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Want a concise, respectful (albeit incomplete) summary as to what the country’s talking about — and not solely reports from singular, slanted sources? Time, once more, to summarize recent current events in question form. All answers and opinions are welcome. We simply repeat what we read, as questions prompt listening;
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Something in their messaging attracts me. Something in their logic draws me in. And something in their approach seems atypical of current culture. With current culture seemingly spiraling divisively out of control, I am curious to learn more… Hear the initial words of actress Jennifer Lawrence… “We are witnessing a
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Rarely do I simply repeat the words of another. CNN news analyst and USA TODAY contributor Kirsten Powers, published a recent piece, however, that deserves to be shared. And shared again. The Intramuralist may or may not agree with every opinion within, but Powers’ approach and main points are acutely
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[Originally published March 3, 2016. Deserving of an edited "reboot" for so many reasons...] When contemplating today’s post, I knew it would be challenging for me to write. It was a year ago yesterday my 34 year old sister lost her courageous battle with cancer. FYI: I
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I keep wrestling with the following Q’s: Who do you believe and why do you believe them? Jussie Smollett… Justin Fairfax… [Pick a person… any person…] Do I believe in someone because they are a man? … because they are a woman? … because they are black? … because they are white?
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Little publicized by this semi-humble, current events observer, my primary professional background is in Human Resources. With two Bachelors — one in Business Management and the other in Consumer Affairs — HR seemed a sweet set up for me. I have been blessed with an HR tenure that’s included a
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People justify disrespect, deceit, and division by pointing to someone else. I get it; the end justifies the means. And the other person is always said to have done it first. But maybe the means isn’t justified. And maybe that’s part of current culture’s huge problem. Note
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I wish I didn’t care… I wish I didn’t care that Pres. Trump is circumventing Congress to finance the porous wall between the United States and Mexico. I wish I didn’t care about the precedent it sets. I wish I didn’t care that many immediately opposed
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Consistent with our current conversation, years ago we pondered the following… One cold night, as an Arab sat in his tent, a camel gently thrust his nose under the flap and looked in. “Master,” he said, “let me put my nose in your tent. It’s cold and stormy out
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We’ve heard the legend of the boiled frog. Put a frog in hot water; it will jump right out. Start it in a body of water that’s cooler; it will soothe itself and stay. As condensed by Lessons4Living.com… [all emphasis mine]… “Put a pot of cool water
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In conjunction with the President's State of the Union Address, we have annually, semi-humbly offered our annual "State of the Government” analysis. Consistently in that analysis, we’ve opined the following… Our government is: 1. Too partisan 2. Too influenced by money 3. Too big 4.
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One of the most challenging aspects of current culture (even among the intelligent) is that we continue to craft our world as one full of binary choices… You must be this or that… for or against… black or white… as if there are only two possible ways to react to