Not So Serious Keto Video Podcast #9 - Top 10 Positive Things about the Current State of Life

Think of this video as an audio podcast (lots of me talking) with some video (mostly of me talking). I'll be discussing keto related topics that are in the news, discussing frequently asked questions from my viewers, and sometimes talking about some non-keto stuff (but probably cooking related).
In this episode, I pick up where I left off with episode 8 -- looking at some of the positive side effects of the pandemic and quarantine we are living with. This is not about making light of the current situation, but rather about finding the hope or silver lining in what is a difficult time.
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[@sirhamalot8651]

I think most people refuse to give in to the doom and gloom, but the media is committed to it. It's how they get viewers and money. They have a financial incentive to keep you afraid, at home and glued to the TV. Good for you, Steve. Everyone should take this as an opportunity to do something good, try something new, work on improving some aspect of your life. Make this the best time of your life!

[@ghc7400]

At least the American media is now reporting that this is real and not a hoax or fake news.

[@annkaufmann2549]

"Reduced licking of hand rails and or stranger's faces" - Too Freaking Funny!!!!!!!

[@ottobrill]

Hey Steve, I'm in Brazil and have already lost 20 lbs simply because of your videos an your great work man. You are a great beacon in this dark sea of crazy diets. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@SeriousKeto]

At first I though you wrote "great bacon" and I thought, "That's the best compliment ever". 😄 Thanks for the comment.

[@barbaracoyle72]

@@SeriousKeto I did too. Lol

[@cricket9557]

My son's girlfriend works at a medical clinic and since masks are in such high demand, she's been using her spare time to make face masks for herself and her co workers. If you know how to sew, there are many youtube DIY's that include directions and even patterns for the type of masks that Hospitals are accepting right now, due a shortage of masks. A great way to help your communtiy, family and friends.

[@SeriousKeto]

That's awesome. 40 or 50 years ago, when most homes had a sewing machine, folks could have been banging out masks left and right. It kind goes to my point about hoping people rediscover some of "the old ways".

[@edracz1224]

Love the non politics angle. 👍👍👍

[@timrek53]

absolutely!

[@jenna6256]

We are all spoiled. Lack of resources builds character ! There is something to be said about being a minimalist.

[@bettyboggs6442]

I have forced myself to make a homemade Wreath for my door. I always wanted someone else to make them for me, but now I decided to try it for myself, and I must say it looks very pretty

[@SeriousKeto]

That's awesome! 🙂

[@clowny2396]

In Deut. 30:19 it says in essence I set before life and death; therefore, chose life... Excellent...

[@sharonrich7414]

Best podcast Steve,,, thank you for the positive pep talk

[@GwenMotoGirl]

Positive = yes. Politics = no. Thank you for drawing the line in the sand.

[@rosacervoni6786]

I love hearing that the animals are all getting rescued!! I made the decision to work out of my home before all this happened because I need a new car and the rent money will now be a car payment. Unfortunately, as a massage therapist, I am not able to work. This is giving me time to organize my office/home and purge many unnecessary things that have accumulated from both. But I can’t wait to finish organizing so I can settle into doing some artwork without feeling guilty that I should be doing something else!

[@shirleykimberlin7447]

I like hearing your radio voice but getting to watch you as you talk about sound advice for us all.

[@jennyparrish7239]

I love your video podcasts the most out of everything you do, but trust I love all of your content! Thank you for all that you do for us.

[@roadtrippindelawaregirl8459]

I agree! Thanks Steve for all you do! And your humor which makes me laugh (the best medicine) often! 😃....

[@AmberMichelleAmber]

I like the positivity. I was starting to get gloom & doomy then I saw/heard your "upbeat"video. It helped put some positivity back in my spirit. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@sandra.phillips]

Thanks Steve! This reminds me of my favorite saying: "I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.” ― Charles Swindoll Right now many people are afraid and feel out of control. I believe that we are all capable of controlling our attitude. Being on keto and staying away from negative media influences such as Facebook has helped me for the past 5 months. What we eat, what we listen to, what we watch or see and what we allow ourselves to think about will affect our attitude. I hope that your message helps many. Stress and worry raises cortisol and breaks down our immune system. A smile, a kind word or a thoughtful gesture has the power to brighten not only your world, but that of others.

