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Mary Margaret Clark (Schultheis)

"Put no trust in princes, in children of Adam powerless to save."  Psalm 146:3

Joseph Gentilini

I agree that God is the answer, but he expects us to use our minds and hearts to examine politicians. I just read a very interesting book by Matthew Fox.  It is called, "Trump and the MAGA movement and the Anti-Christ."  It calls a spade a spade!  joe

Michael McLeod

You got it Joe. God is the answer. Politicians are questionable.

Speaking of politics, this story in the NYTimes -- just wanted to share the first few graphs - focuses in on the cultural/humanistic aspect of the presidential race: the rise of a powerful woman. Our generation has lived through a stupendous shift with regard to the balance of power and respect between the sexes, one that we lived long enough to see all boiled down to a point in the form of one of the two presidential hopefuls.

Given that Kamala Harris is running for the world’s most powerful elected office, it’s no surprise to see voters and pundits commenting on her “power moves” and “boss energy.” What’s remarkable is that they mean it as a compliment. That’s a far cry from the experience of many women — in politics and beyond — who have dared to assert themselves.

It’s even a far cry from Ms. Harris’s experience four years ago. In the crowded Democratic presidential primary field of 2020, she and other female candidates were mostly criticized for lacking warmth. When she joined Joe Biden’s ticket, the warmer Ms. Harris seemed, the more positive impressions people formed of her — especially if they were conservative. But overall, people viewed her primarily as assertive and ambitious. Attempts to soften her image, such as the “We did it, Joe” video clip that the campaign released after the election was called for Mr. Biden, were sometimes mocked for seeming contrived.

Seeking power has always been a maddening tightrope walk for women. Show up as too dominant and they’re seen as cold; reveal too much vulnerability (or, God forbid, cry) and they seem weak. Over time Ms. Harris has figured out how to navigate these double standards, and her playbook may help other women do it, too.

Mary Margaret Clark (Schultheis)

The NYT journalist obviously has a narrow view of history. Women have been powerful players in positively impacting the world since Old Testament days. I don't need a woman who is obsessed with making it moral & legal for a mother to end the life of her own child to be a trail blazer for the female sex especially as Harris promotes ending the future for pre-born females. As one of the most respected women of our times, Mother Teresa of Calcutta admonished us, "if we can accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another."

Here is but a small list of women whose lives 21st century women can turn to for guidance and inspiration:

https://guideposts.org/prayer/8-women-saints-and-their-incredible-lives/

https://www.catholiccompany.com/magazine/9-saintly-modern-lay-women-to-inspire-you-throughout-the-new-year-6191

Michael McLeod

I love your list, mm, and I respect the tack that you chose to take with it --apart from saying that, in fairness to the NY Times, it is a NEWS paper not an OLD paper. I do get your point. I just love the history-book resonance of a woman of color in a place of 20th century power, living out a moment, regardless of your politics or personal philosophy, that epitomizes both racial equality and women in our era as we are ALL -male and female -- coming into our own as our species, hopefully, continues to evolve and become more enlightened. All I wanted to say, and again I'm sticking to it and you can do with it as you will, is that I'm proud that our generation is party to a turning point moment when it comes to gender equity and race relations. Nice to think or hope that history books of the future will speak well of us along those lines. You can be damn sure Kamala will have her picture in those books. That makes me happy. Though I had nothing to do with it, it makes me proud.

Now I am going to get back down to earth and on my knees and clean my bathroom and wipe down my baseboards per my girlfriend's instructions because she has no hesitancy whatsoever about critiquing my feeble homemaking skillset. My daughter is coming down from columbus for a visit and Denise wants to make sure she will be happy to see her father isn't living like a slob.

Wish everybody could meet her, by the way. My Significant Other, that is. Que mujer, as they say in espanol. Denise is a willowy, bossy, fiercely independent, fair skinned and therefore prone to sunburn New England transplant, an elementary school teacher who has taught me a thing or two. I am grateful and humbled in my suburban dotage down here in Winter Park, Fla., home, by the way, to a fabulous Loius Comfort Tiffany stained glass museum I have written about as it rescued disintegrating stained glass treasures that may have otherwise been lost. I am appreciative for every moment of my own sunny, ongoing enlightenment and restoration in no small part thanks to Denise - my own, personal, homeroom teacher, if you will.

Yikes. I'll say it again, in English this time: What a woman. I so wish you guys could meet her. I can't help but smile, a bit shamefaced, when I say: It took a grade school teacher to help me grow up. 

I didn't know it when I set out to write this but as it turned out, and thanks for being my audience, this turns out to be a tribute to not just one but two remarkable women. You go, girls.

Joseph Gentilini

Michael McL - your Denise sounds like a gem. It is a wonderful thing to have someone who loves us unconditionally and who also keeps us in line - ha.  

John Maxwell

David Mitchell

Is there some disconnect here ?

the general notice shows the latest entry is from Tim, but then you go to open it and there is nothing after  Jack's post ?????????? 

Janie Albright (Blank)

Dave I have no idea. I see your post. Has anyone posted in last day or two and not seeing the post on the forum? 

