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The Man Who Would Be God - Burt Prelutsky
When To Stop Tithing - Being Frugal
Monday Prayers - Mary DeMuth – this prayer is a great way to start everyday.
Why Leaders Don’t Make Excuses - Rubel Shelley
A Database for Everything - Erika Lovley
THe Voice Claims Another Victim - Cal Thomas
After returning from vacation last week, I became aware of a situation in my neighborhood (i.e. community) that concerned me. The more I learned, the more concerned I became. So concerned, in fact, that I took action. Not major action, mind you. But I did write an email message expressing my opinion about the situation and the potential resolution. Then, I sent it to people in my personal address book. Later, I was asked if I was willing to have printed copies of the message distributed in the neighborhood. I agreed.
The reaction to my participation in this situation has been interesting…
- My husband hasn’t said much. I THINK he agrees with my position about the situation. I get the feeling, though, that he’s more worried about what I might say how far I might go in my participation than he is about agreeing or disagreeing with me.
- A couple of neighbors have responded positively and indicated that they agree with me.
- A couple of neighbors, people I do not know personally, have responded negatively. They have not indicated that they disagree with my opinion. Rather, they are concerned that my opinion might be offensive to other people in the neighborhood.
- Others have not indicated an opinion but have thanked me for making them aware of the situation.
When I wrote the original email message, I had no thought or intention that it would make its way to the mailboxes of my neighbors signed by me. I have to wonder what might have been different if I had known that from the beginning. Would I have written the same words? Would I have still been willing to participate in this process? Would my opinion about the eventual resolution be the same?
Tuesday, this issue will be resolved in a public meeting. I am planning to attend that meeting. It will be the first meeting of this type that I have ever attended. I’m not planning to speak but I am willing to do so. No matter the outcome, when I look back on this experience, I’ll remember it as the time I learned that, someday, we all have to figure out what we value enough to make us willing to sign.
Can The One Have Fun - Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
What if God Texted? – Jamie Quatro
Self-Diagnosis - Elizabeth Cohen
The Post Office - Antique Mommy
Is the Welfare State the Fault of Christians? – Nathan Tabor
America’s Fatal Attraction - David Limbaugh
It may already be too late but, as a woman in my 40’s, I am trying to pay a little more attention to my posture. Since I have always struggled with back and neck problems, too, standing up straight can’t do anything but help that also.
Here are 3 reasons for YOU to stand up straighter than ever before…
1. You’ll be an inch taller, at least!
2. It will make you a better dancer!
3. Your mother told you to!
And some reading (in case you need more convincing)…
Stop Slouching - Good Housekeeping
Eat, Sleep and Stand Up Straight
I was sorry to hear that the Atlanta Braves released Tom Glavine last week. I am (and have been) a Braves fan for more than 15 years and I remember plenty of excitement during the years when Glavine, John Smoltz and Greg Maddux were the premiere pitchers in baseball.
What I have gathered from the news reports is that the Atlanta organization decided to release Glavine instead of promote him to the major league roster because of his “poor performance”. Granted, Glavine is not the pitcher he was in his youth. Yes, he had major surgery last year and questioned his own return just a few weeks ago. I won’t begin to try to detail his important career stats because there are far too many accomplishments to cover in a single post.
What I will say is this…the Braves organization goofed on this one. A player like Glavine really has nothing left to prove, to anyone. Especially not to the Braves! If his time during “rehab” starts were really a “tryout”, he deserved the courtesy of knowing that before he took the mound. If the $1 million bonus that he would have received when he was added to the major league roster is necessary for the team to make payroll, they have bigger problems than whether or not Tom Glavine performs as well as he did during his prime! I understand that professional sports are more business and entertainment than anything else but, even in this day and age, players should be able to expect some degree of loyalty from an organization that they have contributed so much to.
For players like Glavine, it must be hard to walk the line between being able to play well enough to be on a Major League team but not be the elite player that you once were. Certainly, there is plenty of anguish over when to end a certain hall of fame career and walk away. Glavine may very well be at the point of having to make that choice. If it turns out that he doesn’t pitch again, the Braves organization will have to shoulder all the blame for his less than ceremonious exit. No matter what the rationale for his release, it was the wrong way to say goodbye.
I have been on vacation this week so there hasn’t been any blogging. As I was catching up on email and the articles in my reader today, these things caught my eye. Happy Weekend!
A Little Theory of Mine by Maria de los Santos – guest post at Books on the Brain
Caleb Stegall’s Commencement Address to his alma mater - The Front Porch Republic
The Avis Economy - Newsweek
Not A Dog Lover - David Rakoff
10 Ways To Love Yourself As A Woman - MomGrind
Pluto Is On The Outs - Antique Mommy
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