5 Daily Essentials You Can’t Live Without (and why)

1. Diet Coke – I can’t remember when I got hooked on this stuff (probably about 1983), but my day begins and often ends with a cold caffeine blast of DC. Drink way too much of this - between 4 and 8 a day (during high stress times). Yeah, it’s bad but I love it and seem to need it before big meetings, presentations, hot dates, etc.

2. Brooks GTS running shoes - I ran the White Rock Marathon (Dallas, TX) a couple years ago and discovered Brooks running shoes during training. They aren’t cool looking , but they’re comfortable and I have to run almost everyday or I go nuts.

3. Blackberry Pearl - Dating changes all the time and texting is a huge deal these days. Recently met a girl who admitted (proudly) “…I need a lot of texting…”

4. Mexican food - I need some kind of mexican food every day. Fajitas from Pappasitos in Texas are my fav, a Chipotle burrito bowl, Pace chunky picante sauce and chips, sliced jalapenos, always plenty of guac, queso…I crave it all and try to get some every day.

5. Local Library Card - Ok, this makes me a complete dork and nerd, but I love reading and usually have 4 or 5 books I’m working on. But who wants to buy books when you can get them for free? Just read one called “The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian” about a Hollywood screenwriter who moves to Tuscany. I love that stuff.

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