CURRENT EVENTS
Keeping An Open Mind
BOOK OF THE WEEK
It is a new year, so this is a good time to let go of the past by clearing out your clutter. Any book on decluttering will help you. I just happened to have this book; which I find has a lot of good decluttering ideas and some of the Feng Shui ideas I just ignore.
Clearing the Clutter for Good Feng Shui
By Mary Lambert
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Another week of watching Hallmark movies and I found this one to be pretty good.
Taking A Shot At Love (Hallmark 2021)
Sparks fly between a ballet instructor and a professional hockey player as she tries to help him recover from the same injury that sidelined her dancing career. (Source: RottenTomatoes)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Simply Irresistible (1988)
By Robert Palmer (Performance 1997)
ART OF THE WEEK
Megalithic Art – Stonehenge
Carol at Stonehenge
Another View of Stonehenge
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK
Jemma Ortega (aka Wednesday Addams)
Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, and had her breakthrough by starring as Harley Diaz in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018). She played Ellie Alves in the second season of the thriller series You in 2019 and starred in the family film Yes Day (2021), both for Netflix.
Ortega received critical praise for her performance in the teen drama The Fallout (2021), and went on to star in the 2022 horror films Scream and X, establishing herself as a scream queen.
She starred as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix horror comedy series Wednesday (2022), for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. (Source: Wikipedia)
Dance Scene
You probably had seen this, but it is worth watching more than once.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
2023 MI APF State Championships
Holidays are over and time to get back to work, preparing for the March 11 and 12 competition at Rochester Performance Gym (RPG) in Rochester Hills, MI
CHARACTER TRAITS
SOCIAL TRAITS
LEARNING TRAITS
Chef Ronaldo is not only a world famous chef
He is also a musician, as you can see below
MISCELLANEOUS
No doubt about it, this parking spot is saved.
BOOK
Coming Out in 2023
Management Tips + Jokes
From the Neighborhood
By Uncle Tony as told to Wm. Allen
Here is a bit of the book’s forward:
It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”
Source: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
This little book suggests some practical leadership advice from a guy who always kept a low profile—Uncle Tony. He is not a CEO or famous management guru. He doesn’t claim to know the leadership secrets of famous people from the past.
Uncle Tony didn’t have much formal education, but he had a lot of common sense and knew how to deal with people. I never knew what Uncle Tony did for a living, since he never talked about his work. I just thought he was some sort of repairman, since people were always asking him to fix this or that. I found it surprising that a simple repairman like Uncle Tony knew so many people in high places.
Here is the remainder of the forward:
It probably comes as no surprise: Uncle Tony wasn’t big on putting things in writing. So, you aren’t going to see any statistics or research studies in this book. He just had a natural feel for what would or would not work with people. He was a man of few words, so this book will be short and to the point.
I knew Uncle Tony before I was even a teenager and he died decades ago. So here I am in my seventies trying to recall all the advice I received from Uncle Tony over the years. Hopefully, I have correctly recalled enough advice to make your management journey a little more successful—plus make life easier for those you report to and those who will report to you.
It never bothered Uncle Tony if people disagreed with him. He just tossed out his ideas, and people could take what made sense to them and forget the rest. He knew everyone was different and what works for one person may not work for another. I don’t agree with everything he said nor should you. So please ignore any advice that you feel does not work you.
I am just reporting what I can recall him saying over the years.
Wm. Allen
Harmony Books & Films, LLC 
“Receding Airlines,” haha.:-) It sounds like your Uncle Tony was an amazing person. Good luck with your training!
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Thank you Priscilla for commenting and glad to hear that you liked the Picard joe. As for Uncle Tony, he had a lot of good advice and a lot of humor–hopefully I have captured some of it in the book. I really miss CreateSpace, that took care of all the publishing details for me. As for the training, it is going well for this far out–thank you.
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Wise words my friend an open mind isn’t about pretending but is using what you do know to find out what you don’t 🙂
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Thank you for your comment, much appreciated.
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There is great reward in de-cluttering! Feng Shui practices are interesting; I’ve incorporated a few ideas and have benefitted. That is a fantastic dance scene! 💃🏻🕺🏻
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Yes Michele, there is noting like de-cluttering. Glad to hear you enjoyed the dance scene.
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Thanks!
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That. Cake. Was. AMAZING!
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Thank you for comment. Chef Ronaldo will be very pleased to hear you think that.
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Bill Love your creative blog keep up the great work!
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Thank you very much Shawn for the encouragement.
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