft wants its employees to learn more about racial justice and inequality.And finally, Juneteenth (June 19th) was passed into US Law as a national holiday last week. You learn that not all of the confederacy surrendered on April 9, 1865, and that some (like Texas) decided to keep on until Union soldiers arrived on their doorstep. June 19th, 1865 is the day that union soldiers arrived and told Black slaves they were finally free. Long overdue and a small step towards righting the wrongs of our history.And that's it for what happened Last Week in .NET. If you're pursuing microservices, take my five day course before making the move.

Jeff Heggie Daily Success Strategies 296: Become a Confident Athlete https://jeffheggie.com/confidentathlete All of your life you've been taught WHAT TO THINK. It's time you learn HOW TO THINK. You're in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it the right way Just learning about the growth mindset can cause a big shift in the way people think about themselves and their lives. John, a collegiate student athlete, shared this when he learned about the fixed mindset and growth mindset: “As a student athlete I had a fixed mindset. Winning was everything and learning did not enter the picture. However, after [learning about fixed and growth mindsets] I realized that I did not have a good mindset. I've been working on learning while I compete, under the realization that if I can continually improve, even in games, I will become a much better athlete.” John's internal monologue use to be: Win. Win. Win. You have to win to prove yourself. Everything depends on winning. Now it's: Observe. Learn. Improve. Become a better athlete. First – You need to learn as much as you can about having a Fixed Mindset and a Growth Mindset. (I've talked about this is other episodes of my Daily Success Strategies podcast. This is also a major focus in my course, High Achievers Mindset Secrets https://mindset.jeffheggie.com/) Second – You need to learn How to Think! Through this effort and combination, you'll be able to figure out what's best for you because you've cracked YOUR code. Don't just do ‘it' because someone told you to. Tim Grover, in his book W1NNING, he says that “it's no coincidence that the greats figure out what works for them, regardless of what everyone else does.” If you're an athlete that is committed to be ready for your next season, you must develop your mental game! Join me in The Confident Athlete Program where you'll discover the secret formula to develop a powerful mindset, extreme confidence, and take your game to the next level! Find out more at https://jeffheggie.com/ConfidentAthlete *register before June 6, 2021 for early bird prices

Today we're talking about being prepared and proactive in this challenging &crazy life you're living right now.  I want to share my tips based on what has worked for me & what has crashed and burned. You 're juggling work hours, your everyday schedule  plus caring for your Loved One.  Then add the normal every day responsibilities like house chores, meals & errands.Picture this:  My work calendar is online - on my work laptop - on an outlook calendarMy Mom's appointments are on her paper calendar on her bulletin boardMy spouse's appointments are on his phone and through his doctor's app and when he or I remember, they are put on the calendar on our refrigMy business is on my Google calendarThen my personal appointments are on post it notes, in your wallet, maybe the refrig calendar & if I am feeling organized, I add them to the refrig calendar  Can you relate?  Prior to caregiving, I thought I was organized & actually when I was raising my 3 boys, I used to refer to myself as the project master a& knew exactly what was going on at any time.  Times have changed.  I could psycho- analyze myself,  but I believe it takes a heck of a lot of energy, emotions, patience a& time to care for a Loved One.  So in this episode I want to talk about what you can control & what you can do to be as prepared & organized with your time as possible.  Disclaimer here - my way is not always the right way for you.   It took me months  to find what worked for me.  Then, when I got it right, the situation changed again.  You may be saying, why plan & why organize?   Planning is important because it helps you use your time in the most efficient way. You can realistically gauge how much you can get done & how much time you have to do it. That way, you can feel accomplished knowing that you did what you set out to do.When caregiving, you're actually setting expectations for your Loved Ones, keeping your life somewhat organized, & most importantly setting boundaries for yourself & making yourself a priority  Think long &hard on what boundaries you NEED to set for yourself.  You need to put yourself first so you don't stress & burnout.  You are no good to anyone if you can't function physically & emotionally.  So here's a sneak peek into my Sunday's night planning time.  I first grab my favorite beverage & block off 1 hour to plan my week's schedule.    I go into the week feeling much better & have found out that I'm somewhat of a planning nerd now.  Before I share & walk through the steps, I captured everything for you in an easy step by step free document.  Just go to cathylvan.com/sundayplanningLook at all your calendars & put into one calendarIf you are old school, find yourself a nice plannerIf you like electronic,  you can use something like google calendar or i calendarYou now have a visual of what the week holds.  First:  Schedule YOUR time. Second:   You now have to figure out the Caregiving Third:  Then work schedule & commitment  Four:  What other personal obligations or essential responsibilities do I have this weeNow you should be ready to go into your week knowing what is one your schedule.   Obviously you can't control the unexpected.  As a caregiver, you may have to make sacrifices.  But one thing you can't sacrifice is your health & well-being.   You have to recognize the importance of YOU.  Look in the mirror at you & tell yourself that you will take care of her.   