[@SeriousKeto]

You are so right. What we put in our body determines our health. What we put in our mouths determines our physical health, but what we allow in through our eyes and ears determines our mental and emotional health.

[@kristinsewell1441]

Thinking back to "appointment television" or those special occasion runs of The Wizard of Oz or The Sound of Music when I was a kid, I feel like not only do we feel entitled but very few things are truly special anymore. I guess that's why a new Star Wars release causes some folks to wait in line for hours or days. It's the same feeling. I always thought those people were nuts, but now I get it. I haven't felt joy like seeing a pallet of toilet paper in my grocery store since I was 12. How surreal is that?!

[@SeriousKeto]

Quite surreal. I hope that this provides some valuable lessons to all of us. Thanks for the coment.

[@barbarasmith6756]

I really appreciate your enlightening perspective on "entitlement". 👍

[@misottovoce]

Thank you for your uplifting, common sense podcast. I agree wholeheartedly with your list. What have I been up to during this 'situation'? I'm taking are of my 90 yo mother who had a fall in January, meals etc and all her needs. Taking care of my 79 yo husband who was 2 weeks in hospital with Legionnaire's Disease and who is now home since 4 days. I am grateful that I bought the house directly in front of my house for my mother so I could keep an eye on her and for the recent excellent hospital care for my husband (having first ruled out the corona virus). I am also grateful for my excellent health and the keto and intermittent fasting lifestyle since a year and a quarter and for the 15 kilos I lost. I am 70 and people think I am 60 with a figure of 40-ish. A few days ago I started polishing the silver, clearing out a few drawers and getting rid of 'stuff' at the house my mother lives in. Tomorrow, if the torrent of rain lets up here in my part of Spain, I plan an attack on a part of my garage. Am following common sense and guidelines when food shopping once a week and am too busy to worry.

[@wyokat1335]

Since I don't have to be any where in the morning I started exercising, did some spring cleaning, and reading a lot, calling family members more often, and keeping my son that is a junior busy with class work, music (drums), and exercise. We need to stay positive for our health too. Great Video./Kathy

[@marm1962]

I was going to start back on my treadclimber, but I sprained my ankle....last year when I was going to get back into excercising I broke and displaced my little toe, I'm think the universe is trying to tell me something...lol.

[@wyokat1335]

@@marm1962 , Oh no. I hope you are up and going soon. Take care of yourself./Kathy

[@wrzimmy1]

Love the positivity! You have such a gift Steve, thanks for sharing it with us 😊

[@archieparrish6382]

Thanks for an uplifting podcast. Keep up the good work.

[@SeriousKeto]

Thank you! Will do!

[@robinkramer6690]

My positive thing, my empty nest is full again. (both boys are back from college, my older one hasn't been home for more than 3 weeks in 3 years)

[@maeverlylilith9295]

Steve, I just discovered this podcast from 5 months ago. What you said . . . How you said it . . . . Perceptive easy-to-digest eloquence filled with hopeful kindness. I dare say I appreciate hearing it now even more than I would have if I’d heard it when it was first published. 💜

[@SeriousKeto]

I'm glad you found it helpful. 🙂

[@wlbmhw]

A saying that I've had from years and years ago is "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without". My kids heard that all the time when they were growing up. It feels good to get back to it! I am working through my continuing to do list! Crafts, reading, cooking, movie marathons with the fam, puzzles and just spending time together. I like your positivity!

[@SeriousKeto]

So true!

[@slicknicksflicks1059]

I am working out everyday. Enjoying the outdoors and developing a strong routine. The time off is a blessing! Tx Steve great show!

[@SeriousKeto]

The weather looks like it will finally get nice enough to get outside for a morning run and for some gardening. Having a routine is huge in times like these, so congrats on sticking to it!

[@echodelta2426]

Good for you Steve. It's important to stay positive. Abe Lincoln quote: "folks will be as happy as they want to be". Times are tough, but we need to adapt and stay positive. great choice of games. You should try "5-second rule" which also has a kid friendly as well as a grown up (uncensored) version. Thanks for sharing.

[@CindyTalley]

Rescuing an animal makes sense because you have the time to house-train! Love the t-shirt :) and the advice!

[@gloriaaguilar692]

I must be reincarnated from the Depression Era. I've always made do with what I had. And I'm introvert, so I've been ready for this my whole life.

