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CTP (S4E164) The French Fry Theory Of Happiness
We wrestle with a simple question that hits harder than it sounds: is life mostly mediocre days with a few good ones mixed in. We land on a practical way to live with that truth by stacking small moments that make the day better for us and for the people around us.
• opening format note about a video exclusive becoming a regular audio release
• May Day in Moscow and how optics shift when leaders feel exposed
• quick thoughts on the movie “Mike” and why a message can matter even if motives are mixed
• the “mediocre days” idea from the Life and Living series and the Kennedy “stares at the ceiling” line
• why “meh” days are normal and why accepting them reduces pressure
• the French fry analogy for small habits that add up over time
We wrestle with a simple question that hits harder than it sounds: is life mostly mediocre days with a few good ones mixed in. We land on a practical way to live with that truth by stacking small moments that make the day better for us and for the people around us.
• opening format note about a video exclusive becoming a regular audio release
• May Day in Moscow and how optics shift when leaders feel exposed
• quick thoughts on the movie “Mike” and why a message can matter even if motives are mixed
• the “mediocre days” idea from the Life and Living series and the Kennedy “stares at the ceiling” line
• why “meh” days are normal and why accepting them reduces pressure
• the French fry analogy for small habits that add up over time
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00:00Hello, welcome to another episode of Perstitutionalist Podcast.
00:06I am your host, Joseph M. Leonard.
00:09That's L-E-N-A-R-D.
00:12It looks French.
00:13It's not.
00:14It's Leonard without an O.
00:17Thank you for tuning in, as Graham Norton used to say, on his show.
00:24Let's get on with the show!
00:25This is a cheat segment.
00:31I am recording this as a lead-in to a standard Saturday show
00:39that is going to now air through the audio platforms,
00:4725 plus, of Perstitutionalist Podcasts,
00:51what was formerly a CTP video exclusive
00:57that I feel needs to go out as a regular show.
01:02So, bear that in mind when recorded.
01:06It was a video exclusive.
01:08The dates, it could be from a month ago.
01:12It could be from a couple months ago.
01:14Bear that in mind when you hear things regarding time frames.
01:19It may be from a while ago.
01:23Particular references may be a little dated.
01:29And this segment of cheat, right?
01:32I'm recording it.
01:33I'll be using it with several video exclusives
01:38turned Saturday episodes.
01:40Without further ado,
01:42let's get on with the show!
01:46Okay, this is going to be a bit of an odd show.
01:50And yeah, I know how many times have I said that.
01:53And the title of this video exclusive recording today
01:58is Friday, May the 1st, 2026.
02:04Welcome to Commie Day at May Day.
02:07Same thing.
02:08I am calling this Mediocre Days.
02:13But first, I want to catch on a couple other things.
02:19May Day.
02:20Reports out of Moscow.
02:23May Day celebrations muted.
02:26Not a whole bunch of missiles and tanks
02:31and personnel carriers
02:35and troops wandering through the streets of Moscow today.
02:42Why?
02:43Because Putin is worried.
02:46He can't have...
02:48He needs to put on a big display to show,
02:52Hey, I'm winning this war in Ukraine,
02:55but at the same time,
02:57I can't put on this big display
02:59because Ukraine could do another deep within Russian drone attack
03:06and attack his troops alive.
03:10They're on May Day.
03:12So he's got to scale that back,
03:14which is a loss for him.
03:16So, anyway.
03:22But it's rather funny.
03:24Yeah, the great display of force
03:26and I'm going to rebuild the Soviet Empire
03:31even beyond just expansion into Ukraine
03:35belied by a scale-back May Day.
03:41But could you imagine?
03:42You can make excuses why,
03:45I scaled it back
03:48as opposed to not scaling it back
03:50and having it all blown up by the Ukrainians.
03:55Bigger propaganda loss
03:57than just the scaled-back version.
04:00And the other thing I was going to throw in first,
04:03I did see the movie Michael a while ago.
04:07I'm going to do a full review with Rick Walker
04:10on Maverick News coming soon.
04:14So I don't want to say much about that
04:16other than I give it a B
04:19and I've done a 180 from where I was before the movie.
04:23I thought, oh, you know,
04:26exploitation, ride his coattails,
04:29make some money off of Michael Jackson
04:32now that he's gone.
04:34And that may be true.
04:37It may indeed be purely exploitive.