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Here we are on Day Two of Steam's Autumn Sale Week and once again, we are pleasantly surprised and delighted with our next purchase that we are reviewing. Today we are reviewing the incredibly charming, A Short Hike, by developer Adamgryu.What is A Short Hike? According to Steam:Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.We're not going to beat around the bush here, we absolutely adored this game. This review is basically a gush fest of loving A Short Hike so much. So, if you didn't enjoy A Short Hike; First: You're soulless (just kidding, but come on).Second: You will probably want to avoid this review.Important Links:Developer Website: https://adamgryu.com/Steam Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055540/A_Short_Hike/

First things first my 6 month 1:1 program The Worthiness Formula is closing on SATURDAY MAY 23!! I am looking for a few more women who would be willing to beta test this new round (for a discount). If so, either send me a message on instagram or shoot me an email and we can discuss next steps/alll the info. IM SO EXCITED!!!SECOND: You may have noticed this episode has been released on FRIDAY… moving forward I am going to be releasing episodes on Fridays as a perfect way to start off your weekend. Yasssssss.The meat of todays episode is a little different than normal. I wanted to just share some thoughts around a phrase that hits me hard in the gut every so often and makes me really evaluate where I am in my life. Hopefully it will empower you to make the changes you’ve been wanting to make in your own life, because you deserve EVERYTHING you desire.Please let me know what questions you have and just know I’m sending you so much love!Additional Resources:Book a call for The Worthiness FormulaFree Grounding MeditationConfident Decision Making Meditation SeriesEmail me at hello@stephanie-dankelson.com for podcast topic/guest recommendations, for questions, or just to say hi :)Hang out with me on Instagram (@stephaniedankelson) for even more resources

Hello love!!!! I am so excited for todays episode for many reasons…First things first my 6 month 1:1 program The Worthiness Formula is officially open for enrollment! I am looking for a few more women who would be willing to beta test this new round (for a discount). If so, either send me a message on instagram or shoot me an email and we can discuss next steps/alll the info. IM SO EXCITED!!!SECOND: You may have noticed this episode has been released on FRIDAY… moving forward I am going to be releasing episodes on Fridays as a perfect way to start off your weekend. Yasssssss.The meat of todays episode is all about helping you move through FEAR. I always talk about not letting fear hold you back from moving forward but HOW do you actually do that? Today, I share a tool that has been helpful for both me and my clients in taking action with fear rather than letting it hold us back.Please let me know what questions you have and just know I’m sending you so much love!Additional Resources:Book a call for The Worthiness FormulaFree Grounding MeditationConfident Decision Making Meditation SeriesEmail me at hello@stephanie-dankelson.com for podcast topic/guest recommendations, for questions, or just to say hi :)Hang out with me on Instagram (@stephaniedankelson) for even more resources

I share two quotes I found today with you guys. The first goes, “Someone said you should never be afraid of starting over. Because this time you are not starting from scratch but you are starting from experience.” And the Second “You never regret taking risks, but you will regret not doing that was risky”. I’ll put these quotes up on my Instagram story which is @mka.ampiah and on there, I also create quotes. Let me know your thoughts on this Kobby Talks Podcast episode on Twitter @mka_ampiah. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kobby3/message