[@SeriousKeto]

That's kinda what I tell people. As in introvert, I've got social distancing down pat. 😄

[@sandradugan7513]

I love how the environment is going to enjoy less cars on the road and less planes in the air. Love these videos!! your delicious food vjdeos make me very hungry but these videos make me appreciate your other qualities!

[@Edu_Kate]

Hey, hey, hey! I like it. The world adopting "Minnesota Nice." Every cloud has a silver lining. Thanks for focusing on the positive. I feel a shift.

[@belizeguy]

Thanks Steve. I totally agree with you. In my house, I am the positive one here, while Hubby does look for the very worst of this. While I do maintain, that this is no where near the worst, I am hoping for the best and planing for the worst. I have an example for you about manifestations of cleanliness. On our trip to the USA in very early March, when you went into the Restrooms, there were lines for the sinks as long as the lines for the toilets. In a Men's Room, that is a change for the good!!

[@joanhamilton2651]

thanks for this video. My hubby and I have been isolated for more than two weeks but we can go outside. I'm a very positive person and I insist I stay that way. The one thing our country has learned during this pandemic is we need to start making our own medications/medical supplies again and stop depending on others. My hubby and I play 1 set of 3 games of Farkle. Also if you have a big enough group there's Hand and Foot.

[@amybohn3443]

Love this!! Silver linings around every corner. Your humor is always a welcome to my day.

[@tealelliott3870]

Hubby and I have started playing canasta while watching Dry Bar clean comedy videos on KZbin after a delicious home cooked keto dinner. We are blessed!

[@jbdarr604]

Steve, there are two types of people- victims and volunteers. We are the more positive volunteers, however, just like life, opposites exist. Some people thrive on being a victim and enjoy wallowing in self pity as they don’t have to take responsibility for their own existence. They can blame others. Just keep on doing what you do, maybe we can bring a few victims over to the joy of being a volunteer! BTW- hahahaha “licking strangers faces” hahaha!!! Keep being you! ❤️

[@SeriousKeto]

Great points!

[@lizoconnor2752]

Cheers to you Steve! I do feel like this is a time that many of us in our present culture can begin to notice how we depend on people in various service professions contribute to the betterment of our lives! Take for instance all delivery people, the mail carriers, grocery stores workers, public transportation workers, Lyft and Uber drivers, Cab drivers, all restaurants and their staff, teachers, childcare providers, Movie theater staff, Car mechanics, Hairstylists, Barbers dentists and dental hygienists , nurses, doctors, all hospital workers, all trash collectors and all cleaning services! This time calls attention to the value of all those people that often make our lives easier and contribute to happiness. Maybe there will be an understanding too that healthy nationalism is caring for each other and perhaps too that health care is a human right. Chief Seattle said something to the effect that we are all part of the web of life. We may start to understand that as it dawns on us that we are interdependent.

[@SeriousKeto]

So true.

[@carolhampton9290]

Thank you as always. Our current situation does make you put things in perspective

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for all the positivity brother! I've finished writing two books and nearly finished writing a third one (all books I've been putting off forever). You're 100% right. Don't let the time go to waste.

[@SeriousKeto]

Nice work!

[@PickyNiki]

Love this top ten list, and love your attitude, Steve!💜

[@deedee67888]

I've been working from home for years, and my husband works at a grocery store, so our lives haven't changed all that much. But now I feel guilty that I'm not getting all these great suggestions done even though I don't have the extra time! lol

[@darlas9250]

I love your list! I'm a positive person so I appreciate your outlook and choices. I find being 'grateful' very useful in turning yourself around if you have a friend or family member who brings you down. Gratitude or thankfulness has a way of reproducing itself and you can actually be the positive in the midst of negative.

[@kvn9]

Started by trying to get some idea of susceptibility to the virus. Poor diet and lifestyle, lack of nutrients, leading to a compromised autoimmune function. Glucose and insulin resistance, and horrible dietary choices, creating inflammation in the body, and many serious problems with thrombosis. Needed to make changes. Which led me here.

[@TheElchar]

Steve, you are a calming voice...thank you so much.

[@pennybrown3972]

I’ve always liked you because you’re reasonable and sooooo calm! You never disappoint 🥳 Thanks!

