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So, Let’s consider: What makes water "Smart" ??





So, Let’s consider: What makes water “Smart” ??

OK, since the beginning of time, water has been just that – good ole H2O! It was wet, cold, hot, cool, refreshing, running down the creek, but it’s always been water…just WATER.

But all that was before the age of marketing where some advertising agency is paid big bucko$ to blast us with all kinds of misinformation about what they think we should be eating, doing, being and yes even drinking.

So, let’s think about this a bit. I’m sure you’ve seen the bottles. They’re almost everywhere, in ads, people drinking them on TV, highly visible presence in stores, bars, etc., but just what makes “Smart Water” any more beneficial than the much cheaper stuff you find right next to it on the shelf or in your store’s coolers? The short answer in all likelihood is NOTHING!. In fact, I would suggest that the only “smart” ones are the marketing guys that are actually able to get all the gullible people out there to pay so much more for the same stuff in the cheaper bottles right next to it.

If about now you’re feeling really stupid about all that extra money you spent thinking that what was in your bottle was smarter than the regular stuff on the shelf and how you’ve just made the smarter people richer through your stupidity and at your expense, then congratulations, you’re gullible and you need to start thinking. Frankly, you’ve been snookered by someone’s marketing department that’s much smarter than you.

Once again it comes down to actually THINKING (which is a smart thing to do!) and reading the labels on products that you buy.

I’m Don Rima and that’s the view From Where I Stand.



Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 15, 2019





Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 15, 2019

September 15, 2019
Derision – adj. – scornful laughter, mockery, ridicule
September 16, 2019
Corpulent – n. – fat, sout, obese
September 17, 2019
Bland – n. mild, smooth, suave, without flavor
September 18, 2019
Maladroit – n. – unskillful, awkward, gauche
September 19, 2019
Onerous – n. – troublesome, burdensome, oppressive, annoying
September 20, 2019
Potpourri – n. – mixture, medley, miscellany
September 21, 2019
Evanescent – n. – passing, trasitory, ephemeral


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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of September 15, 2019
September 15, 2019
Love Yourself, Because You Deserve it.
September 16, 2019
Nothing has any power over you other than that which you give it through your conscious thoughts.
September 17, 2019
Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
September 18, 2019
When you lose something, don’t think of it as a loss; accept it as the gift that gets you on the path you were meant to travel on.
September 19, 2019
As you start and end the day, be thankful for every little thing in your life. You will come to realize how blessed you really are.
September 20, 2019
Nobody raises his reputation by lowering others.
September 21, 2019
Enjoy life, remember to be grateful for the little things, be kind to the people around you and follow your heart.


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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of September 15, 2019





Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of September 15, 2019

September 15, 2019
“Never let yesterday use up today.” – Nelson
September 16, 2019
“Someday is not a day of the week.” – Dailey
September 17, 2019
“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” – Sandberg
September 18, 2019
“If you can’t swallow your pride you can’t lead.” – Weatherford
September 19, 2019
“I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just a long as he is scared, and then he is gone.” Eisenhower
September 20, 2019
“Always treat your employees exactly how you would want them to treat your best customer.” – Covey
September 21, 2019
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” – Mead


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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 8, 2019

September 8, 2019
Frugality – adj. – thrift, economical
September 9, 2019
Accost – v. – attacked, saluted, approached with a greeting
September 10, 2019
Magnanimity – adj. – great-heartedness, generosity, nobility
September 11, 2019
Obdurate – n. – stubborn, inflexible, obstinate
September 12, 2019
Decadent – n. – declining, decaying, deteriorating
September 13, 2019
Insipid – n. – uninteresting, dull, vapid
September 14, 2019
Jacose – n. – jolly, playful, humorous


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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of September 8, 2019
September 8, 2019
Today is a wonderful day to have a wonderful day!
September 9, 2019
Change your thoughts and you’ll change your world.
September 10, 2019
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why.
September 11, 2019
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
September 12, 2019
Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.
September 13, 2019
If you think you’re leading and no one is following you, then you’re only taking a walk.
September 14, 2019
Dream your dreams with your eyes closed, but live your dreams with your eyes open.


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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of September 8, 2019





Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of September 8, 2019

September 8, 2019
“You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it.” – Thatcher
September 9, 2019
“Kindness and results are not mutually exclusive, but dependent upon each other.” – Kucala
September 10, 2019
“People rarely succeed unless thay have run in what they are doing.” – Carnegie
September 11, 2019
“If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future.” – Churchill
September 12, 2019
“We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job to make the customer experience a little bit better.” – Bezos
September 13, 2019
“Listen to your dreams – these are the sounds no one else can hear.” – Yomada
September 14, 2019
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – King


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So, Let's Consider: Walmart's latest bout with mental disorders





So, Let’s Consider: Walmart’s latest bout with mental disorders

In case you’ve been under a rock today, the great minds of yogurt at Walmart have once again capitulated and kowtowed to the liberal sychophantic and psyhopathic minds of the liberal media and every other political cause by deciding to not sell any firearms ammo any more. According to them, for some deranged reason, they think this will in some way reduce gun violence in America. Let’s take a look at a few things.
In 2018, according to the Gun Violence Archives, 340 deaths were due to mass shooting. Oh, by the way, ALSO during 2018, according to MADD, 10,874 people were killed by drunk drivers.
So, in support of the liberal anti-gun movement, they think that removing all ammo will reduce shooting deaths. I really have to wonder how that’s going to sell in Chicago…
What’s interesting and totally counter to their new corporate policy is that they’re still insisting on selling as much beer and wine as they can in clear SUPPORT of the 10,874 drunk driving deaths. So, just what and where are their real priorities? Reality or kowtowing to political correctness in the media? Is anyone at Walmart REALLY THINKING???
Does anyone at Walmart have a spine?
The next thing I expect them to do is stop selling auto parts to help reduce highway deaths….
Let’s think further: in a drunk driving event: the drunk driver is blamed – NOT THE BEER; in a boating accident the boat captain is blamed – NOT THE BOAT; etc…. The only exception to this is firearms… MAYBE society needs to wake up and put blame where it REALLY belongs…on the heads of the criminals!

I’m Don Rima and that’s the view From Where I Stand.



Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 1, 2019





Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 1, 2019

September 1, 2019
Levity – n. – thoughtlessness, frivolity, flippancy
September 2, 2019
Moot – adj. – debatable, arguable, of no impact
September 3, 2019
Abrogate – n. – canceled, repealed, annulled
September 4, 2019
Cant – n. – insincerity, meaningless phrases, hypocrisy
September 5, 2019
Pristine – adj. – unspoiled, fresh, uncontaminated
September 6, 2019
Vogue – n. – fashion, style, mode
September 7, 2019
Stoic – n. – calm, brave, unmoved


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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of September 1, 2019
September 1, 2019
Never stop questioning.
September 2, 2019
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
September 3, 2019
Change your thoughts and you’ll change your world.
September 4, 2019
Don’t cheat the world of your contribution. Give it all you’ve got.
September 5, 2019
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
September 6, 2019
Do something every day to move toward your goal. Get going and keep going. Just do it.
September 7, 2019
Never be too busy to meet someone new.


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