Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 1, 2018 0

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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 1, 2018
July 1, 2018
Haptic – adj. – relating to the sense of touch
July 2, 2018
Alliteration – n. – repetition of a sound beginning adjacent words
July 3, 2018
Exegesis – n. – critical explanations or interpretation of scripture
July 4, 2018
Coolth – n. – pleasantly low temperature
July 5, 2018
Sothic – adj. – relating to star Sirius
July 6, 2018
Punctum – n. – a small and distinct point
July 7, 2018
Initiand – n. – a person about to be initiated
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 1, 2018 0

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 1, 2018
July 1, 2018
“Jealousy and anger shorten life.”
July 2, 2018
“One line of wisdom can change your life more than volumes of books.”
July 3, 2018
“Let yourself enjoy life.”
July 4, 2018
“Prove them wrong.”
July 5, 2018
“Think positively and good things will happen.”
July 6, 2018
“Cope with what life throws at you.”
July 7, 2018
“Do not get in the way of who you really are.”
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018




Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 1, 2018 0

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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of July 1, 2018
July 1, 2018
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” – Kennedy
July 2, 2018
“Bury your ego. Don’t be the star. Be the star maker.” – Hadfield
July 3, 2018
“The ability to control impulse is the basis of will and character” – Coleman
July 4, 2018
“Talent is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life.” – Goethe
July 5, 2018
“A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air.” – Roosevelt
July 6, 2018
“You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jelly beans.” – R. Reagan
July 7, 2018
“A woman is like a tea bag – only in hot water do you realize how strong she is.” – N. Reagan
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018 0

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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018
June 24, 2018
Habile – adj. – deft or skillful
June 25, 2018
Reposado – n. – tequila which has been aged in oak
June 26, 2018
Pteridology – n. – destiny or fate
June 27, 2018
Regisseur – n. – a person who sates a theatrical production
June 28, 2018
Hominoid – n. – a primate of a group that includes humans
June 29, 2018
Inculcate – v. – to instil by persistent instruction as in ideas, values or attitudes
June 30, 2018
Beget – v. – bring into existence
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018 0

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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018
June 24, 2018
“Be ashamed to catch yourself idle.”
June 25, 2018
“Understand what you really have to do in order to survive.”
June 26, 2018
“Inspiring wisdom can change your life forever. We are by nature observers, and thereby learners.”
June 27, 2018
“The arrow that leaves the bow cannot come back.”
June 28, 2018
“A boring life should be feared more than death.”
June 29, 2018
“No one has the power to write the rules of love.”
June 30, 2018
“Don’t waste yourself in reflection.”
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018 0

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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 24, 2018
June 24, 2018
“Miami’s single most important economic development agent turned out to be Fidel Castro.” – Kanter
June 25, 2018
“Stay one click ahead.” – Anonymous
June 26, 2018
“It’s hard to find things that won’t sell online.” – Bezos
June 27, 2018
“Battles in life are never won…Life’s a continuous business, and so is success, and requires continuous effort.” – Thatcher
June 28, 2018
“The more you do, the greater should be your patience to endure.” – Seneca
June 29, 2018
“Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.” – Santayana
June 30, 2018
“If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.” – Reynolds
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 17, 2018 0

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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 17, 2018
June 17, 2018
Eyas – n. – a young hawk taken from its nest for training
June 18, 2018
Sensate – adj. – perceiving or perceived by the senses
June 19, 2018
Paramount – adj. – more important than anything else
June 20, 2018
Portamento – n. – a slide from one note to another
June 21, 2018
Mundane – adj. – lacking interest or exitement; dull or boring
June 22, 2018
Esemplastic – adj. – moulding into one or unifying
June 23, 2018
Pesatarian – n. – a person who does not eat meat but does eat fish
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 17, 2018
June 17, 2018
“To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
June 18, 2018
“Most discoveries are made by error.”
June 19, 2018
“It takes more than years to reach maturity.”
June 20, 2018
“Love your children for who they are, not for what you want them to be.”
June 21, 2018
“Ever path…leads two ways…”
June 22, 2018
“Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.”
June 23, 2018
“Take all the help you can get.”
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 17, 2018 0

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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of June 17, 2018
June 17, 2018
“The most reliable way to anticipate the future is by understanding the past.” – Naisbitt
June 18, 2018
“Incremental change is not enough. The whole command and control tradition is being turned on its head.” – Pascale
June 19, 2018
“If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?” – Steinem
June 20, 2018
“A company with no sense of crisis and no appetite for reform will eventually lose the battle against time and disappear.” – Takeda
June 21, 2018
“Economics are the method. The object is to change the soul.” – Thatcher
June 22, 2018
“Change is not merely necessary to life, it is life.” – Toffler
June 23, 2018
“Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.” – Fuller
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Some thoughts on the NFL's history of "Free Speech" and being an American 0

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Some thoughts on the NFL’s history of “Free Speech” and being an American
The National Football League (NFL) has come under some fire of late for their latest order mandating that
players actually stand, like normal good citizens, for the playing of the national anthem at the start of
ball games…after tolerating other less than honorable actions for most of the previous season…
The NFL has come under fire for restraining “free speech”. Hmmm….
If we look at court rulings, I think we’ll find that the courts have ruled that if you’re on the company clock
and at the place of work you are not allowed to promote your own causes, advance your theological beliefs, sell candies for your favorite charity, etc., at the discretion of the company. Which means, the company can say “no” and control what happens on their property and while you’re getting paid.
But, let’s look further at the NFL’s history of “free speech”….
In 2012 the NFL had an issue with Tim Tebow kneeling for each game to pray. They also had an issue with Tebow wearing the phrase “John 3:16” as part of his blackout to avoid glare and forced him to remove it.
In 2013 the NFL fined Brandon Marshall for wearing green cleats to raise awareness for people with mental
health disorders. Perhaps the NFL wasn’t getting any commissions from the sales of these cleats?
In 2014 Robert Griffin III (RG3) tried to enter a post game press conference wearing a shirt that said “Know
Jesus, know peace.” But an NFL uniform inspector forced him to turn the shirt inside out before speaking
at the interview. More commissions lost?
In 2015 DeAngelo Williams was fined for wearing a “find the cure” eye patch for breast cancer awareness.
Also in 2015, William Gay was fined for wearing purple cleats to raise awareness for domestic violence –
something considered by many to be an issue near and dear to the NFL.
In 2016 the NFL prevented the Dallas Cowboys from wearing a decal on their helmets in honor of five Dallas police officers killed in the line of duty.
In 2016 the NFL also threatened to fine players who wanted to wear cleats to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Yet all last season the NFL allowed players to disrespect the country by kneeling during the national anthem…under the guise of “free speech”.
All these instances of NFL violation of what would be presumed, by last seasons “standards”, to be expressions of free speech… Frankly, I have an issue with the continued tolerance of the NFL for players that blantantly publicly disrespect the country, yet the NFL responds with draconian actions on those that are almost inoccuous or in support of good community causes… Yet, I’m sure the NFL doesn’t want players uniforms looking like those of race car drivers with the names of every sponsor or cause celeb patched all over them! The NFL has a problem. Starting with how to maintain consistency yet not disrespect your country.
I would suggest that we could talk about this at the game this fall, but I won’t be there…I figure if you won’t voluntarily stand for your anthem and flag you shouldn’t be living under them…and nobody should have to force you to do so…especially when the same NFL won’t let players raise awareness for fallen police officers or other local issues as well.
I’m Don Rima and that’s the view, From Where I Stand.