We hope you've been in regular communication with your congressional representatives to let them know your view that the national budget, like your own, reflects moral values. Just a reminder, in case you've let your ink run dry: The Super Committee charged with finding $1.2 to $1.5 trillion in additional budget savings over the next ten years has Arizona's … [Read more...] about Your Mighty Pen (or e-mail)
I Just Want To Celebrate Another Decade Of Living
Art Fettig's Monday Morning Memo Originally published on June 29, 2009 In This Issue o I Just Want To Celebrateo Say Something Goodo Points To Pondero A Little Humoro Quote of the Week I Just Want To Celebrate Another Decade Of Living On July 5th I will be celebrating my 80th birthday with my family in Battle Creek, Michigan. The big Eight Oh! I gave myself an … [Read more...] about I Just Want To Celebrate Another Decade Of Living
Make Someone Happy
The famous psychologist, Karl Menninger, might have given us a magic key to handling stress and unhappiness in our lives. "What would you advise a person to do" one man asked, "if that person felt a nervous breakdown coming on?" Menninger's answer: "Lock up your house, go across the railway tracks, find someone in need, and do something to help that person." In other words, … [Read more...] about Make Someone Happy
How to Become the Life of the Party – by Dr. Ross Reck
I attended a party where one of the guests was intent on bragging about his latest accomplishments. I watched as he moved from group to group trying to get people to listen to his story. As soon as he started talking about himself, one by one, people in the group would excuse themselves and move on. He would then move on to another group only to have the same thing happen. By … [Read more...] about How to Become the Life of the Party – by Dr. Ross Reck
Old Bluff Church Reunion
Reflections by Art Fettig Sunday we attended the 253rd Old Bluff Church Reunion on Cape Fear River in Cumberland County, NC and we had dinner on the grounds. The service was inspiring and the bagpiper, Rev. Arnold Pope served up a sermon that was worthy of a massive cathedral anywhere in the world. I learned what "dinner on the grounds" means in old Cumberland County. It … [Read more...] about Old Bluff Church Reunion