{"id":42954,"date":"2024-10-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=42954"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:44:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T22:44:54","slug":"whats-in-my-now-dave-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-now-dave-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in my NOW? \u2014 Dave Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsinmynow.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get\u00a0What\u2019s in my NOW?\u00a0a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m 47-year-old Marketing Director for a wellness retreat center, living in Colorado and trying to spend as much time in nature as possible. \u2014\u00a0<strong>Dave Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2024\/10\/wimn-davehall-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2024\/10\/wimn-davehall-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2024\/10\/wimn-davehall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2024\/10\/wimn-davehall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2024\/10\/wimn-davehall.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>PHYSICAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/playhiddengems.com\/\">Hidden Gems<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; These cards are a game changer for our relationship. These little love, gratitude, and flirtation notes are such a sweet reminder to express our feelings. The surprise of discovering one tucked away brings a smile every time, and it&#8217;s heartwarming to know my partner was thinking of me. It&#8217;s a simple but powerful way to stay connected and make each other feel appreciated.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hatchetcoffee.com\/pages\/decaf-is-for-lovers-3?srsltid=AfmBOorHzgOBcwB-k1RDGmv9mKohaQB1CJBwVzHx2xGPMo9zPUnXUIoM\">Decaf Is For Lovers<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; I recently visited Boone, North Carolina and picked up this delicious decaf coffee at Hatchet Coffee Roasters. They recognize that decaf drinkers aren\u2019t in it just for the buzz and are the true coffee lovers!<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryterskiwonders.com\/our-work\">Ryterski Wonders<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; This medical technology engineer started creating interactive art with his daughter and I think it\u2019s the coolest thing I\u2019ve seen in ages. I don\u2019t know what a three-dimensional zoetrope is, but it looks incredible.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>DIGITAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourgroceries.com\/overview\">Our Groceries<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; My wife and I have been using this app for years and often joke it\u2019s the best marriage tool out there. Whenever something in the refrigerator or cupboard gets low, we put it in the app and whoever is at the grocery store next can see our shared list and pick it up. We never run out of anything. It\u2019s the best.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0A3USSvjgVNfCgaLDWZ1vm?si=6414d3bf364d4c25\">Halloween is a Dead Man&#8217;s Party<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; I\u2019m in love with this \u201cHalloween\u201d playlist because it isn\u2019t cheesy songs like the Monster Mash and Ghostbusters, instead, it\u2019s an adults\u2019 Halloweenish soundtrack featuring great moody music from bands like M83, the Cure, the National and more. This plays nonstop at my house from Labor Day through the end of October.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>INVISIBLE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>The Obstacle is the Way<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea that challenges and difficulties are not barriers to success but essential parts of the journey. By confronting and embracing obstacles, we gain strength, resilience, and the opportunity for growth, ultimately turning adversity into advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>issue #190<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2303],"tags":[2389],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42959,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42954\/revisions\/42959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}