What is it about Starbucks that makes people keep coming back? I don’t know about you- but I detest their coffee. It simply tastes burnt to me. (And, it’s not just me. My friends and clients also have the same feeling- even as they purchase gallons of their mixtures.)
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Another Liebster?
So, here I was by the dawn’s early light (not really- there isn’t any yet) perusing my daily reads, only to find that Muriel Jacques has nominated me for the Liebster Award... To the best of my recollection, this is my third go-round with this…so, it must be that my name starting with A makes me an easy choice…
Elul’s End
This is nearing the end of my annual introspective season. Today is the last of the 30 days of Elul. Tonight (all Jewish days begin at night; the Tora says, “There was evening, there was morning, one day”) is Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year). The first day of Elul was the anniversary of my mom’s death and the coming of age of my eldest daughter. Elul or Rosh Hashana are normally associated with the advent of the academic year. Plenty of reasons to wonder: Am I where I want to be? But, the questions I will pose today are ones we all need to examine each and every day….“How much do we really need?”
Does it take a village?
Our companions make a difference. The old rule of thumb was to examine your five closest friends- because they tell a great deal about you. Now, there’s data that roommates (at colleges) dramatically affect the thinking of one another. If you are assigned a depressed or negative outlook individual- the odds are your outlook will begin to match theirs.
Can you hear me now?
We’ve got a problem. We seem to have forgotten how to interact with humans. Oh, don’t tell me that you text your friends, you “Facebook” them all the time. No, that’s not human interaction. That’s avoiding human contact- unless you live on the other side of the world from your friend.
Mickey…
I’m not sure I should write about this. I am trying to find something edifying, enlightening, ennobling that will render my attempt useful.
Patent Protection?
I need to acknowledge two dear friends today. Tor Constantino (www.thedailyretort.com) and Stuart Nager (www.openingofdoors.wordpress.com) who are responsible for today’s post. Actually, they advised me that another post that I had scheduled for today, the Rosh Chodesh of Tevet, was not appropriate for my readers. I thank them for their honesty, advice, and friendship.
Big Brother IS Watching
I don’t use aliases. Never let me kids use them, either. My eMail name has been RAAckerman@something.com forever- whether it was the predecessor to AOL, Hotmail, Microsoft Network, whatever. I need to stand behind what I say. But, that does not mean that I agree to be tracked everywhere I go.