Jack’s Winning Words 12/18/13
“You’ve got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer.”  (Cornel West)  I don’t know about your house, but at ours the thermostat gets quite a workout…up and down. That gadget is used to make the house comfortable.  Cornel’s words say that we can be a kind of thermostat in the world around us, cooling down situations, or adding warmth when there’s a chilliness among people.  A smile and kind words might do it.    ;-)  Jack

 FROM MK IN MICHIGAN:  Thank you for touching my life every morning with your winning words. ====JACK:  Your response is a good day-starter.

 FROM LS IN MICHIGAN:  Right on - I was just talking about this subject !  Sweet your quote was right on And I practice this ====JACK:  There's a button on the thermostat marked, HOLD.  Hold that smile and those kind words.

 FROM RI IN BOSTON:  At our house we are a thermocouple...two dissimilar components that are joined together for sensing heat between them.====JACK"  The first time I heard about a thermocouple was when our furnace had a problem.  The repairman explained it to me, and it made sense.  Some "explanations" could help with family problems, too.

 AFROM PEPPERMINT MARY:  a day in a life...====JACK:  A life is made up of single days.  It's usually the people who appear in those days that make them significant.

FROM TARMART REV:  You've got my vote and attention, Jack . . . ready for a lunch at Wal-Mart and popcorn later in the afternoon at Target thermosetting!====JACK:  Fresh popcorn is a great snack, but it's even better when shared with  someone else.

 FROM BBC IN ILLINOIS:  Love Dr. West.  Used to listen to him often on the Tavis Smiley show in the afternoon on the radio; now they’ve gone on television I think so I miss the provocative conversations. ====JACK:  Provocative conversation doesn't seem to sell products, so we're left with Honey Boo Boo.

 FROM INDY GENIE:  Wow...good one. (My home thermostat gets a work out too:)====JACK:  Before thermostats, my parents would say to me, "Go down and put some more coal in the furnace, it feels cold in here."

 FROM BLAZING OAKS:  As Geo. Sanders expressed at his Syracuse U. Commencement Address :"What I  regret most in my life are failures of kindness."  In a Spouse, Friend, profession associate, etc. kindness is such an asset!! Or as Bennet Cerf  once opined: "A pat on the back, though only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, is miles  ahead in its results". Enuff said! :-)====JACK:  A pat on the back side these days can sometimes get you into a lot of trouble.

 FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  We have to be like a Michigander...our weather flexs up and down...from warm to cold to cool to heat.  If we could adjust our weather would our thermostat be at 70, 80 perhaps 65?  A thermometer does come in handy for making sure our temperature doesn't get too high.====JACK:  Goldilocks had the right idea.  She found the porridge that was just right.

 FROM DMF IN MINNESOTA:  I like this one.====JACK:  Ahhhhh!  Just right!