[@Claudia-mc8ov]

Thank you Steve. I have bone broth going in my crockpot and am crocheting as I watch your video. I have cleared out my pantry and found several days worth of keto food I forgot I had so no need to go to the store. Must admit I went a little crazy for about a week and ate everything that was not nailed down. But woke up and said got to get back on track. I had a little scare as my neighbor was rushed to the er Saturday with a high fever and then sent home . But praise God it was not the virus but a uti. We live in a senior apt complex and if it had been covid 19 we older folks would be in harms way. Stay safe everyone and keep keto as much as possible.

[@SeriousKeto]

Glad to hear you're making the most of this time. And you reminded me that I have enough bones in the freezer that I should get another batch of broth going. Thanks!

[@KarenSanderson1]

Finding ways to lower cost and or new avenues of making some extra cash, change, moola, duckies … can you add more? Volunteering services, babysitting, senior sitting, painting art or painting rooms, the list could go on.

[@MarnysCrochetandCrafts]

I am a crocheter, so I have been getting quite a lot of that done. I've also taken the time to organize my space too. Honestly, I always have time to do stuff anyway because I don't work and I am on disability. But before Christmas, I was taking care of my mother. She passed away just four days before Christmas and her funeral was the day after. My dad is 74 years old and still going to work everyday and I worry about him. He worries about bringing something in the house that is going to make me sick because I have COPD. I guess this has brought he and I a little closer.

[@SeriousKeto]

Sorry to hear about your mother, but it pleases me to read that this time has brought you closer to your father.

[@pamelachappell1089]

Thrilled to hear a positive video right now. Thank you!!

[@gail8134]

Great points of view. I enjoy the pod casts you do. I really like all your videos. Stay safe and wash you hands. 🚰✋🏻😷

[@connierich2151]

Great video... Thank you I needed that.

[@nroggie49]

You are awesome! Thanks for all of the reminders and upbeat tips. I'm spending my time cooking keto and doing some volunteer work from home.

[@anitahaecker8113]

Through all of this I am reminded of Pollyanna quoting Abraham Lincoln, "If you look for the bad, expecting to find it, you surely will." Good on you looking for the good!!!❤🌞

[@SeriousKeto]

Well said!

[@catcassetta]

Thank you, Steve, for pointing out the positives in this very trying time 🧡 be well

[@camt9967]

I've found it so much better knowing that I'm unlikely to get my face licked by a stranger - or anyone else for that matter. Thanks Steve. :)

[@stevewalker576]

Is anyone else reminded of Mike Rowe! Both are intelligent, well spoken and have great voices !

[@SeriousKeto]

Very kind of you to say. Thank you. 🙂

[@auntsophronia5695]

I just reread the Laura Ingalls series. When I got to the Long Winter it really brings home how much we have for which to be thankful. We aren’t facing starvation, none of us are having to twist wheat in order to keep a stove burning so we can cook and not freeze to death and none of us are having to wait months for a shipment of supplies. I understand that everyone feels their problems are the worst because they’re the ones experiencing them, but holy cats, it’s not that bad.

[@SeriousKeto]

"Stay at home" took on an entirely different degree of hardship back then than now.

[@dustingessel797]

Exploding Kittens rocks!!!! We are loving the tile/card game Splendor and Ticket to Ride (kids version when the littles want to play).

[@SeriousKeto]

Ticket to Ride was on sale on Steam for PC last week. I almost bought it as the family likes to do some board games as video games (less set up and piece management). I showed the video of it to my son and got a big "meh", so I didn't buy it. Now I'm kind of kicking myself.

[@donnabeach1250]

Steve I love this video. I am currently having to work from home so setting up a spare room as my office. I have done some major spring cleaning, redecorating and really focusing on my eating habits that had gotten a little out of control. Making lots of delicious Keto recipes and basically focusing on my health, I want to come out the other side of this healthier, fitter and ready to enjoy the summer!

[@SeriousKeto]

Perfect attitude! 👍

[@Menditha]

LOVE THIS. Totally not missing the Direct Tv guy...or *insert newspaper name* guy. Love seeing the toys to your right elbow! Signs of life and fun! Your Yahtzee setup is awesome and also eliminates that rogue die that shoots off the table and then the family has to debate and vote on how to call it. 😂 TOTALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE SAUSAGE MAKING VIDEO!!!

[@SeriousKeto]

LOL on the Yahtzee reference. Hopefully, we'll get a bratwurst video made in the next week or two.