04:41I don't know the motivations and reasonings.
04:45But now I'm to the point where I don't care.
04:49And condemn not lest ye be condemned
04:52more to Matthew 7 than the first seven words.
04:57That's between them and God.
05:00God will judge them for whatever.
05:05But as for me, it may be exploitive.
05:08I don't care at this point in that.
05:11I say it's an important film.
05:13I just posted on it earlier again today
05:17on social media.
05:19Yeah, yeah.
05:21Some negative aspects in his life.
05:24But if we could focus on
05:26and in the post,
05:28I attached his human nature song.
05:31And that to me is the most important part
05:34of the takeaway of the movie
05:36and why it is needed.
05:39So I don't care the reasoning.
05:41The fact that it's out can be helpful.
05:45And trying to focus on the parts of Michael's life
05:50where he wanted to bring joy
05:53and make the world a better place.
05:57We need more of that thought now.
06:00So I'm just going to leave it at that.
06:04It can be a positive movie
06:07for a time when it could be needed now.
06:10But, mediocre days.
06:14Fifth book in my Life and Living series of books.
06:19TinyURL.com
06:21slash Life and Living series.
06:26The fifth book will drop in May of 2026.
06:30Coming soon.
06:31But I want to leap back to the third book
06:35in the series.
06:36My The Book of Kennedy Project Carpe Diem.
06:42One of the points and themes in there.
06:46And I have a Suno song.
06:50TinyURL.com
06:52slash JLD
06:54On Suno
06:56Kennedy Stares at the Ceiling.
06:59There's actually four versions of the song.
07:01I think the most popular is the unplugged acoustic version.
07:07Kennedy Stares at the Ceiling.
07:09Is life just a collection of mediocre days
07:13with some good ones thrown in.
07:17In the book it says it.
07:19In the song it says it.
07:21And the reality is
07:24Oh, I screwed up the start.
07:26I was going to say
07:27Today's a meh day for me.
07:29And you know what?
07:30A meh day
07:33M-E-H, right?
07:35Meh.
07:35Like the emoji movie.
07:37Those are okay.
07:40The reality is
07:42Yes
07:43For most people
07:45Most days
07:47Are mediocre days.
07:50And
07:51We hope for better.
07:54We live for those
07:55Really up good days.
07:57But
07:58The issue is
08:00What do we do
08:01On these mediocre days?
08:06What are we doing
08:07To try to make them a little better
08:10For ourselves and others?
08:12And the point is
08:13In all the Life and Living series of books
08:16Little things matter and add up.
08:22Smiles and whatnot
08:24What are we doing
08:25To make our day a little
08:27And someone else's day a little brighter
08:30As we all
08:32Go through these
08:33Mediocre days?
08:37A
08:37Analogy
08:39Came up with this in the car
08:41The genesis of this whole episode
08:45A french fry
08:48And another french fry
08:50And another french fry
08:52Like
08:53Not very filling
08:58But
08:59You get enough of them
09:01You've got a good side
09:03You've got a nice part of the meal
09:05You've got something you
09:07Can enjoy
09:10Oh I forgot
09:12What else I came up
09:13I was going to say
09:14Oh
09:15You can
09:16Savor
09:17The flavor
09:19Of that as part of the meal
09:21Right?
