Episode 14: The Little Things

the little things in life we take for granted and how to cherish those moments.

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:00

Hello. We are recording on April 1st, but more than likely not gonna be able to upload this until later, and I apologize for that, but it is what it is, folks. Welcome to another episode of Stack and Breakfast Podcast with your host Hobito. Now, fellow hobbits, it is April Fool's Day. Have you guys been fooled? I sure haven't today. It's been a pretty decent day. Now. Anyways, today is April Fool's Day. That is the national day today. Is April Fool's. Trick your friends, have some fun, do whatever you want. On this day in history, Apple was founded in 1976. Yes, you heard it right. Apple is that old. And the first iPhone, if I'm not mistaken, was early 2000s. I don't remember if it's 2000, 2001, whatever, but I don't care because I'm not an Apple person. Anyways, Apple was founded in 1976.

SPEAKER_01 1:01

Why this is significant. I can't read.

SPEAKER_00 1:11

It was a catalyst for broader innovation in ecosystems. Apple is founding embodied the philosophy of blending technology with design, creativity, and human centering thinking. Steve Jobs famously emphasized making products that were not just functional, but delightful and simple to use. Well, I'll tell you what, I don't really think Apple's easy to use, but it could just be me because I know I'm not used to Apple. Uh it changed the economic and cultural scale today. Uh as Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026, its significance is hard to overstate the market dominance, global reach, industry, influence, and a cultural icon. Weekly wacky news, I can kill you some. Sorry. Yeah, I was right, Poland. I thought it said Portland. But Poland. Between March 26th and 28th, massive dead whale washes up in New York City. Uh it was a 45-foot size. I don't know how to pronounce it. I'm butchering it. Don't care. Uh a whale, it's a carcass, uh, beached itself on Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. Uh an auction, March 25th to the 27th, reported around the 26th to 27th. Historic C3PO prop sells for over one million dollars. April 1st, NASA launched uh Artemis 2, first crewed moon mission in over 50 years. Ain't that crazy?

SPEAKER_01 3:20

I think it's crazy. I just lost where I was at. Okay.

SPEAKER_00 3:30

Anyways. Uh a fun fact for the day. Did you know that the first color a baby can distinguish is red? Crazy, right? Red is the first one they can distinguish on what it is. They don't know what it is, but the ones that they can distinguish first is red.

SPEAKER_01 3:50

Interesting.

SPEAKER_00 3:52

Not blue, not yellow, not white, not black, but well, I mean, technically speaking, white and black are not colors. It's an absent of colors and all the colors together. Anyways. Uh yeah. It's interesting. More for the what if scenarios and the myths versus facts. The myth for today is sugar causes hyperactivity. But here's the facts. The idea that sugar causes hyperactivity, it also often called sugar rush, can't fucking talk today, is one of the most persistent myths in parenting and popular culture, despite what many parents observe at birthday parties or after Halloween, rigorous scientific evidence, shows that sugar itself does not cause hyperactivity in children or adults. The evidence, decades of studies, showed no length. The belief originated in the 70s, 1970s. Uh the uh in the experiments that they done, including studies with ADHD, uh when parents were told that the children had consumed sugar, even if it was a plus a placebo, they often rated the behavior more as hyperactive. These points to expectancy bias. Why it feels like sugar causes hyperactivity. There are several non-sugar factors explains a perception. Uh sugar treats often come during high-energy events, parties, holidays, etc. Uh parental and observer expectations. If you expect a sugar high, you're more than likely to notice and label normal behavior as hyper. Every kid's hyper. Some more hyper than others. Blood sugar dynamics, it it provides quick energy, which makes anyone, kid or adult, feel temporarily more alert and energetic. In some cases, a later blood sugar dip might cause irritability or fatigue. Been there, done that. Many sugary foods contain caffeine like soda, chocolate, artificial colors, or are eaten alongside additives, and some research weekly links uh to behavior in in any sensitive kid. But the bottom line, sugar does not turn the kids into bouncing balls of uncontrollable energy through any direct biochemical mechanisms. It persists because it's intuitive, emotionally resonant, and reinforced by antidotes.

SPEAKER_01 6:49

But science, of course, says otherwise.

SPEAKER_00 6:52

Anyways. Uh let's flip the script here. The what if scenarios. What if the American Revolution failed?

SPEAKER_01 7:06

You know, that was something I forgot. Hold on a second. We gotta we gotta look this one up because I didn't I didn't I didn't take the time to do that.

