Huh? What's Up With That?

  encore performances #11...                                                                 Part of the exhilaration of being retired is you don't have to call it quits entirely unless you want to do so.  There are lots of opportunities to be a star on a new path.      In the Encore Performance series, I have talked with many part-time and full-time workers.  There is one commonality shared by lots of these great people:  each one retired from decades of employment, then for one reason or another, chose to rejoin the work force in some capacity.   HUH ?   What's up with that ?     Some Encore Performances allow skilled workers to be an even bigger star than he or she was before claiming their monthly check from the Flying Eagle .      A 30 year veteran po...

 nobody  wants to hear it...                                                            The language many of us use to express our political posture needs to be upgraded.  Speaking harshly by some people is conventional, and, sometimes using threatening language has become standard form for venting political sentiments.  Boorishness often times prevails.      Politically, we are a much divided country, but, it is not the first time America has witnessed such discourse, e.g., the Vietnam Era.     Our everyday propriety is under attack from extremist supporters of both major political parties.  People are often times intrusive, impolite, sometimes mean-spirited, and, too many times, short tempered.  But, the same people are seldom, if ever, apologetic for their words or actions.   ...