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Capsule (Full commentary found immediately below Lead Picture):
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Mentoring others comes round to helping ourselves.
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Lead Picture (Story below in Thumbnail section)
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
Michael S Adler - Own work
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Commentary
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Mentoring is a rewarding experience.
Never do we feel better about ourselves than when someone we’ve helped succeeds in achieving her goal.
Not only for the love we feel for the protegee but for the satisfaction we feel in using our talents to do good.
But there’s another gain, perhaps for some of us, me, more important.
Mentoring requires us to set aside our own issues and focus on another’s.
We listen patiently, we ask questions, we offer clear courses of actions, and suggest the probable outcome of each.
The understanding we bring to our protegee is easily enough redirected to a self-introspection.
Made easier by the time and distance we’ve spent away from our demons.
We return to our personal issues refreshed and with a positive attitude.
Mentoring others comes round to helping ourselves.
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Tuesday’s Dinner posted on
Thursday, August 22, 2019
We enjoyed a second Turkey Dinner.
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A “Hey, Dom!” video.
A series of chuckles
Publication Date: Thursday, August 22, 2019
Name: A tie infidel
Length: 2.04
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Chuckle of the day:
Thursday, August 22, 2019
An Al Qaida guerrilla, fleeing through the dessert, is desperate for water. He spots an object off in the distance and heads that way.
Instead of water, he finds only a little old man selling neckties out of a suitcase.
He asks, "For the love of Allah, do you have any water?"
The old man replies, "I do not follow Allah, and I am sorry, but I have no water. Would you
care to buy a tie? They are only $5.00."
The qaida guy erupts, "Blasphemy!
“I do not need a tie you fool. I need water! I should beat you, but I must save my strength to find it.
Says the old man, "It does not matter in the end that you do not want a tie or even that you hate me. Old age has taught me to overlook such. If you keep on, over that hill to the east for about a mile and a half, you will find a not so bad restaurant. They will serve you all the water you need. Shalom."
Cursing, the pissed off terrorist staggers away towards the hill.
Several hours later he comes back, stumbling, waving a five dollar bill, screaming: "A tie infidel! Quickly!
Your son won't seat me without a tie."
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Thursday, August 22, 2019
We love getting mail.
Contact me at domcapossela@hotmail.com
This from David M:
Hello Dom,
I hope all is well.
While working today I ran into a gentleman who use to work for you at your restaurant on the waterfront. His name is Steve Gimbali. He said to say hi to you. He grew up on the corner of Hanover and Prince Street.
Take care,
David Mediano
Director of Catering
617.725.1669
dmediano@omnihotels.com
Web Meister responds: Steve was a sweet and gentle person maintaining his good will towards men although we grew up in a tough environment.
And he could sing, he perhaps the most locally popular our neighborhood ever produced.
Sang in clubs and on the corner for decades.
Thanks for mentioning the meet.
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Today’s Thumbnails
Thursday, August 22, 2019
The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts.
As a partial solar eclipse, it was visible on land from Nunavut in northern Canada to as far south as northern South America.
Prior to this event, no solar eclipse had been visible across the entire contiguous United States since June 8, 1918; not since the February 1979 eclipse had a total eclipse been visible from anywhere in the mainland United States.
The path of totality, up to about 70 miles (110 km) wide, touched 14 states, while the rest of the U.S. experienced a partial eclipse.
The lead picture shows the solar eclipse during totality as seen from outside Crowheart, Wyoming; the photograph uses exposure bracketing to show both the Sun's corona and the surface features of the new moon itself, illuminated by earthshine.
A few solar prominences are visible around the lunar limb.
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On this day in 1858, the first of the well-attended debates for the Illinois Senatorial seat was held.
The Lincoln–Douglas debates (also known as The Great Debates of 1858) were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party candidate for the Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate.
The debates previewed the issues that Lincoln later faced after his victory in the 1860 presidential election. Illinois was a free state, and the main issue discussed in all seven debates was slavery in the United States.
While Lincoln lost the election, the press coverage of the debates and their subsequent publication made Lincoln a viable candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1860.
He won. And then…
A tip o' the hat (U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 1924
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Acknowledgements
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Thanks to David M for his thoughts on a meeting with a dear friend of mine.
And to Howard D for help with editing the posted chuckle and with hints for the videos.
And to the Microsoft team at the Prudential Center for their unflagging availability to help with a constant flow of technological problems.
Always thanks to Wikipedia, the Lead and the Thumbnail sections of the Blog very often shaped from stories taken from that amazing website. They are truly worthy of public support.
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Good Morning on this Thursday, the twenty-second day of August, 2019
I had my special eclipse glasses.
The event was awe-inspiring.
And now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your love.