09:23As an analogy
09:25You might not think it much
09:27But
09:27Pun intended there
09:29I'm
09:31Kind of
09:31Tongue in cheek
09:33And being a little silly
09:34With my language here
09:36But that's a
09:37Very
09:38Important
09:39Serious
09:41Point
09:41The little things
09:44Adding up
09:45A few fries
09:47As part of an overall meal
09:49Makes the meal
09:51And you can savor the flavor
09:54You know
09:54One or two
09:55Again
09:55You're not going to be fulfilled
09:57But get enough of them in
10:00It can make for
10:02Less of a mediocre day
10:05And that's true of smiles
10:07And jokes
10:09And laughs
10:10And what not
10:12Little things
10:14To make the mediocre days
10:16Better
10:17For yourself
10:18As well
10:19As others
10:20So not the best of analogies
10:23A big tongue in cheek
10:25But a very
10:26Serious
10:27Subpoint
10:29So yes
10:30The reality is
10:32Is life
10:33A set of mediocre days
10:36For most
10:37Yes
10:38That is true
10:39And
10:40That's not
10:42That's not
10:44I don't know what word
10:45I want to
10:46It's not
10:48I don't know what word
10:50I want to hear
10:51But
10:51It
10:52It's
10:53It's not
10:54Not entirely bad
10:57I don't want to say
10:58It's not
10:59An absence
11:00Of what your life
11:02Should be
11:03All the time
11:04Or could be
11:05All the time
11:06And again
11:06We hope
11:07For more
11:08And it's great
11:10When you can have
11:11A succession
11:12Of a bunch
11:13Of good days
11:14Like if
11:15When
11:16From work
11:16You afford
11:18A week's vacation
11:20And you go away
11:21And for five days
11:23You're
11:24Running
11:24You know
11:25I'm sightseeing
11:26This day
11:27I'm doing this
11:28The next day
11:29I'm lounging
11:30By the pool
11:30That day
11:31But yes
11:34Sorry
11:36Unfortunate
11:37Reality
11:38Is
11:39Life
11:40Is
11:40Generally
11:41A set
11:42Of
11:42Mediocre
11:43Days
11:44And that's
11:46Just the
11:46Reality
11:47We have
11:48To live
11:49With
11:50What can
11:51We do
11:51On those
11:52Mundane
11:53Mediocre
11:54Days
11:55Because
11:55Most of
11:57Our days
11:57Are mundane
11:58And mediocre
12:01Does not
12:02Mean the
12:03Sum
12:03Total
12:04Of your
12:05Life
12:05Is mundane
12:07And mediocre
12:08Is
12:08Kind of
12:10The point
12:10I was
12:11Trying to
12:12Get to
12:12Here
12:13So
12:14Let me
12:15Grab the
12:15Book again
12:16For the
12:17Behind the
12:17Scenes
12:18Video
12:18Exclusive
12:19The
12:19Book of
12:20Kennedy
12:20Project
12:21Carpe
12:22Diem
12:22Tiny
12:23URL
12:24Dot com
12:25Slash
12:25Life
12:26And
12:26Living
12:26Series
12:27Or
12:28Kennedy
12:29Stares
12:30At
12:30The
12:30Ceiling
12:31The
12:31Four
12:31Versions
12:32Tiny
12:34URL
12:34Dot com
12:35Slash
12:36JLD
12:37On
12:37Suno
12:38So
12:40Today's
12:40Kind of
12:41Meth
12:41For
12:41Me
12:41And
12:43You
12:43Know
12:43What
12:43I'm
12:44Okay
12:45With
12:45That
12:45That's
12:47The
12:47Learn
12:48To
12:48Be
12:48Okay
12:49With
12:49That
12:50Understand
12:51And
12:51Accept
12:53That's
12:53Life
12:54And
12:55Living
12:55That's
12:56Reality
12:57As
12:58Opposed
12:59To
12:59Some
12:59Delusional
13:00TV
13:01Series
13:01Trying
13:02To
13:02Oh
13:03Your
13:03Life
13:04Could
13:04Be
13:04Exciting
13:05Every
13:05Minute
13:06Of
13:06Every
13:06Day
13:07That's
13:08Not
13:08Realistic
13:09For
13:10The
13:10Majority
13:11Of
13:11The
13:11Eight
13:12Billion
13:13People
13:14On
13:15This
13:15Planet
13:16So
13:17That's
13:18It
13:19I
13:19Just
13:19Felt
13:19Important
13:20And
13:21I
13:21Came
13:21Up
13:21With
13:22That
13:22Lame
13:22Silly
13:23Fry
13:23Analogy
13:24I
13:24Really
13:25Wanted
13:25To
13:25Be
13:25Able
13:26To
13:26Work
13:26In
13:26With
13:27You
13:27Thank
13:28You
13:28All
13:29Take
13:29Care
13:30God
13:31Bless
13:31Love
13:32You
13:32All
13:32Elevate
13:33Your
13:33Music
13:33With
13:33Our
13:33Production
13:34Services
13:34For
13:35Indie
13:35Artists
13:35We
13:36Also
13:36Create
13:36Engaging
13:36Book
13:37Trailers
13:37Reach
13:38Out
13:38For
13:38A
13:38Quote
13:38Life
13:39Isn't
13:39A
13:40Straight
13:40Line
13:41It
13:42Twists
13:43It
13:43Soars
13:44It
13:45Drops
13:46Without
13:47Warning
13:48But
13:49It's
13:49In
13:49Those
13:50Heart
