Photos courtesy Wikimedia "We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." ~ Dolly Parton "The way the world is, I think a silly evening in the theatre is a good thing, to take our minds off terror. ~ Tim Curry “I never wanted to be a politician or elected person myself, so … Continue reading FAREWELL, MY 1970’S HEROES – THANK YOU AND GODSPEED
"I shall have a great advantage over you Mr: (sic) Gerry when we are all hung for what we are now doing. From the size and weight of my body I shall die in a few minutes, but from the lightness of your body you will dance in the air an hour or two before … Continue reading RISE, RISE, THIS AMERICA RISE (AGAIN) – A TRIBUTE
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
"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
" Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise." ~ First Lady Michelle Obama "The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth." ~ President John F. Kennedy "I was raised to … Continue reading BLACK HISTORY…IN THE MAKING