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NutmegCT

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Wishing everyone nine days of light, joy, and happiness in this increasingly dark time.

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And ... sharing of lots of jelly donuts and potato pancakes!
Tom M.
 
It’s the thought…. Thank you NutmegCT
 
Elliot - you are very welcome. And I send the same thought to all who see madness, ego, and selfishness spreading wildly across the Earth.
TM
 
Time of the year when I remember one of my oldest friends from my college days, he passed from cancer back in 2020 and I'll always miss being about to just ask how things were going and the family. He was Jewish and a great friend.
 
NutmegCT said:
Elliot - you are very welcome. And I send the same thought to all who see madness, ego, and selfishness spreading wildly across the Earth.
TM
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Hard to see the light with all the horrible news yesterday and this morning.
I have been working on a scholarship, promoting non-violent conflict resolution at the local community college.
Now, I'm feeling it's too little, too late.
 
Steve - we can't predict the future. But if my grand kids someday ask, What did grampa do back then, I'd rather they hear "he never stopped trying" than "he just gave up".

TM
PS - I started a community college scholarship myself, and it's really helping the kids who have a positive goal. One is now headed to Oxford to study international social programs which help people - not "institutions". I will never just shake my head and say "Thoughts and Prayers". I do something.
 
NutmegCT said:
Steve - we can't predict the future. But if my grand kids someday ask, What did grampa do back then, I'd rather they hear "he never stopped trying" than "he just gave up".

TM
PS - I started a community college scholarship myself, and it's really helping the kids who have a positive goal. One is now headed to Oxford to study international social programs which help people - not "institutions". I will never just shake my head and say "Thoughts and Prayers". I do something.
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Thanks for the encouragement.
Our scholarship fund is already in the works, so that's a done deal.
We are just waiting for the final wording and approval from the chancellor.
This is the first time I have done something positive on a larger scale.
Up until now, I just complained and whined about the violence.
What in the world could compel someone to kill Rob Reiner and his wife?
 
Good on you for taking action.

In an hour or so I'll start a (private) conversation with you on "things".

TM
 
I also set up a scholarship and it seemed to take forever to finalize. Stick with it, it is he kind of thing that the world needs more of today. I spent 40 years as a university professor and I am very sad to see the current situation at many colleges these days. I am a believer that universities should be open to everyone and they should be where people who disagree can talk instead of rioting.
 
DocDup1 said:
I also set up a scholarship and it seemed to take forever to finalize. Stick with it, it is he kind of thing that the world needs more of today. I spent 40 years as a university professor and I am very sad to see the current situation at many colleges these days. I am a believer that universities should be open to everyone and they should be where people who disagree can talk instead of rioting.
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Our scholarship took only a couple of weeks to start.
We are just waiting for the chancellor to approve or edit.
My neighbors and friends also want to build the fund.
 
I knew a guy in California who died & left his estate to a local College.
I would rather see money go to help people who are trying but can't pay
their bills,mortgage,etc. I'm not sure just how you'd go about that,& would
be best to do anonymously.
 
I was on both sides of the scholarship process. In addition to starting my own, I served on a committee that reviewed new scholarships, not at the same time of course. At the university where I worked, there were a lot of rules designed to protect the integrity of our programs. A donor can define a general audience of recipients such as students in a specific major. They can not select individuals to receive the money or the people who make the final selection. There are a lot of similar restrictions all designed to prevent someone from basically controlling the academic direction of the university. Sadly, it seems that some schools have allowed this policy to go away in the interest of attracting new donors.
 
Mortal man cannot seem to help but be violent. Only God can sort this out. I will say no more on that. ...J.D.
 
Wire-Wheels said:
Mortal man cannot seem to help but be violent.
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I know, I'm trying to buck 200,000 years of humanity.
But where would we be if we didn't try.
When I was a kid, I was always violent, because I was treated violently.
 
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