Reducing Police Presence

Believe it or not… .::I’m actually IN FAVOR OF reducing funding for police departments around the country while significantly putting “more emphasis” (time, energy, resources & $$$) into social services programs to stem the rise of drug addiction, mental illness, etc. and provide quality, effective treatment. This proposal is already being considered in many cities…

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It’s ALL About Helping!!!

Is there a better feeling in the whole world than accomplishing something really great??? Something so incredibly meaningful & wonderful??? Something for which you’ve worked your butt off, tried so damned hard & sacrificed so much??? Truthfully, is there any better feeling anywhere??? * * * * * * Hmmmm… 🤔 * * * *…

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Skiing

Skiing I just wrote this story yesterday (2/18/21), watching the snow gently fall on our shell-shocked city of San Antonio. My sister, Rosemarie, had tried to FaceTime me earlier in the day to establish a 3-way with our 92 y/o Mom, who’s in the Golden Gate Nursing Home back in Staten Island. Even though Mom…

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Hmmm… 🤔

OK now, everyone, if it’s… man > > > men woman > > > women …then why isn’t it human > > > humen? 🤔 Along that same line, why is it “children” when there isn’t even a “childran”? And what the hell is wrong with “childs”? There are thousands upon thousands of other idiosyncrasies…

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Testosterone

About a year ago, I was reading a post from a Citi friend, Brie Adams about her frustration in trying to get a brain MRI completed…in accordance with her preferences, yet not contrary to the technicians’ rules. (She was stricken with breast cancer, but has since dealt head-on with that monster, showing incredible courage, amazing…

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Parlez-vous français?

During the late 1990s, the USCC had the opportunity to host a “loaned executive” from Citibank-France, Bernard Partiseti, for a number of years. He worked in our Finance Dept & soon became good friends with us (especially the group of guys…me, Neal Riebe, John Shank, Jim Tua, Rich Green, Dale Thompson, Steve Somen, Larry Holstein,…

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