Views from My Nineties

" ... the above-mentioned leveler appeared by way of #CarolineKennedy’s daughter, #TatianaSchlossberg. ....
"I turned the page in #TheNewYorker and there was #AFurtherShore.
"How does a child of legends get on with her life?"
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#Leveler #Inspiration

a poster that says be kind because everyone you meet is fighting their own battle .. ALT: a poster that says be kind because everyone you meet is fighting their own battle ..

#love #kindness #compassion #GivingBack #HelpingOthers #light #healing #humanity

From Dr. Jane Goodall, originally posted by The Jane Goodall Institute.

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"I apologize that I couldn’t get myself together today to do some recipe testing, but I did pull together a number of ideas from my cookbook collection. They are fun and interesting."
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#BrusselsSprouts #ThanksgivingDinner #Thanksgiving2025 #Recipes

"It was tricky finding a place in his room to sit. There was a constant stream of visitors….
"The nurses said they’d never seen so many friends in a patient’s room."
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#Hospice #HospiceCare #Family #LifeAndDeath #MotherAndSonBond #MotherAndSon #GrievingMom

“Turn the volume up!!!”

"It wasn’t long ago I commented in these pages that each American now had to DO SOMETHING to try to rescue us from the oncoming disintegration of our democracy.
"Yesterday in all its American beauty we began the process."

“Turn the volume up!!!”

Full Post: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/turn-the-vol...

#TurnTheVolumeUp #NoKings #NoKingsProtest #NoKingsSantaCruz #Democrats #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters #HardWork #Focus #Primaries #Yeson50 #Prop50 #California

Just Checking In...

"Life is a crazy mix, perhaps you’ve noticed."

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#CheckingIn #Bronchitis #Brandy #LifeandDeath #EldestSon #FirstBornSon

"The March"
"Nothing I can add to what you’ve likely read and heard about the tens of thousands of us across the country. Just that I’m so glad I did it…."
www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/the-march/

#NoKings #NoKingsProtest #SantaCruz #NoKingsSantaCruz #NoKingsInAmerica #NoKingsDay #Indivisible

My I Love America Morning!

"This Saturday (October 19th) I’m going to join the No-Kings Protest here in Santa Cruz."

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#NoKings #NoKingsProtest #SantaCruz #SantaCruzCalifornia

The Trip That Settled Traveling Again?

" ... travel ain’t what it used to be.

"I loved it until this last trip."

Read on:
www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/the-trip-tha...

#Travel #Travelling #TravellingChallenge #OnlineCheckIn #LovetoTravel

"I can’t imagine there is even a handful of women of a certain age on this planet who, this morning, don’t feel diminished by the loss of their sister, Jane Goodall."
Read the full post: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/the-inspirin...

#DrJaneGoodall #JaneGoodall #JaneGoodallInstitute #Gombe

A Happy Accident
Excerpt: "Bill broke the cup by accident … Fate tore it at a good time. .... In perfect harmony with the rest of my life…."
Full Post: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/a-happy/

#Malibu #Limoges #LimogesPorcelain #TeaCup #Stoneware #HappyAccident #Chaotic #Kitchen #LettingGo #Fate

Crazy to Sing!
"Each year there was a Spring Sing–the annual meeting of all the clubs focused on the competition of clubs singing."

Read on: www.sylviathompsonsblog.com/crazy-to-sing/

#SpringSing #Choir #ChoirCompetition #PerfectPitch #Soprano #GleeClub #ChurchChoir #YMCA

A Cinematographer to Keep an Eye on
We are over the moon exultant at the news of #cinematographer Christopher Ripley’s achievement in the #VeniceFilmFestival.
Chris is boon companion of our granddaughter, James Francis Whelan IV.
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And #1 as well. Thank you SO much!

all of the above, please!

To solve a problem, you need to remove the cause, not the symptom.

People tend to be focused on addressing the "symptom" of issues, thinking it'll make the "cause" less of an issue

The problem isn't the symptom; the root cause is fueling the symptom

Blaming the symptom is protecting the cause & justifying it to shift focus/blame & the opposite of problem solving

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Comfort In Case You’ve Just Suffered A Big Disappointment, Too~
Department of Misery Loves Company … Mayhap …
~By Sylvia Thompson, A Cook Who’s Been Working in A Kitchen 82 Years…

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#MiseryLovesCompany #Pastitsio #LaborDay #Recipe #BestRecipe