[@disneyfunatic3179]

we have been walking around our neighborhood and picking up trash while doing that and spending time as a family for an hour or so! fresh air, family time and making our neighborhood cleaner!

[@SeriousKeto]

That's a great approach and doubly positive. 😀

[@timrek53]

I got tired of avoiding the Direct TV guys, so i immediately blurt out i have Direct and they give a thumbs up and i'm off and shopping, but feeling very guilty about having Dish.....

[@80sBaby_]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dimitryvolfson7759]

"Slave Circle" on youtube for the real story of the DirectTV pushers in Costco/Sam's

[@dyrinn45]

Love the podcasts Steve! Keep it up!

[@daniellemcleod4715]

I really enjoy all of your videos and how honest you are. Podcast are very uplifting and keep me going. Thank you

[@SeriousKeto]

I'm so glad! 🙂

[@nancyhickman9789]

I am using this time to learn something new like making my own raw kombucha at home and making fermented foods.

[@SeriousKeto]

That's a great plan!

[@susanbuck1327]

I love the positive outlook. Personally, I have been accused by husband as being too Polyanaistic (not a real word, but perhaps my positive outlook on everything was bugging him) :-) I took it as a compliment. I find that the less continual TV news stations that I watch or listen to the easier it is to stay positive. I do read the paper daily and see plenty of news items on the internet so I am not ill informed. I just choose not to be inundated by all of the negativity. Great job as usual Steve. Keep it up.

[@lisaanderson8054]

I created a routine of exercise, eating Keto, cooking, studying spanish, and reaching out to old friends.

[@SeriousKeto]

That's great! I've been slacking on the Spanish myself.

[@lisaanderson8054]

I’m a little guilty of #1 just for being told what to do. Thanks for sharing these really important positive things.

[@gaylecrisp5486]

Loved the hygiene points. I had been doing a lot of the basic things in the store for decades. I hope that the stores will keep up these wonderful cleaning strategies going forward after all this is over

[@SeriousKeto]

I hope so too. I know someone like my retired mother-in-law would love a job where she could just spend all day with a spray bottle of disinfectant and a roll of paper towels.

[@debbieadkins1957]

Great podcast! Thank you for the bright side today

[@randommusings8841]

Thanks for the great and sensible list and great attitude during this difficult time. I agree with you! I am an optimist by nature. Also, an engineer, so the isolation does not bother me much ;-). Thanks for the game suggestions. We are big into games, it always soothes us after crazy busy weeks or as in our current situation, a stay-at-home order. Another fun game that my family plays is "The Awkward Family Photos Movie Line Caption Game" it is a hoot and we also play a-lot of Mexican Train (Dominoes) but that can take a while but is always fun. Stay safe and healthy (physically and mentally)! Keto On Steve!

[@valeriesmith477]

I have been spending many hours sewing masks for our local hospital. It keeps me out of the kitchen and I find it easy to do one meal a day - AS LONG AS I HAVE MY COFFEE!

[@SeriousKeto]

That's fantastic! Thank you for doing that. Keep on fueling with coffee and ketones and you'll be unstoppable. 🙂👍

[@GigiTheLion]

Great way to start the day! Thank you!

[@joane8651]

I am guilty of overstocking, still buying like I have a family of four, even though it's only me. I'm glad today and the weeks ahead that FINALLY I will be going to that pantry, that freezer and using up all those stored items....and making face masks for family and friends, new skill. Thank you for the reminders of how good we have it.

[@SeriousKeto]

I think that just by virtue of being a Costco member, I wind up over-stocking. I feel my pantry and freezer are at a place where I would be fine for quite a while. Toilet paper, now that might be a different story. 😄 PS - that's great that you're making face masks. I see that a lot of folks are doing that and donating to hospitals.

