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Happy New Year
Book of the Week
You may find it difficult to obtain this book at a reasonable price, but what an opportunity to learn something of the people who shaped the world during their time, as well as something about leadership.
The former president draws portraits of major political and military figures of his time–including MacArthur, Shigeru Yoshida, Adenauer, de Gaulle, Zhou Enlai, Mao, Churchill, Khrushchev, and Brezhnev (Source: Amazon)
Movie of the Week
I can’t think of a better way to start the year off than watching
However, I’m guessing you Dylan fans will want to watch
A Complete Unknown (Dec. 25, 2024)
I saw both last week.
Music of the Week
Daydream Believer (1967)
By The Monkees
You have to believe!
Extraordinary People of the Week
Everyone Is Extraordinary
And may you also sparkle and shine.
Art of the Week
It is possible for honest and well intentioned people to be exposed to the same set of circumstances and come up with vastly different views.
And if these same people are exposed to a vastly different set of circumstances, it is even far more likely they will come up with vastly different views.
For example, many see a young woman in the above picture, but others see an old woman. Both are correct.
Perhaps, we should all be more tolerant of people,
who don’t see things, as we see them.
Joke of the Week
Physical Traits
Character Traits
Here is a story that demonstrates true character
(If it isn’t true, it should be)
Nancy Sinatra, when a child, held a party and her father Frank, played host.
A little girl accidentally leaned against a table knocking off and breaking one of a pair of porcelain birds. Nancy gasped, “That was one of my mother’s favorite items.”
Frank walked over to the table and knocked the other bird off the table and it too, broke into pieces.
Frank then said to the little girl who was crying, “That’s okay, kid. Accidents happen.”
Social Traits
It’s a good idea to think, before you speak
Learning Traits
Miscellaneous
What ever you are planning on doing,
now is a good time to:
Books
Uncle Tony’s
Management Tips & Jokes
By Wm. Allen
Paperback $15.00
Ebook $5.00
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Uncle Tony’s Management Tips & Jokes
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The Uncle Tony book can also be found on the website of
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Environmental Animals
https://www.amazon.com/Environmental-Animals-Harmony-Jann/dp/B0BW2GFPDM/ref=sr_1_16?
I’m Tired of Being Ordinary,
Are You?

The Kindle version of this book is free, and the paperback version is $10
However, I must warn you that this book will not change your life, only you can do that.
This book can be ordered from Amazon

















I love The Monkees! I’ve seen Love, Actually (great movie!). I haven’t seen A Complete Unknown … oh, it’s brand new, no wonder I haven’t heard of it.😂 The hubster and I watched A Million Ways to Die in the West. It’s SO funny (inappropriately so, but sometimes I just laugh anyway).
Happy New Year, Wm!
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Thank you for commenting Priscilla. I watch Love Actually every year around this time–great movie. I have seen A Million Ways to Die in the West a number of times–it never seems to get old.
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That was a riveting post 💙🌹💙Thank you for sharing
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And thank you Luisa for the encouragement
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You’re most welcome, my dear friend! 🙏💙
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My best wishes for 2025! Love Actually is such a good movie for this time of year.
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Thank you so much Blanca and best wishes to you too. Love Actually is one of my favorite movies, I watch it each year around this time.
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I had no idea Love Actually was so popular. It holds a special place for me because it was one of the last movies I saw with my brother who passed away in 2011. I realize that by not seeing it again I was holding sadness at bay, but enough time’s passed that I think I’d enjoy it now.
PS: I’ve always loved that old woman/young woman drawing, and what a great metaphor you made to demonstrate the power of perception. 🙂
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Sorry for the loss of your brother. Yes, I believe the film has become a classic. It sends a nice message in a non-preachy way. Thank you very much about your comments regarding the “You Woman/Old Woman. Now that I think about it, I suspect it could also demonstrate how quickly life passes. It seems I was young not so long ago–what the heck happened 😊
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Thanks, Allen. I appreciate it.
And as for time–completely with you on that front! It literally seems like just a few years ago, being young, doesn’t it? Part of me still feels like it’s 30. But I figure as long as I don’t dress like I’m 25, I’ll be fine, lol 🙂
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😊😊😊 Thank you for the comment
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