HAPPY FREAKING THANKSGIVING
“Thanksgiving dinner’s sad and thankless. Christmas dinner’s dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey’s point of view.” ~ Shel Silverstein “I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time, and I am quite proud … Continue reading HAPPY FREAKING THANKSGIVING
TIME TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
"The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill, is that of private citizen." ~ Louis Brandeis You’ve got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That’s it; that's the way we move forward. ~ Michelle Obama If we don’t vote, we are ignoring history and giving away the future. ~ Pat … Continue reading TIME TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
OOPS!
To err is human, to really foul things up requires a computer. ~ William E. (Bill) Vaughan Hello Subscribers, The earlier post, "A Deadline You Must Not Miss," showed Lyn Leis as the author. While Lyn has been a guest-poster on my blog, she did not write this one. Yours truly is guilty, and that … Continue reading OOPS!
A DEADLINE YOU MUST NOT MISS
by Jeanne Nelson “Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.” ~ Susan B. Anthony “Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country, and this world.” ~ Sharon Salzberg “The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” ~ Abraham Lincoln "Our lives begin to end the day we become … Continue reading A DEADLINE YOU MUST NOT MISS
FAMILIES THAT DINE TOGETHER SHINE TOGETHER
"After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations." ~ Oscar Wilde "We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know." ~ Trisha Yearwood "When I'm sittin' … Continue reading FAMILIES THAT DINE TOGETHER SHINE TOGETHER
GUNS & ROE: THE HYPOCRISY & HORROR
Paragraph “And as I've said on this floor before, it's also hard to take seriously, Republicans’ passionate pleas for this body to defend the existence of an unborn fetus when they … Continue reading GUNS & ROE: THE HYPOCRISY & HORROR
SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART SIX: COPING WITH COVID NOW & PREPARING FOR THE NEXT PANDEMIC
“I don’t know what is ahead, but the Covid-19 variants are not done with us."~ Dr. Michael Osterholm, co-author of Getting to and Sustaining the Next Normal: A Roadmap for Living With Covid "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."~ Attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche "The same way the U.S. invests in and prepares … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART SIX: COPING WITH COVID NOW & PREPARING FOR THE NEXT PANDEMIC
SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART FIVE: THE WORLDWIDE WORKER WALKOUT FIRESTORM
"We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in. ~ Arianna Huffington "Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." ~ Albert Einstein “It's amazing how a little tomorrow … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART FIVE: THE WORLDWIDE WORKER WALKOUT FIRESTORM
SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART FOUR: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID
"The dramatic plunge in positive assessments of the national economy as a result of the coronavirus outbreak is steeper than declines in economic ratings seen during the last two recessions." ~ Pew Research Center, April 21, 2020 "Letting the virus spread to your parents and grandparents to protect your 401k is not pro-life."~ Representative Liz … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART FOUR: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID
SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART THREE: WORKING / SCHOOLING FROM HOME
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." ~ Theodore Roosevelt “Now that companies have built the framework – and experienced the cost and time savings associated with it – there’s no real reason to turn back.” – Mark Lobosco, VP of Talent Solutions at LinkedIn "In a two-parent home where both … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART THREE: WORKING / SCHOOLING FROM HOME
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