Paris ((CNN)

Five years after the flames roared and the world held its breath, Notre Dame cathedral is coming back to life.

“It’s a wonder. Even for us who are very often in the cathedral, it doesn’t get old, it gets more beautiful every day,” Philippe Jost, the head of the effort to rebuild Notre Dame, said in November.

“There’s a Sistine Chapel effect,” he said of returning to the beloved landmark, with something to see and discover wherever you look.

With the cathedral set to open to the public on December 8, even today, the cause of the catastrophic fire that blazed through the monument on April 15, 2019, remains a mystery, though investigators believe it was accidental.

Before the Detroit Lions game vs. the Chicago Bears, the son of one of the Lions reserve players gave his dad some advice.

12 year old AI Quadin Muhammad Jr. told his dad, a reserve Lions line backer, to not waste the opportunity if he gets in the game.

After the game, dad told the Free Press reporter his son gave him a whole speech that he had taught his son years ago.

Dad said, “It’s crazy because you instill certain things in your kids and it comes back at you years later.”

Luckily, dad took his son’s advice and made a big tackle near the end of the game.

(Detroit Free Press)

…MY SPOUSE!

Yes, my spouse1

Do you remember, “For better or for worse?”

After the vows are exchanged, reality begins.

Things aren’t exactly as we thought they would be.

Somethings are bettter, somethings worse.

And how does your spouse deal with the unexpected?

And are you always “ALL IN” with support?

So, it begins as a promised partnership.

Well is it?

My wife once told me it’s not 50-50.

Each partner must give in 60% of the time. With “wiggle room” the partnership continues on.

Today is Thanksgiving. Make everyday Thanksgiving for your spouse!

If not today, when?

Let’s talk about what it takes for the REAL HEROES to create Thanksgiving!

First, the HERO has to review who’s coming for the great dinner.

What food restrictions do they bring?

What limitations do they put on the HERO’S shopping list?

How big a turkey or turkeys must be purchased?

Once purchased and carried home, which foods can be prepared in advance?

Does the HERO have enough china and silverware?

What amount of hand chopping will be required?

Are there enough serving dishes, chairs and table clothes?

Can the schedule of cooking various items be co-ordinated properly?

God bless the HERO!

An important question.

A major accomplishment of a loved one?

A good medical report on a worrisome health issue?

A positive financial outcome?

Day-to-day happiness as a result of a compatible marriage or partnership?

These are just a few of the events that can bring us happiness.

I think it’s heathy to know and trigger your happiness buttons regularly!

If not today, when?

Europe could soon be welcoming a wave of well-heeled Americans, as Democratic voters facing the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency eye refuges abroad.

Interest in so-called “golden visas” has skyrocketed among US citizens since the election, according to consultants that help the wealthy migrate.

Golden visas allow people to effectively buy foreign citizenship or residence through sizable investments, including in real estate, government bonds or startups.

Henley & Partners, which claims to have invented the concept of citizenship-by-investment in the 1990s, said inquiries by US nationals via its website spiked almost 400% the week of the election compared with the prior week.

Many of these individuals don’t plan on permanently relocating to a new country, however. “The main focus for most Americans is just having the optionality… like an insurance policy,” said Dominic Volek, head of private clients at Henley & Partners. (CNN, London)

The wealthy among us always have more options!

They feel that their lives never change regardless of who wins.

They think elections are for the elitists in society.

Not one of the candidates were asked how their policies would affect poor and low wage people dying every day

The official United States minimum wage has not increased in 15 years.

It remains $7.25 per hour.

The great irony is that low wage earners perform jobs that keep our economy going!

We cannot afford to leave anyone beind.

Nope, you can’t leave home without it!

We just completed a two week vacation to Florida by car, with our dog.

It took 2 days to drive there and 2 days to return.

We used some great navigational software called Waze.

If you ever have to leave the route, it doesn’t bawl you out.

It forgives you and provides the steps to take to get back on the main route.

It has a voice and a great map that appears on your car’s screen.

It tells you if there is a police car ahead. (I don’t think it is supposed to do that!)

If there is an accident ahead, it will reroute you.

We stayed overnight in Nashville.

The software instructed us on how get to our hotel.

Don’t leave home without it.

Not today. Not ever!

BTW One spouse driving and other navigating can give the marriage a test.

ADVICE: What is said in the car stays in the car!

It begins at the crawling stage.

“No” must always mean “No!”

Discipline as well as praise must be consistent.

It’s the main principle of leadership.

The crawling stage gives the child mobility for the first time.

There are many temptations such as lamp chords, dog dishes, plants and so many others.

The child must understand some things are OK and others are not.

The learning process must begin at this stage so that at the teenager stage, “No” still means “No!”

Parenting is difficult but easier if discipline is consistent all the way and everyone knows what to expect.

Yep, a René Magritte painting depicting an eerily lit streetscape sold for more than $121 million at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday –– surpassing its $95 million estimate and smashing the auction record for the Surrealist artist’s work.

As one of the largest paintings in a succession of 27 works all titled “L’empire des lumières” (“The Empire of Light”), the 1954 canvas is well known among 20th century art experts for its scale, pristine condition and subtle details.

The auction house described the artwork as the “crown jewel” of its former owner, the late American interior designer Mica Ertegun’s, collection –– part of which went on sale Tuesday. (CNN)

Thought you’d want to know!