“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) E.R. would have made a great President, but she was born when women weren’t even permitted to vote. So, she used her talents in other ways… being a social worker in the slums… helping care for wounded soldiers… working to end racial discrimination… helping to form the State of Israel and the United Nations. Don’t be discouraged by, NO! ;-) Jack
FROM TARMART REV: Yes! I will not be discouraged by "No!".====JACK: When do you say YES instead of NO, and when do you say NO instead of Yes?====REV: Let's see now, that's somewhat a YES and NO answer isn't it!?!? . . . "Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned!" (James 5:12). I do know that there have been times in the past when I said one or the other and realized it would have been better to have used the other response instead . . . however, I have chosen to NOT remember those times.====JACK: It was a good day when God invented "Grace!"
FROM TRIHARDER: Think how ridiculously fictional Dick Tracey's wrist phone seemed.
Hand held computers; talking to computers that then responded.====JACK: In today's news... it's the driverless automobile with no steering wheel, brake pedal, or gas pedal. Are you ready to ride in one?
FROM CZB IN COLORADO: Love Eleanor. So strong. And here's to another strong woman who died yesterday. "Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God." Maya Angelou.====JACK: In fact, this morning's Free Press has a full page story about Maya and her death, along with several quotes of hers. I'm in the process of choosing which to use.====CZB: I know so many good ones to choose from! I want to read her book- caged bird... I just listened to an old interview of her on NPR. She certainly has an exceptional presence.====JACK: She wrote to her daughter: "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." Isn't that great advice?
FROM PLAIN FOLKS CHESTER: Too bad Frank didn't appreciate her. A real lady.====JACK: We never know what goes on behind closed doors, but it does appear that they had a complicated relationship and seemed to be able to work it out. Sometimes, we do what we have to do.
FROM BB IN ILLINOIS: I had no idea; thanks for the inspiration.====JACK: There's a lot of new stuff in history, if you look for it.
FROM BLAZING OAKS: What a phenomenal woman Eleanor was! I've read two autobiographies of her, but the best insights were from Dorothy Kearn Goodwin's book NO ORDINARY TIME, about both Franklin and Eleanor (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history). fascinating read, monumental research, etc. it brings out that one of her accomplishments was getting the black sailors in the Navy during WWII, to be assigned something other than kitchen or Latrine duty, and seeing that some had the opportunity to become officers! She had a significant influence on her husband; He greatly respected her work and opinions, but she would never allow him into her bedroom again after his affair was discovered. (And he tried...!) She's the one who said "Hope is the most important word in the English language". She'd have been an effective Pres., tho controversial, of course! I taught Maya Angelou's book I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS to my 8th grade Lit. students. They were fascinated; (Some parents felt it was too mature for them...) Just last year one of my former 8th graders wrote that she had met and shaken hands with her idol, Maya Angelou in Indianapolis where she spoke at a Seminar;, and she thanked me for introducing her to Maya many years ago! She, like me, had read all of her books since then. Multi-talented lady in a time when African Americans really had to prove themselves, to be noticed ! Her death is a real loss! ====JACK: It's an effective teacher who has a student come back in later life and say, "Thank you." BTW, your comment about her death being a real loss reminds me of "No man is an island." Some teacher (lost in memory) taught me to appreciate poetic thoughts like that.
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