The Passion of Christopher Pierznik

The Magic of “The Tender Bar”

Post author By Christopher Pierznik
Post date November 22, 2021
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My personal “Tender Bar” collection — first edition hardcover; audiobook; paperback

“Kid’s a scribbler…”

Film adaptations are tricky. How can you boil down 400 or more pages of story, themes, and character development into a two hour film without losing the impact of what was on the page?

Anyone that has had their favorite book turned into a movie knows the feeling of being simultaneously excited and anxious, hopeful and terrified, at what the outcome will be.

Now it’s my turn, as the film adaptation of The Tender Bar, the book that completely changed my life, is set to be released in theaters and on Amazon Prime Video.

Tags Bar, Books, Drinking, Life, LIfe Lessons, Quake Book, Reading, The Tender Bar, Words

Life Love Regret

Last weekend I had the opportunity to have dinner with a close friend Friday night and lunch with my siblings on Sunday. My brother and sister live on opposite coasts, so this was a relatively rare event.

It was a weekend full of laughs, stories, and love. And regret.

Tags Family, Life, Love, Regret, Talk

Learning Life

The Gift of Being Forgiven

Post author By Christopher Pierznik
Post date October 30, 2021
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I was recently listening to a podcast and the closing question was “What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?”

The guest had a great answer. Did I?

Tags Family, Fatherhood, Friendship, Happiness, Learning, Life, LIfe Lessons, Parenting

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Children Are the Best Time Management Tools

Post author By Christopher Pierznik
Post date October 14, 2021
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I thought I was good at managing my time, but having children has made me so much better at it.

That may seem counterintuitive. After all, children suck up all of our time. The moment they finish eating a meal, they’re asking for snacks. They need diaper changes and baths. They’re constantly pulling you somewhere to color or play or read to them. They need to be driven to practice and doctor appointments and friends’ homes. They create an incredible amount of dirty dishes and dirty laundry. They make the house look like it’s been ransacked and looted. They are agents of chaos.

They also want all of your time all of the time.

Tags Children, Fatherhood, Parenthood, Self-Improvement, Time Maximization

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Our Nightly Family Reading Time

Post author By Christopher Pierznik
Post date October 6, 2021
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“Children reading by lamp light” (Oil on Canvas), by Knud Erik Larsen

A household with two working parents and two children consists of many things but is largely defined by two: routine and chaos.

Tags Books, Children, Fatherhood, Parenting, Reading, Silence

Books Reviews

A Sufficient Yet Sycophantic Recollection of Roger Federer’s Career – “The Master” Book Review

Post author By Christopher Pierznik
Post date September 29, 2021
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Roger Federer is one of the greatest tennis players in history, his game an incredible combination of grace and power. He’s a worldwide superstar with various endorsement deals and an estimated net worth of $450 million.

Tags Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Roger Federer, Tennis

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Ranking Ryan Holiday’s Books

Post author By Christopher Pierznik
Post date September 24, 2021
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Ryan Holiday is my favorite author.

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Health Life

The Last 20 Pounds are the Hardest

Post author By Christopher Pierznik
Post date September 6, 2021
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“I thought about losing weight once, but I don’t like to lose.”
— Unknown

The Decision

It was not a New Year’s resolution per se. As the ball dropped on the strangest and, in some ways, most difficult year most of us had ever experienced, I didn’t make a grand pronouncement to lose weight. I didn’t write it down or post a status update about it or scream it to everyone I encountered in January. Rather, it was more of a hazy, general goal.

It’s time to get healthy.