SPEAKER_00 7:23

If it failed, if it failed, this is what could happen. The immediate aftermath would be punishment and crackdown. Leaders would be executed, and people that were following would either be uh trialed or you know, put to death. Uh martial law uh and rep reparations, uh the colonies might endure prolonged military occupation. Uh Britain could impose extra taxes to cover war costs, uh, they could seize the properties. Um they could reward the Heisen mercenaries with American land grants, uh, which could spark famine like conditions uh or economic hardship in some areas similar to post-rebellion Ireland. Uh there would be no unified United States. The 13 colonies might remain separate entities under direct crown control longer, or be recognized into a fewer large provinces what appointed governors with appointed governors. There would be no constitution, no bill of rights, no federal republic. Long-term political evolution, uh, there would be no single continental power like uh like president. Um there would be a slower or different independence uh by this, there'd be full separation, might still occur peacefully in the eight eighteen hundreds, nineteen hundreds, but without the revolutionary uh precedent of armed rebellion, North America could evolve as a stronger, more integ integrated part of the British Empire rather than rival superpower. Uh the slavery and social issues, uh British abolished slavery empire wide in the 1833. So we would we would have we would have seen uh earlier uh signs of of slavery instead of what we did uh with us as a country. Uh Native Americans, uh the British policy often favored alliances with tribes over aggressive settler expansion. Some historians argue native groups might fare better longer under crown oversight than what you know what we did. The global ripple effects, some of them, uh the French Revolution and Napoleon, uh the with France bankrupt itself, aiding them the Americans without the without that drain the 1789 French Revolution might be delayed, milder or avoided. No Napoleon uh could mean no uh no wars, altering European borders, nationalism, etc. etc. And and even mess with the the Louisiana Purchase. Uh the British Empire trajectory, retaining the wealthy thirteen colonies could make British even more dominant, potentially adverting or changing the war of eighteen twelve. Uh democracy and liberalism, the U.S. mob model of republicanism inspired global revolutions, France, Latino America, etc. Or Latin America, I'm sorry. Uh a failed revolution might slow the spread of uh democratic ideals, leaving more constitutional monarchies or delayed reforms, and all the liberal thinkers might view arms rebellion more skeptically. Uh how would it affect today? Um probably only going to do one because there's a lot of those. Uh North America could resemble a larger, wealthier version of Canada or Australia. Uh stronger ties to the British Crown, uh, high living standards, or perhaps less cultural emphasis of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Um as founding myths, instead of, you know, what we're supposed to have. Uh English remains dominant with more overt British influences and law, accents, and institutions. That's enough reading today because I don't like reading. You would know that by that. Speaking of reading, I noticed when I was uh getting ready to upload this like I normally do, I noticed I missed uh typed the title. I put uh episode 12 twice, but the reading uh was episode 13, being the 13th week, and then this one, April 1st, will be week 14 of me doing this. We are week 14 into the m uh into the year.

SPEAKER_01 12:04

Um other than that conspiracies today.

SPEAKER_00 12:13

I can't fucking read my writing, dude. What the hell does that say? Bear with me, guys. I don't know what the fuck this says.

SPEAKER_01 12:21

Hold on. Um what the fuck did I write?

