Getting Old Is Not All Bad. No, and No. When is Fall Arriving? Have You Put in a Ticket? Dave Chappelle Says What We Think. Amazing Athletes.
Quote of the Week: “Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!” – Ingrid Bergman
- I agree that as you age, your view and perspective on many things gets better. Driven by life experiences, the way we perceive things and react to situations are sometimes tamed from yesteryear. I am enjoying ‘getting old’ and interacting with my family and friends as they endure the good, the bad, and the ugly. Perspective comes to us in all different shapes and sizes, including times that you visit your kid’s home. 🙂
- Regarding aging, there seems to some correlation with age and the number of doctor visits. I will keep this take positive and will not go into the practice management (or lack thereof) we endure. What I will say is that there are many good doctors out there who spend a tremendous amount of time and energy keeping us healthy. While their office or hospital staff may lack professional bedside manner, the doctors I see are very thorough…. even when their patient adamantly disagrees with their suggestions.
- This is the start of my seventh year living in the Orlando area. I have learned to enjoy Central Florida, though I do have that little bird on my shoulder whispering “if you live in Florida, live on the coast.” While most of the country is starting to feel ‘Fall-like’, the state of Florida, especially Orlando and south, will endure two more months of summer. The upside is that between mid-November and the end of April, Floridians will still be playing golf, tennis, and pickleball while most of the country deals with cold temperatures.
The combination of continuous heat and humidity wears on many with mid-morning temperatures sometimes hitting the upper 80’s with 80% humidity…. sometimes without rain. This rant about sums it up for us Floridians.
- I deal with an Information Technology (IT) vendor/partner on a weekly basis, ensuring that our staff is up and running at a high level of productivity. As IT has morphed into the cloud, as well as the never-ending add-ins invading our computers, we all get frustrated with our IT help desk. Long wait times, having to repeat yourself over and over again, and solutions which on the surface seem palpable, but in reality, set you back further than you were when you first initiated the IT ticket now required to speak to the IT help desk. Yes, it is amazing to me how frustrating this can be. I want to be clear that I am in no way disparaging Beavis & Butthead. They are hardworking tech support staff just trying to help us out with our IT problems.
- I received a good bit of response and rebuttal regarding the gender issues at the Paris Olympic Games. To be very clear, I support whatever someone wants and needs to be. I also support common sense which is well-represented with Dave Chappelle’s NBA and WNBA scenario. His words, not mine, and there is foul language at the end of this video. Agree, or disagree, Chappelle does make a point.
- This week’s Pure Talent highlights a Paris Paralympic Gold Medal winner in compound archery. Matt Stutzman is only one of the many amazing competitors in Paris, an armless archer who shows the world that a disability does not always prevent someone from living their life to the fullest. Matt Stutzman and ALL Paralympic participants = Pure Talent.