"I idolized my father, but for whatever reason, it was hard for us to talk. He was the chief of police in Riviera Beach, Florida, and I never knew him out of uniform. I was young when he left to fight in World War II. Years later, when I visited Germany, he gave me the name of a woman to look up. She was beautiful, and after I spent the afternoon with her, it was obvious that they had had more than just a friendship. It was very difficult for me to face that. He'd been right in the thick of it, when you don't know if you're going to see tomorrow, and he did what I would do: He lived every day like it was his last. I think he wanted me to find out that nobody's perfect." - Burt Reynolds’ Life Advice
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"Cooking has to be of the place." - Marcus Samuelsson.
"If you’re a writer, particularly if you’re a writer or a storyteller of any kind, there is something already kind of monstrously wrong with you. Let’s face it, it is an unreasonable attitude to look in the mirror in the morning and think, “You know, there are people out there who would really like to hear my story.” You know, “I’m an interesting guy, and I have interesting things to say.” Look, the numbers overwhelmingly disprove that notion." - Anthony Bourdain has lots of life advice.
We're a little jealous of Derek Jeter's custom L.L. Bean duck boots that the Red Sox are giving to him for his last game. (via Derek Jeter's L.L. Bean Boots - MensJournal.com)
Source: Men's Journal
Coffee-infused whiskey? That's tough to say no to.