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IF FAMOUS HISTORICAL FIGURES WERE LOOKING FOR A JOB TODAY…   Pandora:= I can bring a lot to your company. I like = discovering new things.   Genghis Khan: = My primary = talent is downsizing. On my last job I downsized my staff, my organization,= and the populations of…

IF FAMOUS HISTORICAL FIGURES WERE LOOKING FOR A JOB TODAY…=   Julius Caesar: My last job involved a lo= t of office politics and back-stabbing. I’d like to get away from all that.=   Jesse James: I can list among my experi= ence and skills: leadership, extensive travel, logistical organization,…

[Feel free to plug in the name of a rival university for a l= ittle fun “slam”. Now that I’m retired in Wisconsin, I&#8= 217;d change it to blast the pathetic University of Minnesota “Gopher= s” or the Illinois “whatever’.]   What do you get when you = cross a…

Can you place th= ese uniquely named cities/towns with their home states? Only a few make sen= se; the others are, well, just odd! But maybe you live near one, so tell us= your story! Before retiring to Wisconsin from Wyoming, I lived 33 y= ears about a two-hour drive…

Sylvia R. shared this list: “Six things I’m no long= er interested in: Driving at night. Leaving the house at night. Driving in = winter. Leaving the house in winter. Driving. Leaving the house.”   Mike B. s= tumbled, “My therapist discovered I have multiple personalities, and = now she…

[The first weekend of each month is a time to encourage and ins= pire our blog readers to greater achievement and aspiration.] &#8220= ;To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusa= ble.” ~ Ludwig von Beethoven   “We have= been called to heal wounds, to…

[Each month we start= with bad wordplays, bad puns, bad jokes, and bad luck. Here is Part 3 (Mar= ch) as 2024 marches inexorably on. Read at your own peril – these are= guaranteed not to get better with age.]   Wo= rd-Play Confessions =3D   I have been experimenting…

[Many assume I was a precocious and intelligent student even= as a child. I applaud your astute intellect and deductive skills.  He= re are a few examples of my brain in action in third grade.] TEACHER: Bob, name one important thing we have in A= merica today that we didn’t…

William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, was a prominent citizen = of Philadelphia.  Penn had two maiden aunts in that city who owned a b= akery known far and wide for its fruit pies, reputed to be the best in the = colonies.   After many years of success, the two…

[It is EASY to answer just the MOVIE from which these quotation= s became famous. But MUCH HARDER to give either the CHARACTER or ACTOR who = said the words in that movie. Correct answer must be BOTH movie and either = the character or the actor who said those…

1. I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have = been done already.   2. I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work= or find excuses.   3. I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of co= nsideration.   = 4. I…

Gratitude in the Bible is a resounding theme, echoing from Gene= sis to Revelation. It’s not merely encouraged but exemplified as a wa= y of life, deeply rooted in the relationship between God and humanity. In t= he Old Testament, we find gratitude woven into the fabric of Israelite cult=…

Yesterday we saw some things for the Arizona snowbirds Today= , you know you are spending the winter in Florida or the Valley when . .&nb= sp; * You notice your car overhe= ating before you start it.   * Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-w= ay.   *…