[@w8ing4someday]

So I have been a stay at home mom for almost 4 years, since I lost my job back in late 2016. Really this isn't too much different then my regular life the weird thing for me will be when I go back to work. Heh. But I can say over the last 4 years it has been such a blessing for the first 2 months I was devastated about my job loss but realized my kids needed a more patient, and mentally healthy Mom. So aside from teaching my now 4 year old during the day, and teaching my teen here and there how to cook (when I can get them out of their room lol). I have improved and updated my own skills. The first thing I started doing was honing my cooking/baking skills. I have started Keto (last Nov.) so there was relearning the Keto recipes, I have learned some basic Japanese, learned to can and preserve (a little), kept my house a lot cleaner than it was when I was working (minus the explosion of children's toys and occasional dish pile ups). I would still like to learn basic sewing and gardening before I go back to work because I may not get another chance but overall my survival/self sufficiency skills have improved and I am so much the better for it. My advice would be do it now while you can, don't feel guilty about doing the things you've always wanted to do, while temporarily neglecting the things you SHOULD be doing. Time is too short, enjoy it.

[@SeriousKeto]

Awesome! Thanks for the comment!

[@CalgaryGuy]

Going to attend our first virtual dinner party tonight using Facebook Messenger video. Going to paint the stairwell up to my office (in the process of patching the walls now). Until it snowed last night we had started getting the garden and greenhouse ready for spring. I guess that will have to wait...back to shoveling snow.

[@EarthborneArt]

Hi Steve, One super positive thing that is happening here, (San Felipe, Baja Norte, MX) is, our donations to the local hospital which has no ventilators are up exponentially. Just made your egg bites recipe with ground homemade sausage and cheddar, super yummo! Love your positive tude! Salud, amigo!

[@SeriousKeto]

Awesome! 🙂

[@randomsaltyperson1148]

You're like a breathe of fresh air Steve...and pretty hilarious! My positive is...I'm going to come out of all this thinner not fatter! Started to add alternate day fasting to my third year keto journey since Keto keeps me satiated for so long...helps out my food storage too another plus!

[@SeriousKeto]

Fasting is a great way to stretch out the food supply. 🙂

[@suzanthrasher2447]

Dealing with the little irritating hidden spaces in my nest that have become cluttered and messy... cupboards, drawers, closets, under beds. Starting herbs and flowers from seed packets in egg cartons, instead of buying well deviled plants at the nursery. Laundry is no longer piled up. Picking wild violets and buttercups in my yard and sprinkling tiny arrangements around my nest. Writing in my journal. Breakfast on my back deck, sometimes with a fire in the chiminea. Simply focused to live in the fullness of the moment... I too refuse to give into the negative, yet recognize and live in the truth with faith, hope and love, rediscovering the joy of thankfulness in a whole new way. Thank you for this... it has blessed me!

[@SeriousKeto]

Some of my herbs are already sprouting in their trays (so that's exciting). I need to follow your lead and just start picking one room (or one corner of a room) per day to clean, declutter and organize.

[@robertligas250]

Well said. God Bless you and Your Family, Stay safe Stay Healthy.

[@SeriousKeto]

thank you 🙂 you too.

[@loroleistruss1719]

Enjoying my running, because I keto I feel better.

[@mashai1161]

Thank you for such a positive reminder!

[@caroldees9075]

So agree with keeping upbeat! Most tv has a downer attitude! I cut most news!! If you don't ever hear something good, why watch it??

[@mirit54]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PickyNiki]

My kids and i learned how to play Chess, and we've really enjoyed it!💜

[@alexandrakreiman2115]

I'm a critical care nurse and I spend every day cheering up my coworkers. I've been on a campaign to build morale. I write cards. I give little gifts. I decorate our nurses' station. I'm on a mission to include respiratory therapy!

[@SeriousKeto]

I believe that another side effect of all this is that we are going to grow in appreciation of our health care workers (and be a lot more enthusiastic about expressing that appreciation). It will be like how we thank veterans for their service. So, Alexandra, thank you not only for your service but by raising the morale of your fellow "front line" soldiers in this battle.

[@alexandrakreiman2115]

@@SeriousKeto Thank you! We all need a morale boost right now! It has to start somewhere. I'll go first! We ran out of ventilators during H1N1, but I don't think anyone knew that. At least people are acknowledging this stuff!

[@Ohiotruckerkat]

I just love your Humor and common sense truth

[@tb0ne2u]

Thanks for this list, such a great perspective!

[@scribegirl]

I needed to hear this. Thank you, Steve!

[@SeriousKeto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@annagarcia9619]

I really enjoyed this!!! Thank you!

[@teresagriffith3538]

Terrific content!!

[@ashleyzehren1977]

Love your shirt! I'm from WI too and I've never seen a Badgers shirt like that. Have a great day. 🙂

[@SeriousKeto]

My son got it for Halloween at Madison last year.

