Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of For The Week Of December 16, 2018 0



Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of For The Week Of December 16, 2018

December 16, 2018
“The individual servers the industrial system not by supplying it with savings and the resulting capital; he serves it by consuming its pruducts.” – Gailbraith
December 17, 2018
“With every decision we make, the last question we ask is what does the consumer think of this.” – Fitzgerald
December 18, 2018
“New consumers are never-satisfied consumers.” – McKenna
December 19, 2018
“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.” – Orwell
December 20, 2018
“Unsafe at any speed.” – Nader
December 21, 2018
“Make your bargain before beginning to plow.” – Arab proverb
December 22, 2018
“Contracts are agreements made up of big words and little type.” – Ewing.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of For The Week Of December 9, 2018




So, Let's consider: Under age drinking prevention and our kids 0





So, Let’s consider: Under age drinking prevention and our kids

OK, we all know that high school and college is the time to do our hell raising, stretch the limits, do things we know we shouldn’t because, well, we’re kids and it’s our time. And given some of the subjects raised during the last Supreme Court nomination fiasco, perhaps we should look at a few things.
One of the things being used to stretch limits and limit rational thinking is alcohol. No, I’m not writing a column about prohibition. I’m writing one because I’m concerned and you should be as well. I just want you to think about your kid’s future…or perhaps even your own…for a few minutes. Gimme that?
OK, so, the concerns are simple. In the last month: over 7 million people under the age of 21 drank. Over 30 percent of high school students drank. 14 percent of high school students binge drank. Over 6 percent drove after drinking alcohol and 17 percent rode with someone that had been drinking. By the time they get out of high school, over 62 percent of high school students and 23 percent of 8th graders will have experimented with alcohol.
Over 4,300 kids will die from alcohol related incidents this year and about 120,000 will be treated in hospital ER’s for alcohol related injuries.
And, if you’re not awake yet, under aged drinking is a direct lead to unwanted, unplanned and unprotected sexual activities, not to mention pregnancies and STD infections. It also directly leads to disruptions in a person’s normal healthy growth, physiological and emotional development and opens them up for physical and sexual assault.
By the way, these aren’t numbers I pulled off the top of my balding head, they’re directly from the CDC.
So, what’s causing some of these things? Well, let’s consider a few things: Major social and/or psychological transitions during middle and high school. Getting a driver’s license leaves one to a much free’er life. There’s also the situations where someone has a history of depression, social or other emotional issues. The ever looming use of alcohol in the family – face it, your kids are mirrors of you, and if you think you’re finding the answers to your problems at the bottom of a glass or bottle, so will they. Then there’s the ever present peer pressure of being a kid – my friends are drinking so I should as well to stay kool.
Many think under aged drinking during this time of development is normal and acceptable. After all, kids need to experiment to learn about life, so they say. Really? How many of you intentionally put your kid’s hand in the fire to prove to them it’s hot and dangerous? Likewise, it’s incredibly important to consider the incredibly negative ramifications and consequences of these actions and is it really worth what your kid may pay for this education either now or in the future?
So, how can we help our kids to have good healthy lives while developing normally mentally, socially and physically by preventing their underage drinking? Let’s look at a few things.
Stay involved in your kid’s lives. Be proactive in developing your relationship with them. They ARE your future, as well as part of all of our futures.
Get to know who their friends are as well as where your kids are and what they’re doing. A major part of successful parenting is proactive management. No, I don’t want you to become a little Hitler in their lives, but but you DO need to be involved and provide direction(s) – and that includes with who they associate with and when.
Part of parental guidance and management is setting and enforcing clear standards – and this includes standards regarding use of alcohol, drugs and other things that are damaging to your kid’s future and life.
Stay away from alcohol yourself. Especially in higher risk scenarios and don’t allow anyone to operate a vehicle or other dangerous activities after drinking.
Don’t allow under aged drinking in your home. Better yet, just don’t have booze in the house if at all possible.
A really important thing to remember is: none of us has a monopoly on brains. If you think you have an alcohol problem or your kid might have a problem get help! Talk to your family doctor, pediatrician, clergy or someone else that’s a medical professional. There’s no dishonor in understanding that we all have limitations and there are times when we need to get help that’s qualified and knows more than we do. Hell, you goto a mechanic when your car needs fixing, so don’t be bashful on other topics as well.
Finally, talk regularly with your kids. Let them know that you care and that you have expectations. Explaining these expectations to them and the “why” behind them today may be the reason that they’re here tomorrow…
I’m Don Rima and that’s the view From Where I Stand.


Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 9, 2018 0





Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of December 9, 2018

December 9, 2018
Oceanid – n. – a sea nymph
December 10, 2018
Coterie – n. – a small group of people with shared interests
December 11, 2018
Emoji – n. – a small digital image or icon used to express and idea or emotion
December 12, 2018
Jeroboam – n. – a wine bottle four times the normal size
December 13, 2018
Vivarium – n. – a structure for keeping animals under seminatural conditions
December 14, 2018
Pendragon – n. – title for an ancient prince holding supreme power
December 15, 2018
kinesics – n. – the study of body movements as non-verbal communications
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 9, 2018 0





Thought(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 9, 2018

December 9, 2018
If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving may not be for you.
December 10, 2018
A closed mouth gathers no feet.
December 11, 2018
The best way to save face is to keep the bottom half shut.
December 12, 2018
He who laugh lasts, thinks slowest.
December 13, 2018
Let happiness find you. It’s better than always searching for it.
December 14, 2018
Dirt is only matter in the wrong place.
December 15, 2018
Make sure you give the power to do the job when delegating it.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 2, 2018




Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of For The Week Of December 9, 2018 0





Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of For The Week Of December 9, 2018

December 9, 2018
“Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet.” – Anon
December 10, 2018
“A business must have a conscience as well as an accounting department.” – Burton
December 11, 2018
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” – Twain
December 12, 2018
“Food comes first, then morals.” – Brecht
December 13, 2018
“What I’m learning from customers is that there is an excess of technology out there.” – Gerstner
December 14, 2018
“Customers resent it when a company presumes to judge the quality of its products on their behalf.” – Grove
December 15, 2018
“The consumer is the most important part of the production line.” – Deming
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of For The Week Of December 2, 2018




Words Of The Day – For The Week Of December 2, 2018 0





Words Of The Day – For The Week Of December 2, 2018

December 2, 2018
Deontic – adj. – relating to duty and obligation as ethical concepts
December 3, 2018
Lipogram – n. – writing in which a letter is systematically omitted
December 4, 2018
Bilbo – n. – a sword noted for it’s elastic blade
December 5, 2018
Recessionista – n. – a woman dressing fashionably on a budget
December 6, 2018
Odium – n. – widespread hatred or disgust for someone
December 7, 2018
Duodenary – n. – relating to or based on the number 12
December 8, 2018
Cosplay – n. – the practice of dressing up as a character
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 2, 2018 0





Thought(s) Of The Day – For the week of December 2, 2018

December 2, 2018
Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.
December 3, 2018
Behind every successful man is a woman with nothing to wear.
December 4, 2018
If at first you don’t succeed, don’t take any more stupid chances.
December 5, 2018
Turtles only succeed when they stick their necks out.
December 6, 2018
Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.
December 7, 2018
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out and meet it.
December 8, 2018
Progress means taking risks. You can’t steal home and keep your foot on third base.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the week of November 25, 2018




Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of For The Week Of December 2, 2018 0





Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of For The Week Of December 2, 2018
December 2, 2018
“As is our confidence, so is our capacity.” – Hazlitt
December 3, 2018
“A reasonable probability is the only certainty.” – Howe
December 4, 2018
“The better people think they are, the better they will be. Positive self-image creates success.” – Joronen
December 5, 2018
“The greatest success is confidence.” – Emerson
December 6, 2018
“We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.” – Epictetus
December 7, 2018
“If the public doesn’t believe the message conveyed by your product and its promotion, the marketing game is lost.” – Heller
December 8, 2018
“Lack of confidence is not the result of difficulty; the difficulty comes from lack of confidence.” – Seneca
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of November 25, 2018




So, Let's consider: "The early bird gets the worm…" 0





So, Let’s consider: “The early bird gets the worm…”

OK, I know that this phrase is used, perhaps over used, in efforts to get people off their asses and moving in an efford to achieve some task(s) completion(s).
But, NOBODY ever thinks of this phrase from the perspective of the hard working little worm!
Think about it. Here you have Mr. Worm, he’s living a dark and dirty life under ground, probably has several hundred kids to feed and on top of that, he has to work the grave yard shift because work in his part of the world is hard to find.. SO, what happens to this hard working worm? You guessed it, after a long night of digging in the dirt to feed his family, he gets eaten by some damn bird that just happens to wonder by while he’s on his way home…
Now, I ask you, what kind of a life is that? Working hard all your life only to be gobbled up by some damn bird at the end of your shift, early in the morning, while you’re dragging your butt off to bed…. This clearly shows no appreciation or understanding for those of us that have had to work the night shift on any kind of regular basis!

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



Words Of The Day For The Week Of November 25, 2018 0





Words Of The Day For The Week Of November 25, 2018

Jejune – adj. – naive, simplistic and superficial
November 25, 2018
Interfuse – v. – to join or mix together
November 26, 2018
Coxcomb – n. – a vain and conceited man
November 27, 2018
Vigneron – n. – a person who cultivates grapes for winemaking
November 28, 2018
Kaddish – n. – an ancient Jewish prayer sequence
November 29, 2018
Polymath – n. – a person of wide knowledge or learning
November 30, 2018
Ennui – n. – a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction
December 1, 2018
Adoral – adj. – relating to the side where the mouth is
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of November 18, 2018