13:50Pounding
13:50Moments
13:51The
13:52Climbs
13:53And
13:53The
13:53Falls
13:54That
13:55We
13:55Discover
13:55Who
13:56We
13:56Truly
13:57Are
13:59Roller
13:59Coasters
14:00The
14:01Life
14:01Kind
14:02A
14:03Book
14:03By
14:03Joseph
14:04M
14:04Leonard
14:04Available
14:06Now
14:06On
14:07Amazon
14:37The
14:38Empty glass
14:39On
14:40The
14:40Table
14:40Your side of the bed so cold, I yelled, I screamed
14:45I was able to promise our hearts together would grow old now
14:51Silence screams in my head, every word I wish unsaid
14:57I professed how my heart swelled at your touch
15:01But still put you through hell
15:07Rollercoaster tears, falling down my face
15:13Fighting all my fears, lost in this lonely space
15:20Rollercoaster tears, never again to embrace
15:26Rollercoaster tears, a love I can't replace
15:38The doorbell rang late that night
15:42The sirens wailed, flashing light
15:45My world went dark, no sun, no bright
15:48Just endless wrong, no end in sight
15:52My anger burned my foolish pride
15:55Nowhere left for me to hide
15:58I longed to kiss your sweet lips
16:02Lost, gone through my fingers
16:09Rollercoaster tears, falling down my face
16:15Fighting all my fears, lost in this lonely space
16:22Rollercoaster tears, rollercoaster tears
16:25Rollercoaster tears, you're gone, no trace
16:29Rollercoaster tears, a love I can't replace
16:53I pledged undying love till dust
16:57But alas, I was never worthy of your trust
17:00Now these nightmares won't let me be
17:03I was blind, I was blind, I could not see
17:12Rollercoaster tears, falling down my face
17:18Fighting all my fears, lost in this lonely space
17:24Rollercoaster tears, you're gone, no trace
17:32Rollercoaster tears, a love I can't replace
17:51The story is over
17:54But yet again
17:57I have to live on, I have to live on
18:00I have to live on, keep your legacy
18:02Keep your legacy alive, my love, my friend
18:06Rollercoaster tears, falling down my face
18:12Fighting all my fears, lost in this lonely space
18:19Rollercoaster tears, you're gone, no trace
18:26Rollercoaster tears, you're gone, no trace
18:29A love I can't replace
18:34If only one last time
18:42I could see your face
18:47Rollercoaster te should be
19:00Rollercoaster you're gone, no trace
19:01I cannot see, what I can't실 back
19:06Rollercoaster nine times
19:06You're gone, no traceulling
19:16the challenge
19:47Kennedy stared at the ceiling, coffee gone cold in her hand. All these Tuesdays bleeding together like cheap ink on
19:59the back of her plans. She said,
20:02I thought there'd be thunder, some sign when my moment began. But the mail still comes and the dish is
20:11still dry and the clock just ticks where it stands.
20:15Are we just mediocre days with a few bright minutes stitched inside? Laughing in a car park in the rain,
20:25then back to traffic lights and tired eyes.
20:29If every breath is meant to me, more than a box to tick, a line to sign, teach me how
20:38to see the sacred in the middle of an ordinary life.
20:50She watched a kid chase a pigeon trip, then burst into grins. Mother's hands trembling slightly like she'd almost lost
21:02the whole world again.
21:04She thought, maybe this is the movie, not the part where the credits roll by. Just two plastic bags in
21:14a grocery cart and a quiet thank you at the end of the line.
21:19Are we just mediocre days with a few bright minutes stitched inside? Burned toast bills and broken plates, then one
21:29small hand reaching for mine.
21:32If every breath is meant to me, more than a box to tick, a line to sign, teach me how
21:41to see the sacred in the middle of an ordinary life.
22:03Maybe the point was the waiting, the slow burn, the stop and go ride. The jokes that fall flat, the
22:13nights coming back just to sit on the edge of the sky.
22:19Are we just mediocre days with a few bright minutes stitched inside? Or are the cracks in everything where that
22:31quiet hold is?
22:32When the holy light arrives? If every breath is meant to me, more than a box to tick, a line
22:40to sign, then every small forgettable moment was the story the whole time.
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