Michael McLeod

I have no problem seeing posts - the most recent one being from janie at 2:40 today, oct. 7, or posting. That's about all I can say as I'm a know nothing when it comes to the technical side of things.

As well as many other things - figured I'd say that myself to save the rest of you the trouble.:)

David Mitchell

Still cant find Tim's post

Mary Margaret Clark (Schultheis)

I read Tim's post...perhaps he deleted it.

James Hamilton, M. D.

Hurricane Milton

Any of you in that Tampa and those surrounding areas have or are preparing to evacuate?

Jim

David Mitchell

I texted Tom and Tess about 2 hours ago. No response yet. Hope they have left by now.

They live in Clearwater - almost dead center of the impact area. This looks like a really, really  bad one!

Hope you are okay too Mike.

Michael McLeod

I'm ok still have power storm came through orlando and had weakened no major damage here or injuries as far as I can tell dave I'm sure tom and tess are ok but i will keep checking 

Michael McLeod

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/09/opinion/gaza-doctor-interviews.html

Joseph Gentilini

I am glad that you are alive after Milton. Hope there was little damage to your home.

David Mitchell

I'm on a long string of people getting texts from Tom McKeon (in Clearwater) and it appears they dodged a bullet. I think this is due to the fact that they are north of the storm "eye" and therfore got some "reverse surge".

Further south - where the "on-shore" surge hit - not so good. 

Didn't come anywhere near us in SC.

David Mitchell

To anyone reading this:

Does anybody have any contact with Carolyn or Dennis Winchester?

Michael McLeod

Dave: if you want, give me some basic details about them and I will see what I can do.

Jobs, address, etc,

Beautiful day here as is often the case apres la tempete.

Something Florida folks get schooled on is how much science goes into predicting one of nature's most unpredictable phenomenons. The slightest atmospheric shift can change the course of a massive storm system. The models were dead on in weighing all the variables and predicting this latest one. I'll be fixing a fenceline that is leaning precariously at the moment but my cozy one story mid-50s home - roof still intact - rattled like crazy all night long, lost power just as the storm moved on past us, but that was restored the very next day and at this point sun's out and I'm cleaning the pool and mending the fence and counting my blessings here in Orlando -- the very middle of the state.

I wouldn't live on the florida coastline for anything - well not since the few years I worked at the Pensacola Journal and went through a couple of them personally and as a reporter. 

Mark Schweickart

Dave -- I think Dennis was a big shot at Quikrete (I think his father founded the company) and years ago they moved their headquarters to Atlanta. You might try contacting the office there. Dennis may have retired by now, but they would probably have contact information for him. 

Michael McLeod

I don't want to get into politics here.

I just thought you'd appreciate the descriptiveness and the sly humor of the very last line of the opening few paragraphs of this story in today's paper, which is about the trump style as more or less a bizarre combination of politics and what I'll call performance art. 

David Mitchell

Mark,

I was aware of that. Dennis had told me some years back that he had a vacation home on nearby Fripp Island (about an hour from here up near Beaufort). But after that conversation I lost track of him. And Carolyn and her husband popped in for about a half of a reunion, several reunions ago - they were with us for the first half of the evening, but then disappeared when we all sat down to dinner.

I might try the Quickrete source again.

Janie Albright (Blank)

I don't have current info on Dennis. I tried to get from Carolyn some years ago but she was not forthcoming. Since their mom passed away they don't seem to come back to Columbus and she has ignored all reunion communications. Carolyn lives in Houston. mMark is correct. Gene Winchester started Quikcrete and eventually moved it to Atlanta. The boys were all involved in the business. 

Trivia. The house they used to live in before Brookside was in Colonial Hills next to the Colonial Hills school. When they sold the Hemmelgarns moved in. David Fredrick's would know if my memory is correct on this. 

David Mitchell

Thanks Janie,

Carolyn and Dennis and I became buddies when our older sisters (Patty W and Jeanie M) graduated together from Marquette. I spent lots of time in that house up on McVey. I dated Carolyn for a while and then we stayed close long after that ended (I met a new girl named Tess). I called Carolyn a couple of times from flight school in Texas when I was homesick. And spent a night with them and their kids in St. Louis when we were moving back from Denver.

I knew Dennis had followed his dad and brothers when they all moved Quickrete to Atlanta. It wasn't Dennis' choice but his dad made it his choice, if you get my drift. It prooved to be a great financial success for all in the family.

P.s. that house on McVey (behind Brookside Country Club) is now the home of Charlie Kaps and his family.  I think Dennis and Charlie became better friends as classmates at John Carroll University in Cleveland (where my daughter Sara later captained the swim team). 

Small world ain't it?

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Both our families spent a weekend in Milwaukee for the two girls graduation from Marquette. Thats when the twins and I became friends - running arounf the hotel together for a weekend. The graduation ceremony was exhausting. It went on for about five and a half hours! There were two guest speakers instead of just the usual one. 

A famous doctor was the invited guest speaker and went on quite long. But another honored guest was not told that he was not a gues speaker. He was only supposed to receive an award (or honorary degree maybe?) But he also spoke and went on forever. His name was Bobby Kennedy.