Monday, April 1, 2019

Mental Health Update + Floods + a Whopper of a Decision

In March 2014, I was informed that it was in both my & Lutheran High's best interests for me to step down. [I had been on a leave of absence since Nov. 2013, due to a case of burnout.] In March 2017, I officially retired. It was an unplanned early retirement.
       Both of these milestones passed last month, & I was oblivious. In previous years I tended to experience a case of "gloomies" as I reflected on those two events. Maybe this is a sign of progress.

Floods

"The magnitude of the flood is incredible. Eight-one of our 93 counties are under emergency declarations Thousands of people were displaced from their homes. Farmers & ranchers saw their livestock & grain bins washed away. Bridges are gone. Levees along 5 river systems are destroyed. Roads are washed out.
       "Every day, across our state, we see grit & resilience. It doesn't matter whether the challenge we face is large or small, whether it's a statewide disaster or a crisis just on your own block--Nebraskans face it with courage, goodwill, & unwavering conviction that we are part of one community of neighbors & friends."  ["A Flood Reveals Nebraska's Grit," Congressman Ben Sasse, National Review Online, 3/27]

Food for Thought

"Burger King Tests Plant-Based Meat w/Impossible Whopper" [Drudge Report, 4/1]

Monday Madness

"'Cow toilets' aim to cut e-moossions." [Ditto]

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