You can Hope, for something, plan for something, work for something, but you can never expect something. Three things have been on my mind lately. First - Sometimes things in life may seem to just keep stacking against you. It happens to everyone. The real power is in how you get yourself back on track. Second - You cannot expect things to happen in any certain way. There will be times when something happens so quick you don't feel ready for it, and there will be times you feel like nothing will ever happen. It will, for sure, just keep going. Finally, the biggest lesson I ever learned while performing was to always have something stage-ready. There will come a time when you get a last minute booking. Instead of stressing about throwing something together, you will be prepared and ready to go. For even more tips and tools to turn your audience in to fans, Subscribe to the RockStar Lounge. Check out The Being On Stage Group on Facebook Follow Reggie on Instagram or Twitter

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that Americans check their phones 8 BILLION times every day. (Wow.)    We also talked about the fact that (at least 5 billion of) those 8 billion checks are essentially kryptonite for the love in your life.   Today I want to talk about some more wisdom from Yuval Noah Harari’s new book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.   But first, let’s talk about horses.   I live in a small town in Southern California called Ojai. I’m pretty sure it’s one of the very few places in the world where people ride their horses next to Teslas. (Hah.)   Now, of course, no one in town is getting around primarily via horses, but it’s always fun to see a few people on horseback cruising through town or to see a few horses “parked” outside the local cafe.   So… The other day I saw a fresh horseshoe print on my Trail. For whatever reason, I thought of Elon Musk’s talk to governors.    Note: I pretty much never watch YouTube videos or TED Talks. I read books. Period. (Hah.) But, a good friend of mine (thank you, Michael!) strongly encouraged me to watch this talk. So, I did. And, I’m glad I did. I highly recommend it for a fascinating look at one man’s vision of the future. (Check it out here.)   So… In this discussion, Elon talks about the future of cars. Long story short, he tells us that, at some point in the not-too-distant future, ALL cars will be self-driving. It’s not a question of IF, it’s a question of WHEN.   To make his point, he tells us that just as some people still ride horses for fun, none of us ride horses as a primary means of transportation these days. Likewise, some people will have fun driving a car around in the future, but that won’t be the primary means of transportation in x years.   That, my friends, is what I thought of when I saw a horseshoe print in the dust of my Trail. (Hah.)   Well, that and a passage from Harari’s new book.    In a chapter on “Work” he talks about the HUGE shifts in our global economy that will result from the advances in artificial technology.   He tells us: “The benefits for human society are likely to be immense. AI doctors could provide far better and cheaper healthcare for billions of people, particularly for those who currently receive no healthcare at all. Thanks to learning algorithms and biometric sensors, a poor villager in an underdeveloped country might come to enjoy far better healthcare via her smartphone than the richest person in the world gets today from the most advanced urban hospital.   Similarly, self-driving vehicles could provide people with much better transportation services, and in particular reduce mortality from traffic accidents. Today close to 1.25 million people are killed annually in traffic accidents (twice the number killed by war, crime, and terrorism combined). More than 90 percent of those accidents are caused by human errors: somebody drinking alcohol and driving, somebody texting a message while driving, somebody falling asleep at the wheel, somebody daydreaming instead of paying attention to the road. … Self-driving vehicles will never do any of those things. Though they suffer from their own problems and limitations, and though some accidents are inevitable, replacing all human drivers by computers is expected to reduce deaths and injuries on the road by about 90 percent. In other words, switching to autonomous vehicles is likely to save the lives of one million people every year.   It would therefore be madness to block automation in fields such as transport and healthcare just in order to protect human jobs. After all, what we ultimately ought to protect is humans—not jobs. Displaced drivers and doctors will just have to find something else to do.”   Of course, the long-term economic ramifications of all this are beyond the scope of Today’s +1.    Two things I want to focus on.   First: Let’s take a moment to appreciate just how quickly our world is changing and that a lot of the things we take for granted as the peak of sophistication will be viewed, in the not-so-distant future, as a bit like riding a horse.    Second: You know what Harari tells us is the most important quality for us to cultivate (and to teach our children) to prepare for such a rapidly changing world?    Well, he says that “for every dollar and ever minute we invest in improving artificial intelligence, it would be wise to invest a dollar and a minute in advancing human consciousness.”   In short, we need to Optimize.   Let’s.

