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In life, we learn,
there are times to be,
flexible. Unfortunately,
others, couldn't see.

Trapped between,
a rock and a hard place.
Sometimes things, don't go your way,
and compromising allows, saving face.

We all will face these decisions,
at some time
where options are few,
but better than a thin dime.

When this moment comes,
reach deep inside,
use your strength,
before support does abide.

Indecision, is the bane
of stagnation.
Move forward, you will find
thoughtful salvation.

Did you hear the one about…

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

No one, presently, sees the Moon rotate like this. That's because the Earth's moon is tidally locked to the Earth, showing us only one side. Given modern digital technology, however, combined with many detailed images returned by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a high resolution virtual Moon rotation movie has been composed. The featured time-lapse video starts with the standard Earth view of the Moon. Quickly, though, Mare Orientale, a large crater with a dark center that is difficult to see from the Earth, rotates into view just below the equator. From an entire lunar month condensed into 24 seconds, the video clearly shows that the Earth side of the Moon contains an abundance of dark lunar maria, while the lunar far side is dominated by bright lunar highlands. Currently, over 32 new missions to the Moon are under active development from multiple countries and companies, including NASA's Artemis program which aims to land people on the Moon again within the next few years.

Fermented fruit,
into a swill,
distilling the alcohol,
using a still.

It's wonderful,
how our minds work,
to procure an alcohol product,
into a wonderful perk.

Booze at the moment,
I'm drinking my fill.
If it is there,
you know I will.

Cold wind, a blowing,
swaying the trees.
What's all the worry,
it's just a Spring breeze.

Wide were his eyes,
as he peered through the door.
He was surprised to find her,
not intending to hurt her, as he did before.

Sad were his thoughts,
as old memories poured through.
He knew he must change,
and give the devil his due.

What if...... The 70 plus years of occupation and control of the West Bank and Gaza have become the norm and we may have lost the ability to see it as a struggle for justice, liberty, life, and peace. A struggle, that gets hijacked by hatred and extremism on both sides.
What if.... We could reject anti-Semitic and anti-Palestinian actions as well as extremism and bigotry as we strive for two homes for two people to live and prosper in peace and cooperation.
What if.... The freedom and safety of Jewish Israelis and the freedom and safety of Christian and Muslim Palestinians are not mutually exclusive — in fact, they are secured through co-existence.
What if..... We could work together to make this happen?

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to Helene, small, icy moon of Saturn. Appropriately named, Helene is a Trojan moon, so called because it orbits at a Lagrange point. A Lagrange point is a gravitationally stable position near two massive bodies, in this case Saturn and larger moon Dione. In fact, irregularly shaped ( about 36 by 32 by 30 kilometers) Helene orbits at Dione's leading Lagrange point while brotherly ice moon Polydeuces follows at Dione's trailing Lagrange point. The sharp stereo anaglyph was constructed from two Cassini images captured during a close flyby in 2011. It shows part of the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Helene mottled with craters and gully-like features.

Twas the way it was,
back in the day, early
1960's, working at my
first, full time job, in a
Corporate environment.

Hired as a Management
trainee, at Sears Roebuck,
in Moses Lake, WA. A Sears
catalog operations.
Sears was a Corporation which
had three means of doing business.
1) Direct mail
2) Retail Stores,
3) Catalog Sales Stores

My employment was in a
Catalog Sales office, administered
out of Seattle, where there was a
Catalog Merchandise Distribution
Center, aka, CMDC. Sears had
several of those across the United
States, from Chicago, Kansas City,
Philadelphia, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
More CMDC's would be added, in Florida,
and other spots as the Catalog Business,
was a growing business. Ironic when Sears,
who dominated the Catalog order business,
leaves the business, prior to Amazon.

(to be continued)

What did a trainee do, in a Catalog
Sales Office, CSO? Sweep the sidewalks,
in front, received freight from orders.
An archaic way to do business prior to
computers. Orders sent to the CMDC,
for filling. Shipments received, every
morning, except Saturday. We were
closed on Sunday.

Learning about credit. No credit cards yet.
Credit was maintained at each CSO.
If you didn't want credit, orders could be
made through Cash Sales or via Collect on
Delivery, COD. Merchandise returns could be
made at the CSO. Sears had Standard Operating
Procedures, or SOP. It provided a step by step
way to do everything. It became the bible for
me at Sears and all future jobs I had with other
organizations, at Advanced Technology Laboratories,
King County Medical, now Regence Blue Shield, or
KCMBS, my last place of employment.

I must explain about the bible. It served as a basis of
writing or understanding operational procedures. The only
differences were the "Buzzwords", unique to each business.
The format worked for everything.
I learned to read Profit and Loss statements, P&L's, Balance
Sheets, Budgeting, Inventory Control, Credit Essentials,
Freight Shipments and dealing with employees, which served
me well later in life at other organizations.

(to be continued)