Enjoy something today. Then enjoy another thing. While you're at it, why not go for three?
Remember those who have come before us, especially those who have died to serve our nation.
Live intentionally. Consider future possibilities so you can respond rather than react.
I do not like 14-hour work days. I am glad this is rare in my job.
No, a change is not as good as a rest.
What are the good things in life? Do you have them? Do you think most people could have them if they wanted?
I got to join an Army staff ride to the Gettysburg battlefield yesterday. I had a great time talking and thinking through the battle.
Congratulations to Harrisburg University's graduates of the class of 2023!
Congratulations: you have survived a significant pandemic. How do you feel? How many times did you get COVID-19?
Word game: replace the article in a common phrase or title, making it more humorous:
A Return of a Jedi: customer service on Coruscant after Life Day
An Ohio State University: there are several; take your pick
What do you think is the most misunderstood thing in your country's history?
"If anybody wants to know what political democracy is, the answer is simple; it is a desperate and partly hopeless attempt to get at the opinion of the best people- that is, of the people who do not trust themselves. A man can rise to any rank in an oligarchy. But an oligarchy is simply a prize for impudence. An oligarchy says that the victor may be any kind of man, so long as he is not a humble man." -G. K. Chesterton, "Lunacy and Letters"
No, I did not invent Star Wars Day.
At least you're not Elon Musk!
In stories, there is a difference between monsters and the corrupted person: the monster is irredeemable and evil; the corrupted one is redeemable and human (flawed, fallen, broken). For example, there is no conceivable path for Emperor Palpatine's redemption; Darth Vader is redeemed.
I need to stop stress eating and start stress exercising.
I hate it when I sneeze in an online meeting and my headset falls off.
If heavy water is water with additional neutrons, what is heavy cream?
"Supplement your neutron intake with heavy cream today, and support your local dairy farmers!"
What people need, want, and are willing to pay for are all different things. Human foolishness and venality are what we need to mitigate for capitalism's (or most -isms, for that matter) full value to be achieved.
Conspiracy theory: if Donald Trump was actually the shadow president elected in 2020, then the 22nd amendment to the US constitution prohibits him from running in 2024.
Joined Nov 2022
