Having spent nearly a quarter century hiring, training and supervising high school interns under the New York City School-to-Work Co-op Program in the corporate workplace and presenting business etiquette training to college and university students at their campuses, I have a keen interest to see that all students have the best possible educational and career … Continue reading WE’VE ALL BEEN GEN Z
Category: Civic Responsibility
2025 RESOLVE!
"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul." ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox We often joke about the futility of New Year's resolutions, and that they usually fall by the wayside within months. That's because we tend to view resolutions as more … Continue reading 2025 RESOLVE!
KNOCK! KNOCK! WHO’S THERE? YOUR INTREPID CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER!
"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” ~ Winston Churchill "Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud. ~ Helen Dyer "Volunteers do not necessarily have the … Continue reading KNOCK! KNOCK! WHO’S THERE? YOUR INTREPID CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER!
AFTER THE ELECTION: ETIQUETTE, RESPONSIBILITY…AND RESOLVE
"Do not despair. This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves." ~ Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris "You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated." ~ Maya Angelou "Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the … Continue reading AFTER THE ELECTION: ETIQUETTE, RESPONSIBILITY…AND RESOLVE
OUR PRECIOUS POWER
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." ~ Plato “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” ~ Thomas Jefferson "Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it." ~ Susan B. Anthony “Bad … Continue reading OUR PRECIOUS POWER
CHILDLESS (OR NOT), CAT LADIES VOTE!
"...a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too." ~ Senator J.D. Vance, Candidate for Vice President of the United States "You do not have to push out a baby to help … Continue reading CHILDLESS (OR NOT), CAT LADIES VOTE!
HAPPY FOURTH
O say can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fightO'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket's red glare, the bomb bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,O … Continue reading HAPPY FOURTH
PRIDE ALLYSHIP
“This place represents a real inflection moment in this movement, which is a movement that is about equality, that is about freedom, a movement that is about safety. I’m here because I also understand not only what we should celebrate, in terms of those fighters that fought for fundamental freedoms, but understanding that this fight … Continue reading PRIDE ALLYSHIP
WHEN WILL CIVILITY RISE FROM THE ASHES?
"In order to rise from its own ashes a phoenix first must burn." ~ Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents "A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or seriously wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all ‘suckers’ because ‘there is nothing … Continue reading WHEN WILL CIVILITY RISE FROM THE ASHES?
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA: LES FEMMES DE FRANCE TENDENT LA MAIN AUX FEMMES D’AMÉRIQUE
"Well, I did something no one thought was possible, I got rid of Roe v. Wade." Former President Donald Trump "After today, young women will come of age with fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers had. The majority accomplishes that result without so much as considering how women have relied on the right to … Continue reading HANDS ACROSS THE SEA: LES FEMMES DE FRANCE TENDENT LA MAIN AUX FEMMES D’AMÉRIQUE