Sunday, March 23, 2025

A Mom is driving a little girl to her friends…

A Mom is driving a little girl to her friends house for a play date. "Mommy," the little girl asks, "How old are you?" "Honey, you are not supposed to ask a lady her age," the mother warns. "It is not polite."

"OK," the little girl says, "How much do you weigh?" "Now really," the mother says, "These are personal questions and are really none of your business." Undaunted, the little girl asks, "Why did you and daddy get a divorce?" "Those are enough questions, honestly!" The exasperated mother walks away as the two friends begin to play. "My Mom wouldn't tell me anything," the little girl says to her friend. "Well," said the friend, "All you need to do is look at her drivers license. It's like a report card; it has everything on it." Later that night the little girl says to her mother, "I know how old you are, you are 32." The mother is surprised and asks, "How did you find that out?" "I also know that you weigh 140 pounds." The mother is past surprise and shock now. "How in heaven's name did you find that out?" "And," the little girl says triumphantly, "I know why you and daddy got a divorce." "Oh really?" the mother asks. "Why?" "Because you got an F in sex.

#joke #food #honey #mother #mom #divorce

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Celebrating Sandra Thompson

This month is also Women's History Month, which celebrates all women for their contributions to history and society.

This week, I celebrate the best supervisor I have ever worked for, TSgt Sandra Thompson, at Kadena AB, Japan(Okinawa).  In my two careers with the Air Force and UPS, I would have to say TSgt Thompson was the supervisor who had the most significant impact on my life. When I met her I was a new supervisor and still growing into the position. I appreciated her mentorship, candid feedback, and holding me accountable for caring for the people and myself. My favorite feedback, which I still use, is about Conflict.  Her words were, "Both parties play a part in any conflict. You have to evaluate yourself to see how you can not be the trigger for other person and use emotional intelligence to adjust when you notice when you are triggered".  As an introvert, I do regular internal review cycles to gauge my social interactions and have found that whenever I react in the heat of emotion, I will say or do things that I will regret.  

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of her.

Monday, March 17, 2025

Celebrating Opportunity Village

This month is National Development Disabilities Awareness Month, which was established in the US to increase awareness and understanding of issues affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This week I am celebrating Opportunity Village. Since 1954, Opportunity Village has been dedicated to helping people with disabilities find the very best version of themselves. Through workforce development, community employment, day services, inclusive housing, arts and social recreation, they are able to find new friends, realize future career paths, seek independence and community integration, and unleash creative passions. 

During my community outreach activities with UPS, I worked on several of their events, HalloVeen and Magical Forest, and represented UPS when we provided a $5,000 grant from the UPS Foundation. During our tour of their facility, I was amazed at how many people they support through their programs.  They have many volunteer activities that help them raise much-needed funds to support their efforts and build a sense of community for the volunteers.

About - Opportunity Village - Disability Services & Support Organization

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Pick Your Poison

In Ancient Rome there were 4 types of poison.
Poison I, II and III would all kill you.
However Poison IV, would make you really itchy.

#joke #short

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Monday, March 10, 2025

Celebrating Shelly Miller

This month is also Women's History Month, which celebrates all women for their contributions to history and society.

I celebrate Shelly Miller, an American Cancer Society Voice of Hope and a 29-year cancer survivor.  She has been on the American Cancer Society Relay For Life Cancer National Volunteer team for several years now and has been on several Event Leadership Teams throughout the years. Five years ago, I joined the local Las Vegas Event Leadership team, and she mentored me on what was expected for logistics as I had never worked any of the events beyond being a participant even thought she had a another function within the team.  Through her tutelage, I have been fortunate to have co-chaired the event with her(I really was her assistant, smile) 

Every time I hear her speak at one of our events, I get a little misty(I am sure it was allergies) because she speaks with so much passion and heart.  Below are two pictures of her after leaving the hospital and at Last year's Relay.