(this is the response to round two of the Blogagauntlet)
The early 1990s series “Twin Peaks” was perhaps David Lynch’s most popular piece as a writer and director. The series chronicled a small town in Washington state near the Canadian border and its coping with the murder of a young high school darling, Laura Palmer. Due to circumstances that linked the case to a few others, the FBI is brought in to investigate. And that’s when we meet my favorite character in television: FBI agent Dale Cooper. His calm but peculiar reason made him a treat to watch.
Watch him explain how Tibetan philosophy solves crimes:
Marvel as he mitigates tough social siuations:
And, I can’t find a clip of this online, but he states a mantra that, no joke, I use in everyday life. “Every day, once a day, give yourself a treat.” In the episode he uses it for a cherry pie and coffee break, but I’ve applied it to a lot of sweet decisions. I even dressed up as him at Halloween one year. Coop’s the man. He’d be awesome to hang out with.
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