SPEAKER_00 12:37

Uh something about okay, I'm just gonna do this. Uh you guys might know this more than I am. Something about Mothman is uh Harbinger? Uh is Harbinger for Doom linked to real disasters. Now, I don't know what the fuck that is. I should have researched that before I even discussed this. But apparently that's a fucking conspiracy, so you guys can look at that and see if you believe in that or not. But whatever it is, this Mothman is linked to real disasters. I don't know what the f this is. It sounds so stupid. But it's whatever. On to the main subjects. Enjoy the little things. Now, this is needed to enjoy life more. Now, I say this, I'm gonna do this as a parent. Uh, enjoy the little things with uh with your kids. Now, this could be something bad that they've done, good that they've done, uh, work, uh the little things that make up for it. Or anything in life. The little things is what you need to enjoy, not the not the big picture, the the little things, and that's why I want to do it with the kids, because that's where that's where it's at, and for parents, it's where it's at. And then, of course, as kids, we need to enjoy the little things with our parents. Because we all realistically live a short life, right? And if you miss out on the small things, then you know you're just gonna you're just gonna uh you're gonna sulk and be sad over over everything because you're like, oh, I could have done this, well, I could have done that. And you gotta think about those little things to keep up with it. But anyways, enjoy the little things. Who cares if your kid draws on the wall? Yes, right then and there, you know, it's not gonna be fun and whatever, but you gotta look at it this way. It's not gonna happen forever. Enjoy it while it lasts. It's something that you guys can talk about later. For example, uh, my car, I just found this out a couple of days ago that my oldest drew on my door with a crown, and I didn't realize it until that day, and I was just like, that's so stupid. It it's it's funny. Uh all they did was just draw an A plus and circled it. I thought it was funny. But it's a it's just the things that like the things that would like piss you off that kids would do, just enjoy it. Because it's not always gonna happen, you know. It there's gonna be a time where it's like, man, I miss these days. Because they're gonna grow up as teenagers, have a mouth, and you're just gonna be like, why can't you just be good like you were when you were a kid? Um yeah, just enjoy little things. All the little things that your parents are trying to do for you. I would I would say enjoy it because when's the next time you're gonna do that with your family? When's the next time you're gonna do that with your kids? When's the next time you're gonna do it with your parents, your grandparents? Just do it. You know, just it like for example, um about seven years ago, I almost lost my grandpa. And there's been so much that I could have done with him, but I never did. But but but he's still alive. He's still alive today. It's just you know, it's just that it's like d do the little things, you know, go out to eat, do something, you know, make stupid memories because those are what stick with you when they pass or when they grow or when your kids grow up and move out of the house, whatever. You're gonna have those memories to fall back on and make them good memories because it'll make you smile, and that's and it'll keep you happy when you miss them. For example, uh, no one realizes the sacrifices that parents do, like no one does until they grow up and become a parent themselves or realize what they're trying to do, and like, damn, they really tried doing that. I should have done better. Everyone does. I mean, I do it from time to time now. But yeah, yeah, enjoy the little things. I mean, life is too short to stress on the big things, to focus on the big things all the time. It's best just to take one step at a time, enjoy what you have while you have it, because you never know when it will end. And that's something that I think everyone should do. Uh for the young adults out there that's listening. Enjoy the stuff that your parents are trying to do for you. Enjoy the enjoy the stuff that your parents want to do for you. Even if you think it's stupid and it doesn't make sense, and you don't want to do it, do it anyways. Because you'll never know when the next time you'll be able to have that moment. No one is granted, or let me rephrase that, no one is guaranteed to wake up the next day. No one is. No matter what age you are, you go to sleep, you might not wake up again. It's it's a cruel thought, but it's true. A lot of people don't think they're gonna die tomorrow or die in their sleep, and it could happen. You never know what could happen. Just because you think you're healthy, your heart could stop like that. So do the things that your parents want you to do and want to do with you. Go out on a go out on like stupid trips or whatever, just go shopping with them. Make stupid memories going shopping. It it it'll it'll help, I promise. For the people my age or older that that that has parents that are aging and and not much time left, make memories with them because with the years they have left, you're gonna want to. You're gonna want to make memories. You're going to want to have something good to remember them by. And even if it's something that you don't like to do, for example, I like to fish, it's not bad, but go like but my my stepdad likes to fish. Go fishing with them, you know, go do something that they like doing. Because not only will they have a great time, but that's something that they'll always remember, and then you'll always have something to remember them by. Same thing with grandparents. If your grandparents are able to move around and do stuff, do something because you never know when the last time it is. For example, long time ago, I went fishing with my grandpa, the one that almost died seven years ago. I never realized that was gonna be the last time I fished with him. And it and it was, because he he can no longer do much of anything. But you never know. Just go do it. Hey, you want to go do this today? They will more than likely do it. As for uh children, like I've said before, the things that might piss you off the the things that like seem so stupid because it's childish, do it because it will stick with them forever. Especially when they're in the preteens or something. That's when their minds or technically their minds always being molded, uh and then once they're grown up, that's how they'll reflect based on what they grew up around. But do it, you know, show interest in them, give attention that's what they want the most is attention. You you just gotta enjoy the little things in life because you never know when it'll be the last time you can do something like that. Hell, for example, my mom wants to skydive with me. I would love to skydive. I just currently don't have the time, but I'm getting there.

SPEAKER_01 21:18

But I think it'd be fun to do.

SPEAKER_00 21:21

It's just the little things. Like, for example, uh shit, there's slime all over my carpet, and it can I'm not gonna get it out. It's there, it's memories. I'm just enjoy you know, enjoy the little things like well that happened. Don't get pissed off about it. It's memories. We always got to enjoy the little things. I'm just gonna keep on repeating myself, so but that's it. Just enjoy the little things. You never know how much time you truly have left. You can always assume or guess or whatever. At the end of the day, you Your kids, unfortunately. Uh your grandparents, your parents, your family, friends might not wake back up tomorrow. So each day, as as the saying goes, treat each day as your last.

SPEAKER_01 22:17

Because tomorrow is not always guaranteed.

SPEAKER_00 22:24

With that the I hope you had a fun time listening. I just wanted to get a little deep on that one because it's very important to enjoy the little things. It's very important. Next week's um is about extra stuff in school. I'm not going to go into details, but it'll just be more than just the basics in school of showing up, doing your work, going home. And I'll explain why it's important to do that or why you should do it rather than being important why you should do it when you're in school, and then of course shed light on like what I've done in school, what I could have done more, and this and that, and everything in between. But I hope you guys have a good time listening. Uh, I will see you in the next one. Adios, amigos.