Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Is Jumping Jack Flash Too Old?

Not Flash, But Same Age Group
Not Flash, But Same Age Group

When was the last time you went on a midlife field trip? Six hours before meeting Flash, the Florida surf-shop post mid-lifer, our Cub Scout Pack toured the Castillo De San Marcos National Monument. This Fort never lost a battle. Perhaps is was passion…

Our Country's Oldest Continental Masonry Fortification
Our Country's Oldest Continental Masonry Fortification

There was some serious passion at stake here:

In Defense, He Is Willing To Die
In Defense, He Is Willing To Die
The Other Will Quit Only When He Is Dead
The Other Will Quit Only When He Is Dead

As you go through your midlife crisis, or midlife celebration, expect to be surprised. And expect to be the captain of your own ship, or die trying.

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Playing For 64,000 People

Flash's Bumper Stickers - Wisdom & Epiphany (Who Knew?)
Flash's Bumper Stickers - Wisdom & Epiphany (Who Knew?)

Life is full of surprises, isn’t it?

And what we think would be one of the coolest things in the world, isn’t.

The 60-something-year old surf shop employee said playing for 64,000 people wasn’t any more enjoyable than playing for a small tavern full.

And all those years, we dreamed of the big stage, with screaming guitars….

Flash thinks I’m an nut job. A punk. Inexperienced. You could just tell.

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The Jewel Of Wisdom

Most people say wisdom is a good thing. You know, better than the opposite. And part of being wise is knowing when to recognize an opportunity. This past weekend’s “research” trip yielded so much thought…like meeting Flash* at a Florida beach surf shop.

On A Search For.....Firewood
On A Search For.....Firewood

While searching for firewood, I found Flash instead, and asked him if he was the owner.

Translated It Means The Jewel of Wisdom
Translated It Means The Jewel of Wisdom

Not the owner, but long ago he toured with the Grateful Dead and Ozzy Osbourne, doing the whole sex, drugs and rock and roll thing and has been sober for 27 years.

Matching Bumper Sticker
Matching Bumper Sticker

It’s going to be an interesting week….

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* Not his real name.

jeff noel Quotes Others

jeff noel quotes others. Why? Because others are quotable.

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. – Orison Swett Marden

If you’re goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough. – jeff noel

To quote or be quoted, that is the question.

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