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The Understandably Community * * * Join Us WE’VE SENT YOUR REQUEST! IF A HOST APPROVES YOUR REQUEST, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ADDED TO THE NETWORK. Sign In Start Here Understandably Daily Newsletter SEE MORE Newsletter Links (New) Newsletter Links (Old) Understandably Daily Newsletter Join Us WE’VE SENT YOUR REQUEST! IF A HOST APPROVES YOUR REQUEST, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ADDED TO THE SPACE. Feed Discovery Events More Showing... Showing Everything Sorted By Newest * Everything * From Your Hosts * Near You * Unanswered * Questions and Polls * Articles * Events * Quick Posts * Pete Tompkins commented on this 1h ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host Happy St. Patrick's Day ... er, Week! Let's use this thread for comments from 3/17 through 3/23. Understandably Daily Newsletter · Posted 2d ago · 1 46 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 23 * Debbie Dupree 4h Member I love the reminders that we must appreciate the dignity of work and each worker. When it comes down to what matters, we are given a gift of awaking each day and having opportunities to intentionally decide to be kind and respectful and helpful to others. You absolutely do not need to be “rich” in money to make a difference in a single life. * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Deb L 1h Member comment about crime reduction - perhaps the last sentence "The downside is that we are facing a police staffing crisis that is …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Pete Tompkins 1h New Member I just don't think we really know what the inflation rate is just by listening to the government. They stand to benefit from a lower rate. Lower COLA's reduce the government expenditures or give accolades because look how much they've accomplished. What is the basis for a COLA & does it represent the goods & services a …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Jason Collom commented on this 4d ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host It's the week of March 11! Please use this thread for comments! Understandably Daily Newsletter · Updated 1w ago · 1 81 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 57 * Darrell Brotherton 5d Member RE Vending machines: investing in equipment, equipment repairs, equipment maintenance, equipment downtime, distribution costs, purchasing products, warehouse costs, monitoring sales, placing equipment, administration/accounting, managing competition - it doesn’t sound all that passive to me. * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES 0 * Rick Dowling 4d Member Yep. My back still reminds me often how non -passive vending machines are from my sailor days when we made a bunch of money from them, but humping soda cases ain’t light work. * 1 * * · Reply MORE REPLIES * Melissa Hunter 5d Member Got no stories but have read all of the books you listed. Even own a few of them. Good reads. * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Jason Collom 4d New Member As a business owner, I can see all of Edward's points as being valid. Clearly, his delivery leaves something to be desired. I would say he was probably an effective and efficient boss who valued his time. His ideas could still be implemented and even built upon, although, in a more emotionally intelligent manner. Either way having been on both sides of the workforce spectrum it gave me a chuckle while, also feeling sympathy …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Susan M Postmus cheered this 2w ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host Another week ... Feb 26 through March 1! Thanks for being here, and I'll see you in the comments. Understandably Daily Newsletter · Posted 3w ago · 5 35 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 22 * Jeb Hoge 2w Member Loved the Holiday Inn Express story. And you can't teach that kind of heart and creativity. It's something you get if you're lucky with your hires and you've got the kind of workplace culture that encourages positive humanity and appreciates a bit of whimsy. * 2 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES 0 * Darrell Brotherton 2w Member It is actually a customer service phenomena that has been discussed for perhaps the past 25 years or more in various training sessions. There is a story about staff at a Disney property who did something similar. The customer service notion is that these actions create the s …more * 1 * * · Reply MORE REPLIES * Pamela Peterson 2w Member When my oldest son (now 28) was in 2nd grade, he came home from school and had to make a Flat Stanley and send him on an adventure. Most of the kids sent their Flat Stanley to someone living local, but he really wanted to send his guy to visit my cousin who lives in Skwetna, AK …more * 3 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES 0 * Rick Dowling 2w Member I’ve no idea what a flat Stanley is but what a great story this is! * * * · Reply MORE REPLIES * Basset Lover 2w Member What an adorable story! Must be a great place to work! Go Holiday Inn Express! Thanks for sharing all your great stories with the world!! * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Sarah Wall commented on this 1mo ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host New week! President's Day is today (well, in 3 hours as I write this). I also have some big improvement plans coming up, hopefully I can share more details this week in advance of a launch in March.