Prime Example = #45

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
—  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
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On This Day In:
2017	Building On
2016	Dueling Heroes
2015	Remarkable Creations
2014	Measured Faith
2013	April Fool, n.
2012	Faith, Ego And Patriotism
	As It Happens
2011	What Counts

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Two: A Current President With Both

There is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.
—  Theodore Roosevelt
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On This Day In:
2017	Watch This Space
2016	Beyond The Foundation
2015	Become An Affliction
2014	Just Setting Out
2013	Scott’s Inscription
2012	Good Knowledge
2011	Social Safety Nets

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Found Out

The measure of people’s real character is what they would do if they knew they would never be found out.
—  J.C. Macauley
[For a certain President, it’s who are you going to try to fire to avoid being found out.  —  KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2017	Still Waiting…
2016	Same Old, Same Old
2015	Shout!
2014	I Hear Voices
2013	Ethics And Standards
2012	Swing Higher
2011	Convicted For Life

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Except When It Is From The Oval Office

It is that little bit of insanity that keeps us all sane.
—  Kevin Cunningham
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On This Day In:
2017	Bad Karma
2016	Poor Management Choices
2015	Is It Still Dark Out?
2014	Rule One
2013	Spelling God’s Name
2012	Love Your Life And Sing
	Feeling Under the Weather?
2011	Cheers, Friend!

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Or Loyalty To An Unqualified And Incompetent President

Loyalty to a petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.
— Mark Twain
[It is so hard to maintain respect for an Office when the occupant is so clearly unfit for it.  And yet, by our system, he was duly elected…  With the “help” of Crosscheck, that is… (sarcasm intended).  Oh, well, at least the crazies can’t say I’m blaming the Russians for Trump – clearly, it was the Republicans seeking to ruin America, after all.  LOL  —  KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2017	A Bad Sale
2016	Be Happy!
2015	Are You Feeling Cold?
2014	Never Asked
2013	In Praise Of Change
2012	John Carter Of Mars
	Circular
2011	How Much And When

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#DumbDonald: Start With Hearing What You Don’t Want Said

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.
—  Peter Drucker
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On This Day In:
2017	The Press Is NOT The Enemy
2016	It Ain’t Easy
(Leap Year 29th)	Or Try To, Anyway…
(Leap Year 29th)	Circles Within Circles
2015	A Series Of Funerals
2014	And Your Point Is?
2013	Infinitely Care
2012	In My Room
(Leap Year 29th)	Stingray – TV Series Review (This is my most popular post since starting my blog – hands down! It still draws hits almost every week. The hits seem to come mostly from Central Europe. I guess the show must be in syndication there.)
(Leap Year 29th)	A Single Thread
2011	Lyrical Mixture
	Teaching = Translating

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Tweets From The Disrupter-In-Chief

Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.
—  Jean-Paul Sartre
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On This Day In:
2017	Do We Still Listen To Her Silent Lips?
	Not Now, Not Ever
2016	Why Do You Write/Blog?
2015	Can Your Repeat The Question, Please?
2014	On Faith
2013	My Name Is Charles Stein
2012	Faiths And Sorcery
	Made And Kept Free
2011	Multi-Source Learning

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