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Devastation and Despair. I was not going to post this week but after watching the news and seeing videos like the one below, we need to help the people of Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa has ravaged a good bit of the country and again the people of Jamaica must have the resiliency and strength to rebuild.… Continue reading Jamaica.

Fact-Based Decision Making. Michael Myers Friday. Any Answers? Catch A Wave. What Colin Powell, the former General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was referring to was fact-based decision making (FBDM). FBDM is a process that strongly emphasizes the collection and the quality of the right data to provide someone with data and… Continue reading FBDM. Scary Music. Questions. Nazare Provides Pure Talent.

Eisenhower. The Party in Munich. Take the Yes and Move On. Traveling Where? A Magical Voice. Eisenhower’s quote never resonated more than right now. Are we experiencing a society prioritizing its comforts and special privileges over its ethical standards and morals? Have many Americans compromised basic principles to maintain outlandish privileges? I do think the… Continue reading Principles over Privileges. Oktoberfest. Random Thoughts. Negotiation. Question of the Week. Pure Talent.

A Difference Maker. Buffalo Trace. Travelers. Strong But Lightweight. A Sequel and Season Four. Christopher Columbus. The Vintage Explosion. Quote of the Week: “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall Most of us remember Jane Goodall’s work with chimpanzees. She… Continue reading Goodall. Dress Them Up. Questions. 3D Technology. Scarlett, Bill, and Renner. 1492. Pure Talent.

Come Together. Travel Much? Why Haiti? RIP Claudia Cardinale. Queen of Soul. I do not know much about soul music. I remember that my brother, who was all things about music, often listened to B.B. King, which I never understood. Ray Charles is credited with starting the soul genre back in the late 1950s. According… Continue reading Soul. Question of the Week. Random Thoughts. Iconic Italian. Pure Talent.

Our Moral Compass. Military In Our Cities. “Would You Like a Bagel?” RIP, Robert Redford. Ideas for Air Travel. Wonderwall. Webster’s defines perspective as “a mental view or outlook, the interrelation of parts as viewed from a particular standpoint, the capacity to view things in their true relative importance, and the art of creating an… Continue reading Perspective. Rebuttal. Question of the Week. Roy Hobbs. Tips. Pure Talent.

The Tipping Point. Due to my travel schedule I had planned on resuming JustMyTake next Sunday. I changed my mind based on the sad incident involving the assassination of Charlie Kirk. An incident that overshadowed the 24th anniversary of 9/11/2001. Quote of the Week: “It’s those who lie outside ordinary experience who have the most… Continue reading Critical Thinking.

A Labor of Love. Judge Frank Caprio. Top of Mind. The American Worker. I Need Answers. Scott + Hootie = Magic. My brother turned me on to Dave Barry’s and Peter King’s columns. Many years ago, Barry was a columnist for the Miami Herald and now, for many years, has been syndicated across the U.S.… Continue reading Nine Years. Compassion. Five Things. The End of August. Labor Day. Question of the Week. Pure Talent.

Roger Federer. I Am Over It. A Funny Hour. The Spinners + Queensryche. Tell Us Your Talent. Layla. There can be no doubt that Roger Federer was one of the best to ever play tennis. At one time he was the world’s number one ranked player and held onto that ranking for an amazing two… Continue reading Hard Work. NB.1.8.1. Nate. A Great Mashup. Question of the Week. Pure Talent.

Eighty Years Ago. The Gaza Strip. Favorite Dog. “Sailing.” Last week marked eighty years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima, and days later, Nagasaki. The casualty count associated with the two bombings have credible estimates of between 120,000-170,000 deaths. There will always be debate concerning the ethical and legal justifications for the… Continue reading Nuclear Proliferation. Reoccupy? Question of the Week. Pure Talent.