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The Responsible Person

by Mr. Schnell Are you the responsible one? You know what I mean; the person that plans ahead, prepares, stays informed and acts prudently. Are you the “go-to-person” when a crisis strikes? Are you the reliable one? Have you also been called “paranoid” or a “know-it-all” by the IRRESPONSIBLE procrastinators that end up first inContinue reading “The Responsible Person”

“MILD” Corona Virus

by Mr. Schnell Trump is talking about “mild” corona virus infection. Is that for real?! Did he “suggest” the sick knowingly go to work? It is okay??? The Center For Disease Control recommends staying home but Nobel Prize winner wannabe Donald Dotard downplays the seriousness of this worldwide crisis using a word like “mild”? TheContinue reading ““MILD” Corona Virus”

Back In The Day

by Mr.Schnell When I first got into nursing, back in the day, I took a job at a teaching hospital somewhere deep in the Bible Belt in a place at the time that wasn’t on any map. My orienting nurse was experiencing a very hectic shift plus burdened with the task of orienting me toContinue reading “Back In The Day”

Remember When Home Meant Sanctuary? Not Any More

by Mr. Schnell How exactly does Alphabet, Google, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Amazon, YouTube, and Instagram make money? When you talk about making money these Silicon Valley tech companies are raking it in. But how exactly? A friend of mine asked me if I really wanted an answer to my question. I told him, “YES!” HeContinue reading “Remember When Home Meant Sanctuary? Not Any More”

What Is Wrong With This Picture?

by Mr. Schnell I had to fill up the other day so I pull into the nearest service station, go inside and pay for my fuel. I walk back and start filling up when a car pulls into the next stall and the driver gets out smoking a cigarette. Aware he has my undivided attention,Continue reading “What Is Wrong With This Picture?”

Not My Problem

by Mr. Schnell To Bucky kwEWE, GOP supporters and the cult: You constantly vote for the party, the candidate, and policies that pull the rug out from under the middle class. WHY IS THAT? YOU ARE MIDDLE CLASS! You’re only hurting yourselves. I stayed informed, worked long and hard, helped others, and sacrificed, sacrificed, sacrificedContinue reading “Not My Problem”

He Hasn’t Learned A Thing

by Mr. Schnell From the WordPress blog “Mock Paper Scissors” I copy and pasted from a recent post (link below) entitled: In particular this is the part I found interesting: “President Trump is expected to release a $4.8 trillion budget Monday that charts a path for a potential second term, proposing steep reductions in social-safety-netContinue reading “He Hasn’t Learned A Thing”