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Statistics and Tracking Polls
From My Perspective - - - - Those who love to “crunch numbers” can arrive at almost any conclusion based upon (a) a set sample group that is surveyed, and (b) the data that is considered. Sound Statistical Results can often be ignored, such as, almost 80% of the American......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-02 07:57:29 | Rating:

| Views: 39 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Statistics Tracking Polls

Distractions
From My Perspective - - - - It is becoming more evident that both punditry and polls/statistical analysis are muddying the political landscape. It is becoming a Daily Distraction as well as an Annoyance. Those who make their living in such areas fail to factor in that any number of......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-04 08:19:31 | Rating:

| Views: 49 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Distractions Discouragement

Responsibility
From My Perspective - - - - Accepting responsibility for one’s choices and actions is a difficult acknowledgement, especially if the choice was unwise and the action ludicrous. One only has to look at the Congress of the United States to see how difficult it is for one to (a) admit......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-05 07:36:04 | Rating:

| Views: 63 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Responsibility Integrity Openness

New Beginnings
From My Perspective - - - Words such as Failure and Disqualified have a heart-piercing affect upon one. The other side to this is the thought – Is All Failure and Disqualification Final? Is there any possibility of one having hope of being reinstated and/or having a second chance?......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-06 07:41:12 | Rating:

| Views: 67 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Life Thoughts Religion

Communication
From My Perspective - - - Communicating accurately is not always as simple and easy as one would hope. So many factors enter into verbal communication - tone, nuance, inflection, definition, body language, etc. One needs to be guarded lest assumption of what is meant overrides what was......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-08 08:19:04 | Rating:

| Views: 64 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Life Thoughts Religion Communication

Don't Fake It
From My Perspective - - - Reality and Integrity are two worthy aspirations. Most people are weary of the façade approach to life and the inability to be straightforward in responses. If one asks a politician a “Yes” or “No” type question, it seldom is the......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-09 05:55:09 | Rating:

| Views: 49 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Reality Integrity Humility

Birds Of A Feather
From My Perspective - - - - Most have heard the phrase: “Birds of a feather flock together.” As we have been faithfully nurtured by parents and grandparents, they warned us about the company one chooses to keep. It’s based on the idea of birds of a feather flocking......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-15 16:45:16 | Rating:

| Views: 33 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Associations Peer Groups

Jocularity
From My Perspective - - - The idea of jocularity is understood by the definition, namely, “Characterized by joking; Given to joking.” Humor is part of our total being. We have an emotional range that enables us to move from weeping to laughter depending on the circumstances......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-16 05:44:45 | Rating:

| Views: 53 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Reverence Sanctuary Humor

Cheerfulness
From My Perspective - - - There is another dimension to the subjects of jocularity, humor, jokes and happiness, namely, the Therapeutic. The idea is gleaned from Proverbs 17:22, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” A similar thought......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-18 07:24:09 | Rating:

| Views: 51 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Merriment Humor Jokes

Amelioration
From My Perspective - - - It seems as though “amelioration” should have a central place and function in all of ones efforts and engagements. Ours is a world of flux and people need and long for some semblance of stability. Just think of the result if we entered into......Read More