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that Americans check their phones 8 BILLION times every day. (Wow.)    We also talked about the fact that (at least 5 billion of) those 8 billion checks are essentially kryptonite for the love in your life.   Today I want to talk about some more wisdom from Yuval Noah Harari’s new book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.   But first, let’s talk about horses.   I live in a small town in Southern California called Ojai. I’m pretty sure it’s one of the very few places in the world where people ride their horses next to Teslas. (Hah.)   Now, of course, no one in town is getting around primarily via horses, but it’s always fun to see a few people on horseback cruising through town or to see a few horses “parked” outside the local cafe.   So… The other day I saw a fresh horseshoe print on my Trail. For whatever reason, I thought of Elon Musk’s talk to governors.    Note: I pretty much never watch YouTube videos or TED Talks. I read books. Period. (Hah.) But, a good friend of mine (thank you, Michael!) strongly encouraged me to watch this talk. So, I did. And, I’m glad I did. I highly recommend it for a fascinating look at one man’s vision of the future. (Check it out here.)   So… In this discussion, Elon talks about the future of cars. Long story short, he tells us that, at some point in the not-too-distant future, ALL cars will be self-driving. It’s not a question of IF, it’s a question of WHEN.   To make his point, he tells us that just as some people still ride horses for fun, none of us ride horses as a primary means of transportation these days. Likewise, some people will have fun driving a car around in the future, but that won’t be the primary means of transportation in x years.   That, my friends, is what I thought of when I saw a horseshoe print in the dust of my Trail. (Hah.)   Well, that and a passage from Harari’s new book.    In a chapter on “Work” he talks about the HUGE shifts in our global economy that will result from the advances in artificial technology.   He tells us: “The benefits for human society are likely to be immense. AI doctors could provide far better and cheaper healthcare for billions of people, particularly for those who currently receive no healthcare at all. Thanks to learning algorithms and biometric sensors, a poor villager in an underdeveloped country might come to enjoy far better healthcare via her smartphone than the richest person in the world gets today from the most advanced urban hospital.   Similarly, self-driving vehicles could provide people with much better transportation services, and in particular reduce mortality from traffic accidents. Today close to 1.25 million people are killed annually in traffic accidents (twice the number killed by war, crime, and terrorism combined). More than 90 percent of those accidents are caused by human errors: somebody drinking alcohol and driving, somebody texting a message while driving, somebody falling asleep at the wheel, somebody daydreaming instead of paying attention to the road. … Self-driving vehicles will never do any of those things. Though they suffer from their own problems and limitations, and though some accidents are inevitable, replacing all human drivers by computers is expected to reduce deaths and injuries on the road by about 90 percent. In other words, switching to autonomous vehicles is likely to save the lives of one million people every year.   It would therefore be madness to block automation in fields such as transport and healthcare just in order to protect human jobs. After all, what we ultimately ought to protect is humans—not jobs. Displaced drivers and doctors will just have to find something else to do.”   Of course, the long-term economic ramifications of all this are beyond the scope of Today’s +1.    Two things I want to focus on.   First: Let’s take a moment to appreciate just how quickly our world is changing and that a lot of the things we take for granted as the peak of sophistication will be viewed, in the not-so-distant future, as a bit like riding a horse.    Second: You know what Harari tells us is the most important quality for us to cultivate (and to teach our children) to prepare for such a rapidly changing world?    Well, he says that “for every dollar and ever minute we invest in improving artificial intelligence, it would be wise to invest a dollar and a minute in advancing human consciousness.”   In short, we need to Optimize.   Let’s.