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
"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!
"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!
"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
"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
"...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!
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
"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
"I’ll be home for ChristmasYou can plan on mePlease have snow and mistletoeAnd presents on the tree Christmas Eve will find meWhere the love light gleamsI’ll be home for ChristmasIf only in my dreams" Words and Music by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent, reportedly based on the original lyrics by Buck Ram This song was composed from the point of view … Continue reading “I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS”
Original Declaration of Independence as printed on July 4, 1776 - Compliments of Wikimedia Commons "...no laws bind the people but such as they consent to be Governed by.” ~ Roger Sherman "The people are the best judges who ought to represent them." ~ Robert R. Livingston "Educate and inform the whole mass of the … Continue reading HAPPY 247TH BIRTHDAY, USA – GOODBYE TYRANNY, HELLO INDEPENDENCE!
Jeanne Nelson 