…continue Understandably Daily Newsletter · Posted 1mo ago · 3 21 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 12 * Toby Harnden 1mo Member Cassie Sharpe seems admirable but, also, well, annoying (maybe it’s especially the running for governor at high school). From the outside, it appears that she’s motivated by collecting experiences that are externally impressive rather than personally fulfilling. * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Leslie Faulkner 1mo Member Surrender is my favorite book of the year and I am not a huge U2 fan. I suggest listening to it vs reading it as Bono narrates and there are lots of musical and sound effect snippets. * 2 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Sarah Wall 1mo Member After the AL Supreme Court ruling and now reading about this cluster eff in GA, I’m wondering how long it’s going to take the ocean to rise and sweep the ignorance out of ou …more * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Kim Duke commented on this 1mo ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host It's another new week! This will be the comments thread for Feb 12 through Feb 16. Don't forget that we have Valentine's Day in the middle of it (that's me, saving marriages and relationships 1 at a…continue Understandably Daily Newsletter · Posted 1mo ago · 5 21 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 13 * D B 1mo Member Regarding Warren Buffett, I wonder how many CEOs today would consider the well-being of their employees and their communities before making a logical financial decision. * 2 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES 0 * Darrell Brotherton 1mo Member None. * * * · Reply MORE REPLIES * Rick Dowling 1mo Member Hmmm…what I read from other sources regarding the "destabilizing foreign military capability" was Russia’s progress towards achieving the ability to take out satellites such as Starlink’s and others like that. * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES 1 * Rick Dowling 1mo Member Yep. Therefore the concern. * 1 * * · Reply MORE REPLIES * Kim Duke 1mo Member I think that Warren Buffet is a dying breed in this day and age! I thought it was very kind and thoughtful of him to keep those jobs for the people that didn’t really have any other options (or at least not good ones) * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Bonnie Marshall commented on this 1w ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host Hi. Let's use this thread for comments on March 1, 2024. Thanks! Understandably Daily Newsletter · Updated 2w ago · 3 94 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 70 * Melinda Meek 2w Member I need to hear more about this Wonka story. * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Sarah Wall 1w Member One question; who takes $100.00 bills to a yard(or tag)sale? That’s the last place you want people to know you have a lot o …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Bonnie Marshall 1w Member On warming, we had a balmy February followed by more snow in these first March days than I can remember for a long time. Hmmm.As it happens, our son and daughter-in-law are 34 and 33 years old. They ha …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Pat Barnes commented on this 1mo ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host New comments thread for the week of Jan 29-Feb 2. We have some good ones this week, hope to see you here! Understandably Daily Newsletter · Posted 1mo ago · 2 34 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 19 * Sandy Brewster 1mo Member A Time to Kill is one of my all time favorites! * 2 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Sarah Wall 1mo Member I used to read his books as soon as I could buy each new one but somehow, I fell out of love with them. I love legal novels and The Firm kept me on the edge of my chair until the end as did the movie but somehow, they just began to ‘taste’ the same; like college cafeteria food so I moved on. I’m rereading some of my older books now as much to distract from all the bad news as much as anything. That really freaky sick stor …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES 0 * Pat Barnes 1mo Member You’re spot on the parenting responsibility. Appointing the corporate world to censor us isn’t a good idea and will stifle innovation. We’re better now than we ever have been, though. Resets are common in history but history is how we know we’re moving forward. So if you want to know whether we’re worse now or not there are many source …more * * * · Reply MORE REPLIES * Sarah Wall 1mo Member When I first read the story about that 15 year old child, his obvious mental health struggles and his parents, my first thought was why weren’t(the parents)charged with premeditated murder or at the very least second degree. What warped monsters. I felt sorry for their boy. * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Laura Anderson commented on this 1mo ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host New comment thread for the week of Jan 22-26! Please use this thread, thanks for being here! Understandably Daily Newsletter · Posted 1mo ago · 4 47 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 39 * Sarah Wall 1mo Member Never got into Wordle but it’s a good thing to use to keep the mind elastic, so to speak. I’m too busy reading newsletters and trying to craft verbally significant responses where necessary. Add trying to learn a second language into the mix and I find I have very little day left to do some recreational …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Patricia Dixon 1mo Member I’m enjoying Wordle and glad it limits me to one game a day. It’s the main reason I subscribed to the NYT e-edition. I’m glad to know I’m helping save journalism while I’m at it. * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Laura Anderson 1mo Member I have played Wordle for 3 years straight and haven’t missed a day. I also subscribe and play connections as well. My husband and I sit down and drink coffee and play Wordle, Phoodle, Quordle, Sequence and Connections every morning. It takes us between 5 …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Sarah Wall commented on this 1mo ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host Comments thread for the week of January 15-19! Let's use this one. We have some good subjects this week: a newsletter about Martin Luther King Jr., a newsletter on how to mess up your kids, and more.