(George Bernard shaw)

I like this title because it seems to say that self-improvement is not an accident.

It is the result of a deliberate decision.

You have the intellect to create the person you could be.

Do you have the willpower to re-create yourself?

I think many people are not happy with their life.

Yet, there is hope that we can be the person we want to be.

As the old saying goes,”If you can believe it, you can achieve it!

GO FOR IT!

If not today, when?

If you’re a PASTA LOVER like me, today’s blog is GOOD NEWS

The United States Commerce Department is poised to significantly reduce the tariffs set to take effect on over a dozen Italian pasta makers’ products later this year.

Most products from the European Union are already subject to tariffs of at least 15%. The pasta-specific tariffs, initially proposed in October at 92%, would have subject Italian pasta to a total rate of 107%. The newly announced rates would put the levies between 24% and 29%.

The final rates, set to be announced on March 12 the Commerce Department said in a post-preliminary report published Wednesday, stem from an investigation some producers sold pasta at unfairly low prices. The decision to recommend lower rates before then results from an “evaluation of additional comments received following a preliminary determination,” a Commerce official told CNN.

“Italian pasta makers have addressed many of Commerce’s concerns raised in the preliminary determination, and reflects Commerce’s commitment to a fair, transparent process,” the official added.

A RAVE is a large, high-energy dance party centered around electronic dance music.

It is an intense audiovisual experience with lasers, colorful projections, fog and deep bass.

It focuses on self-expression, community and ideals like Peace, Love, Unity and Respect.

Source: AI

Yep, The party’s over.

I hope it was worth it bcause there are bills to pay!

And there is an uncertain future.

But, you CAN take charge of your situation!

Make a list of your January payments and the total amount owed on each obligation.

How much cash is available today and will be coming this month?

If you won’t have sufficient cash for all obligations, can any be postponed w/o affecting your credit report?

Some obligations may have a large payment, but a small balance due.

Perhaps that balance due should be paid off.

Maybe you should take out a loan to consolidate two large payments into one lower payment.

I’m offering some thought starters that, hopefully, may be helpful.

The look on her face is what I want for you this year!

PEACE!

AND may you receive LOVE and KINDNESS!

Tom

Mailboxes have been removed from all around Denmark. 

Beside the railroad tracks of Copenhagen’s stands a red-brick building with an ornate façade and a copper-clad cupola still turning green over time.

When it opened in 1912 as the Central Post Building, its grandeur echoed the booming postal and telegraph services that crisscrossed Denmark.

A little over a century later and that building, now a luxury hotel, presides over a city, and a country, where the postal service no longer delivers letters. (CNN)

WOW! Times are changing!

A core value is a fundamental belief that YOU WILL NOT COMPROMISE!

Another way to say it is, “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”

If you don’t have at least one core value, you don’t have a compass to guide you.

And you might flounder when making important decisions.

One of my core values is I can’t, I won’t lie.

How about you?

What are your core values?

I consulted an AI overview which gave the following facts:

The biggest category is ECONOMIC CONCERNS including

INFLATION, HEALTHCARE COSTS, NATIONAL DEBT and INCOME INEQUALITY.

The next category is POLITICAL DIVISIONS including CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY

anvd GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION.

Other issues are PUBLIC HEALTH, CLIMATE CHANGE, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, CYBER SECURITY,

and SOCIAL INEQUALITY.

Qute a list!

Next year may mark a turning point for the US housing market.

High borrowing costs and soaring prices have locked many Americans out of homeownership.

However, economists say conditions may begin to shift in 2026.

Next year, economists are optimistic about the housing market.

Many anticipate that RISING INCOMES MAY START TO OUTPACE HOME PRICES, making homes more affordable for many Americans. (CNN)

Hooray! Some good news for a change!

Anyone with children – or perhaps a kidult themselves – knows what a Squishmallow is.

It is a resemblance of Warren Buffett and sells for up to $450.

The egg-shaped plushies took the toy world by storm and is also part of Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio.

It joined through an indirect line of corporate takeovers, after Berkshire Hathaway acquired Alleghany in 2022, the parent company of Squishmallow-maker Jazwares.

His wisdom will be missed on the world stage.