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chapter 5: A Real Mexican American Hero
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Chapter 5 (Page 261): "This chapter is dedicated to Mr. Jose F. Hurtado (November 9, 1945–January 19, 2023)."
Videos/Clips (Memories and Messages in Memes)
Chapter 5 (Page 265): "The first time I visited the Hurtados’ neighborhood near Six Flags, California, the inspiration behind the fictional suburban utopian township of 'Agrestic' in the Weeds cable series (2005– 2012), I was in disbelief."
WARNING: Some Clips Contain R-Rated Content (Mature Audiences Only)
There's Legends and There's Liars
Chapter 5 (Page 274): "Normally, when people talk like this, it’s a joke: “That’s G14 classified…if I told you, I’d have to kill you…spend the night with me, baby, because tomorrow I ship out for a secret mission.” In Mr. Hurtado’s case, however, his experiences are the true legends from which these iconic phrases/pick-up lines get their origin."
Extra Pep in Your Step (Toward Achieving Goals)
Chapter 5 (Page 306): "These are those “early withdrawals without penalty” I was referring to, which also helped with onward propulsion/progression—a win-win with no downside! In keeping with our “fuel” analogy, think of those shots of dopamine either as “the wind at your back” or bursts of nitrous oxide (like in the Fast and Furious movie series)."
The Socratic Method (How vs. What to Think)
Chapter 5 (Page 323): "...infamous because they ultimately got him arrested, tried, and killed (for refusing to “know,” or acknowledge, the “gods of Greece,” among other charges, such as “corrupting the youth” by encouraging them to question everything and everyone: today we even call this method of inquiry the “Socratic Method” in his honor)."
Looking to Natural Law (Supporting Growth)
Chapter 5 (Page 341): "During this refreshing and delightfully layered treat, feel free to marvel at how uncanny the parallels are between what both plants and people need to grow optimally. Spoiler alert, it’s not Brawndo (search for the clip Brawndo’s got what plants crave, then watch all of Idiocracy, 2006, for the first time or again, then repeat annually for
the foreseeable future as a booster against the tiny paper cone/cup
virus!)."
Songs
Chapter 5 (Page 266): "In my Walkman, for walking-around inspiration, would have been a mixed tape with Kid Frost...
Ice Cube...
Lighter Shade of Brown...
and Big Daddy Kane, of course (because I was a smooth operator)...
All the residents outside their homes, roller blading or gardening, when we pulled up, conversely, were blond-haired, blue-eyed suburbanites, likely listening to Hanson and Matchbox Twenty."
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