We can learn a lot from this little flower.

It’s both PINK & Yellow.

As you can see, the PINK & YELLOW parts get along with one another just fine.

If this little, delicate, muli-colored, flower can just GET ALONG, we can too.

You and I know someone who sows discord every day.

But, Americans have the capacity to just GET ALONG.

Like the little flower, let’s put our differences aside and just GET ALONG!

If not today, when?

There has NEVER been a time when the battle to keep families together is so fierce.

Think of your childhood.

The only people who influenced your thought was family, friends and classmates.

Not so today.

You are fighting influencers who can gain instant access to their thoughts.

Like it or not, as long as your child has access to a cell phone, YOU LOSE!

That’s why it’s vital that you know what thoughts your children are being exposed to.

In order to do this you must speak with them regularly.

All relationships today are more tenuous because of the interference of social media.

KEEP T THEM CLOSE!

I think it’s as simple as that.

Where is your focus? On you or your partner?

Many of us marry people who are quite different than ourselves.

I mention this because it’s important to know what makes your partner happy…

…it should be your first priority.

There is an old saying, “Happy wife, happy life.” It goes BOTH ways.

If our love is ‘GENUINE, it will not be difficult to know what makes our spouse happy.

For the most part, it is the little things that make our partner know they are loved.

The spouse that brings home a little treat for the other without being asked.

The spouse who cleans up the kitchen without being harrassed.

The spouse who leaves a “love” note behind for the other to find.

It is the little things, usually with no cost, that endear a spouse’s heart to you.

Kris Massey stood at a jeweler’s counter last month, hoping to sell a couple of her grandmother’s gifted pieces to possibly cover some bills.

Even though Massey, a 57-year-old nurse practitioner, makes six figures a year, her financial situation has grown untenable.

Years of fast-rising prices and a recent monthslong bout of unemployment had taken their toll.

She worked two jobs from 2012 to 2023, but a second job is not an option after extensive back surgery.

Her retirement was drained when she was out of work. (CNN)

People are really hurting financially!

We would think a nurse practitioner with a six figure income would be immune from today’s prices.

Not so!

By David Greenwald May 20, 2026

A new editorial from the The New York Times editorial board is arguing that the United States cannot solve its housing affordability crisis without dramatically increasing housing production.

This would directly challenge decades of restrictive zoning policies and anti-growth politics that have dominated many affluent coastal communities.

The editorial, published May 18 under the headline “America Needs to Build More Housing,” argues that soaring home prices are fundamentally the result of a prolonged mismatch between supply and demand.

It’s particularly true in high-opportunity metropolitan regions that failed to build enough homes over several decades. (NYT)

BTW, the highest ratio of home prices to median income is found in San Francisco!

The ratio is 12.4 times!

David M. Solomon-Chairman, Goldman Sachs

In an opinion printed in the May 24, 2026 New York Times, todays title is from Mr. Solomon.

He feels A.I. will bring a “great leap forward for society.”

Will A.I. disrupt the labor market? Absolutely!

This transition, like other big moments in history will entail new challenges.

It is especially true as A.I. separates labor from productivity in magnitudes not seen before.

But, the U.S. has a long track record of creating new jobs from disruption.

Two examples are the electrification of the 1900s to the digital revolution of the 1990s.

Mr. Solomon doesn’t see any reason this dynamic will stop now! (NYT)

Let’s hope he’s right!

The goal is to shrink the number of steps for a user to complete a search.

That includes tasks like performing a search based on a photo or switching to Google’s AI Mode before asking a follow-up question.

Searches that involve questions based on snapping a photo or circling something on a phone screen are growing 60%, year-over-year.

Searches in AI Mode, or the version of Google tailored for back-and-forth interactions, have more than doubled every quarter since they launched a year ago.

AI Mode queries are triple the length of a regular search on average (CNN)

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson seems to be the source of many valuable quotations.

Honesty is not always easy because it reveals something about you that you’d like to keep private.

A discussion of honesty is really a discussion about trust or lack thereof.

It defines your character.

I believe it is simpler to live honestly.

Then you don’t have to recall everything you’ve ever said.

According to the Federal Reserve’s January 2025 Report, 38% of graduates are underemployed.

This refers to those unable to be employed in their chosen field.

The highest underemployment rates are in Criminal Justice 67%, Performing Arts 62% and Medical Technicians 57%.

These figures indicate that more than half of these graduates are employed in jobs that don’t require a college degree.

Another issue that must be explored is the ability of graduates to be AGGRESSI VE JOB SEEKERS!

Many are not the personality type ready to compete for a diminishing number of jobs.

Also a huge problem is the student loan balance they need to payoff.

And I haven’t mentioned the impact of AI.

Tough times.

Millions of our fellow Americans are hurting these days.

Many budgets are being strained with today’s high expenses.

And it doesn’t seem they will go down soon.

40% of our fellow citizens live alone, an all time high.

It’s being called an epidemic.

The families of our military personnel are concerned about loved ones overseas.

The cost of educating children is skyrocketing.

So, you see there are needs everywhere.

Can you help in some way for someone?

If not today, when?