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!
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
"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
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
“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
"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
"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
"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
"We cannot see that there is any undue violation of personal liberty in the sanitary authority acting for the whole community, requiring to be informed of the existence of diseases dangerous to others. A man’s liberty is not to involve risk to others. A man with smallpox has the natural liberty to travel in a … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART TWO: THE LIFESAVING BRILLIANCE OF WWW-IQ
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ~ Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher There is no doubt that America and the world have experienced an extraordinary two years. And we continue to battle the terrifying novel coronavirus --COVID-19 -- and its apparently even worse Delta variant, as well as the newest threat, … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART ONE: VACCINES, TESTING & TREATMENTS
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