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“The best thing for being sad is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil…
There are several articles here that talk about retirement but if you would like to contact me or share your ideas about retirement, please go the Facebook page for Outlier Creative Solutions https://www.facebook.com/outliercreativesolutions?mibextid=LQQJ4d and send a message there. This blog is also political and you are welcome to share your thoughts in that regard, as…
One month has gone by and I’m still at work scooping strawberries and mangos into containers at 6am and weighing chicken into two ounce bags for Thai chicken wraps. Usually this leads to serving several early morning smoothie aficionados and fans of flatbread breakfasts. I’m out of my Tropical Smoothie two-toned t-shirt around 8am and…
In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave an address at the dedication of the Gettysburg battlefield in order to reframe the cause of the Civil War. Of course, we all know of the eloquent 272-word Gettysburg Address that deserves its place as perhaps the most inspirational call to unite under a national purpose ever conceived. He…
It’s easy to attach an “ism” to any obstacle we come across in our lives where we perceive something inherent to our being as a factor used against us. It’s easy, and very likely, correct. Not always, but when it comes to our own lives we take our advantages and disadvantages quite seriously. We are naturally inclined to see what obstacles lie before…
As I have recently posted, I’ve been working at a Tropical Smoothie for the past couple of weeks. My early impressions are a melding of delight and holy-mother-of-God-what-have-I-gotten-into? Breezy mornings of prep are sometimes disrupted by 10 cars anxiously waiting on their morning smoothie fix and a breakfast item that comes with a zillion options…
There is a video circulating of angry Springfield, Ohio residents at a city council meeting. The video shows residents complaining about homeless Haitian encampments and of the habits of the immigrants. Citizens are frightened by the situation and they are angry that the city is allowing this. This issue is a perfect example of the…
If you are over 60 you are either thinking about retirement or you are already retired. Outliers aside, who retire earlier or are on the other end of the spectrum and work into their 70’s, being in your 60’s in the transitional decade from your meat and potatoes career to whatever it is you are…
The founding of America and the creation of a charter by which to ensure the rights of humans to live free and to establish domestic tranquility through laws prescribed by justice, changed the world. A country was defined by a constitution that protected every individual from religious persecution, from authoritarian tyranny, and from taxation without…
So many of us talk about patriotism and our belief in the principles of America, yet many of those principles seem to be diametrically opposed. In fact, some people who love America believe others who love America must really hate America, at least the America they love. What? Many arguments bring up the Constitution and…