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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.

Does Caring About the Past Matter? Anyone Have Answers? Oreo’s + Reese’s. Uncontrollability. College Football. We Can Finally Move On. Sam Donald. The more I thought about ‘Jackie O’s’ quote, the more questions occurred to me: Various schools of thought surround the question of the past determining the future. According to a publication by Taylor… Continue reading The Past and the Future. Questions. Mashup. A.I. Again. It is Happening. Tariffs. Pure Talent.

The ’80s Ruled. We Need These Minerals. Even Prisoners Have Rules. There Better Be Some Restrictions. Life Decisions. Ozzy. A take on my hometown: The ’80s in Miami were different in so many ways. The essence of Miami was and still is unprecedented, so full of hope and opportunity with the right balance of life… Continue reading Miami. Rare-Earth. Sicko. AI. Question of the Week. Pure Talent.