[@yx6889]

Steve love the reference to nitro glycerin, but so true.

[@daxxydog5777]

As far as the polite thing goes, Southerners have always had that. Now it’s times 10! A southern traffic jam is two guys at a four way stop trying to out-polite each other.

[@SeriousKeto]

We travel to the South on a pretty much annual basis. I tend to agree with you. When I retire, you can bet that it will be somewhere well south of Wisconsin.

[@renpilak6048]

I’ve been using my commute time to walk and cook more!

[@lisamattzela2589]

All awesome points! Good job.

[@jsalterxpress.2480]

That was fun to watch. Those games look fun to play and hilarious. Here in Louisiana the weather is great and we are outdoors lovers so a lot is going on in our big yard. We go fishing, working on my wife’s(my Rock) bird houses plus she does crafts of all kinds, I do my morning back porch workouts, my daughter and i are both still working which is great, my son hunts whatever’s in season like wild hogs and bull frogs in the swamp. We cook every day anyway and do so many things so this hasn’t been a big adjustment for my family. The freezer is full and our hearts are too so bring on the bad times, we got this. Hey folks, don’t let all this crap get you down because it will pass like a bad storm and will become just a crazy ass memory. Y’all up there in the “Frozen Nawth” should be use to getting snowed in anyway, lol. Keep your heads up, stay busy, stay off the big news channels and for heaven’s sake pray a little. AND KEEP WATCHING SERIOUS KETO! Geaux Tigers!

[@SeriousKeto]

You're right about the frozen north. I think that's why Wisconsin leads the nation in cannibal serial killers (Ed Gein, Jeffery Dahmer). By this time of year, we're very ready to be outside. It looks like Thursday may be warm enough that I can get out and start turning up some soil in my garden.

[@jsalterxpress.2480]

Serious Keto that’s funny stuff. I’ll take this heat, humidity and bugs over that any day. Geaux Cheese Heads!

[@jb6712]

Just a note on Yahtzee (love that game!): if you hold the cup so that 2 or 3 fingers cover the opening, then shake it that way, your fingers will help muffle the sound quite a bit. I like the game enormously, but don't like that "clatter, clatter, clatter," so lined the cup with felt, and use the "finger muffler" method, and it works very well. The politess of so many people now makes me think of the little cartoon characters, Chip and Dale: "You go first." "No, no, no, I insist, YOU go first." "Oh, thank you very much!" Ok, I'm done yapping...now it's time to find more "stay home and hunker down"--appropriate recipes for someone who cannot just get out and walk; all my exercise for now is the 'reaching up' necessary to get things down from high shelves, 'bending down' to scrub around the porcelain altar, and the 'arm-strengthening' push-pull of vacuuming (again and again and again, just to have something to do in a 208 s.f. studio apartment) located right next to one of the busiest freeways in the country (elders, such as myself are not encouraged to walk along the road).

[@SeriousKeto]

LOL. Great reference. 😄

[@michellerizzitano1590]

Thank you Steve. I so needed this today!

[@SeriousKeto]

Happy to help! I think all of us are going to have to work hard to lift each others' spirits in the days and weeks to come. I'll do everything I can.

[@lindad100]

Steve, great ideas! I just ordered Mexican Train Dominoes and hope I can get my husband to play the game with me. He's not a game person, but it looks like fun to me! Thankful for Amazon. Great shirt, also a Badger.

[@SeriousKeto]

Hopefully you can convince him. 🙂

[@kirstenfolden3355]

Thank you! We all need positivity right now! The only thing I can add is, I hope we see a new found respect for all our kids teachers! They have gone above and beyond to keep our students fed and learning! I really hope we see a new focus on livable wages for teachers!

[@SeriousKeto]

I think we'll see that there are a lot of things/people/jobs that have been kind of neglected or taken for granted.

[@mr.e.2001]

All of this is happening in the spring, so it's a good time to get some spring cleaning done, maybe clean the garage, switch out the winter/summer clothes, exercise (so so many exercise you tube videos to choose from!). Great video, Steve. Lots of food for thought. Thank you.

[@SeriousKeto]

It looks like by Thursday, it will finally be warm enough up here in Wisconsin to do some of that outside stuff (but there's still no shortage indoor Spring cleaning to do).