…continue Understandably Daily Newsletter · Updated 2mo ago · 5 25 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 12 * Karen Chin 2mo Member Today’s Friday issue was great! I took the time to delve into all of the articles … Yes. Cell (smart) phones are certainly a bane in our society - a true love/hate relationship. The article about the audiophile - that punctuates the maxim that we can’t take it with us when we die. It was a wonderful ending re: Ms Chaartes burial. Personally, I have no real feelings re: secret societies (Yale). Although it sounds as if the “Brother …more * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES 0 * Sarah Wall 1mo Member I can only imagine. So glad I don’t have to put up with any of that any longer. * * * · Reply MORE REPLIES * Rick Dowling 1mo Member Interesting idea on the phones in school. He wrote on his phone. * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Sarah Wall 1mo Member Golly Bill. You hit the jackpot with these stories today. Am looking forward to making all of these my weekend reading when I can really dive in and enjoy each one without feeling the need to slice and dice my day into “ok, what am I going to read to …more * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment * Bahar Moozoun cheered this 2mo ago Bill Murphy Jr. Host Let's use this thread for the comments for the week of January 7. This week, I think I'll be writing about: (a) Taylor Swift, (b) a phenomenon known as "resume washing," (c) what smoking apparently…continue Understandably Daily Newsletter · Posted 2mo ago · 2 43 PREVIOUS COMMENTS 23 * Rick Dowling 2mo Member “Massachusetts is rated the best state in the U.S. in which to raise a family” Really? I spent a couple years there growing up and also spent time in more than 12 others. Didn’t notice the “family raising” changing any during or between locations. * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES 0 * Darrell Brotherton 2mo Member I agree. I think these “best places to…” articles are often silly. * * * · Reply MORE REPLIES * Darrell Brotherton 2mo Member Re Nick Saban: according to Gallup, followers value leaders that create an environment of stability, hope, compassion and trust. The best leaders focus 60% on people (vs managers that focus 60% on operations) with most of that time on staff develo …more * 2 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Carol Ferguson 2mo Member Re Stop being funny—So overhead electric signs saying Amber Alert or “9 minutes to I-355” aren’t distracting? Or how about the ones that say “Endangered person Gray Subaru License Plate ….”. By the time I read all that, I’m in the ditch. * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS Share your thoughts... Drag photo, video or file here Cancel Comment Bill Murphy Jr. Host Understandably Daily Newsletter Happy St. Patrick's Day ... er, Week! Let's use this thread for comments from 3/17 through 3/23. Posted Sun, March 17 Be the first to cheer this * Sarah Wall PREVIOUS COMMENTS 21 * Jackson Murphy 5h New Member It strikes me as a bug in the system that Churchill and Gorbachev needed money to do help do great things while there are 2 Kardashian billionaires. * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * David Hazlett 4h Member Regarding Harry Truman's lack of wealth, when the Former President's Act was passed in 1958, it was in direct response to President Truman's situation. Before the FPA, former presidents received no pension. When the FPA was passed, there were only two living former presidents -- Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover. Hoover didn't need the money, but he accepted the pension payments so Truman would not be embarrassed. Truman w …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Debbie Dupree 4h Member I love the reminders that we must appreciate the dignity of work and each worker. When it comes down to what matters, we are given a gift of awaking each day and having opportunities to intentionally decide to be kind and respectful and helpful to others. You absolutely do not need to be “rich” in money to make a difference in a single life. * 1 * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Deb L 1h Member comment about crime reduction - perhaps the last sentence "The downside is that we are facing a police staffing crisis that is …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES * Pete Tompkins 1h New Member I just don't think we really know what the inflation rate is just by listening to the government. They stand to benefit from a lower rate. Lower COLA's reduce the government expenditures or give accolades because look how much they've accomplished. What is the basis for a COLA & does it represent the goods & services a gr …more * * * · Reply PREVIOUS REPLIES MORE REPLIES MORE COMMENTS 0 Share your thoughts... 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