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"My mom finally got to the stage where she really needs to use a motorized scooter. Our shopping trips are now her apologizing profusely, hogging up the aisles because she can’t back up and knocking everything down while I’m laughing my ass off behind her while picking everything up. I should probably stop getting her good and sauced before we go, but where’s the fun in that?!?! 🤣"

Not sure who this is. But, thought y'all could use a good laugh.

Kevin asks if one can be a DIVA and a CURMUDGEON at the same time?

"DIVA"

If this resonates...

Ohh Lord - Queen Latifah with Brandy & Patti LaBelle

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When You're Overwhelmed, Simplify - zen habits By Leo Babauta The feeling of being overwhelmed is extremely common in the people I talk to, and it’s becoming more and more clear to me that this is the default state for most of us. We’re overwhelmed by it all: all the things we have on our plates, all the interruptions and messages and […]

As before, so shall it be...

another reason...

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‘Inject that Stoicism into my veins!’: 10 tools of ancient philosophy that improved my life Brigid Delaney has been immersed in Stoicism since 2018 – and has had plenty of cause to use it since. Here’s a cheat sheet of what she learned

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What Is Math? A teenager asked that age-old question on TikTok, creating a viral backlash, and then, a thoughtful scientific debate.

Interesting thoughts...

The Problem With Being a Top Performer Research demonstrates the ways coworkers punish star employees.

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Why Fast Food Is Racing to Ditch the Dining Room America traded eating out for ordering ahead during the pandemic—and chains noticed.

For the Fall wardrobe...

Everyone deserves the chance to fly. Some do it through song and dance.

Please Stop Murdering Grandma
by Christine Amsden
My Dearest Susie,
What a delightful surprise to receive your letter in the mail! When my secretary handed it to me, I confess I did not know what to think. You are the first of my granddaughters to ever send me a letter (no, Dear, email does not count), and it simply swelled my heart to read it.
I have now read the letter several times and am enclosing my editorial notes. Aside from your atrocious penmanship and spelling, I must point out that commas can save lives. For example:
Let's eat Grandma.
Let's eat, Grandma.
As I have no desire to be cannibalized, I hope you will work harder in future to ensure you place your commas in the correct location. Although I suppose it is not entirely your fault. The state of education these days is simply appalling. When I was a young lady, we got a sharp slap with a ruler for making a mistake; now, you get safe spaces. Did you see how I used the semi-colon there? (Perhaps that's a lesson for another time.)
In your next letter, I want you to focus on proper comma usage. To facilitate this, I offer the following motivation: Every time you misuse a comma, I will put down one of my clones. So you see? You will literally be killing grandma with every careless mistake.
Please do write again soon, or I will continue putting down my unauthorized clones on principle. Give my best to your moms, and do ask them to stop hiding from me. I know exactly where they are at all times thanks to the tracking devices embedded in their skulls.
All my love,
Grandma
Dear Grandma,
First, its, Zuzu (they/them), not, Susie, and, I hope, I am, putting, enough, commas, in.
Mom, and Mum, know, about, the trackers. Its, why, they, are, not with, me, or, the rebellion. You, can't, find you're, unauthorised clones, that way.
If commas, were, the bigest, problem, you, saw in, my letter, you, will soon, loose, your throne. You can, not keep, acting like, its the 20th century. Alots, changed, in 300, years. But you, stay, the, same. New clone, same memories.
But Mom, and Mum, escaped. Made me. Razing, me, in 2256. Not 1956. They, think, you, are, evil. But I, came, from you, and I, am, not, evil.
I want, to, save, you. I, will, turn, myself in, and, let, you, chip me, but, you, have, to, do, one, thing, first.
Please stop murdering, Grandma!
Love,
Zuzu

Curmudgeon? Or, something else?

Beautiful.....

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because we were discussing this just today...

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from an article about punctuation marks...

"James Joyce is a good model for punctuation. He keeps it to an absolute minimum. There’s no reason to blot the page up with weird little marks. I mean, if you write properly you shouldn’t have to punctuate."

Laughter ensued after reading those lines.

"However, unconditional positive regard does not mean unconditional acceptance. We should be careful not to enable others to continue to act in harmful ways out of our desire not to hurt their feelings. Rather, having positive regard means treating people as fallible human beings regardless of what they do, even if we don’t like what they’ve done."

"Unconditional positive regard restores hope by showing us we are loved and accepted. From humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers’ lens, when people feel safe, honesty follows. And being honest with ourselves and others is crucial for change."

"What is Unconditional Positive Regard?

Unconditional positive regard is defined by humanistic psychologists to mean expressing empathy, support, and acceptance to someone, regardless of what they say or do."

Some light reading?

Why Air Travel Is Such a Disaster Right Now It's not just post-2020 blues.

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Mr. Kevin in action...