My grain of salt
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Leadership
Nowadays, with the elections around the corner, leadership (or
the lack thereof) is a word which has been freely tossed back
and forth between the Republicans and the Democrats.
But leadership doesn’t only apply to politics. It encompasses
just about every facet of our lives.
First of all, what is a leader? The Mirriam-Webster
dictionary says that it is “a party member chosen to manage
party activities in a legislative body”.
All right, but what is a good leader?
In my opinion, it is a person who leads by consensus and by
example. It is a person who wouldn’t ask others to do something
that he/she wouldn’t personally do. It is also a person
who would listen to others and can be persuaded to change his/her
mind if a consensus (contrary to his/her beliefs) is reached.
And such a person in my opinion is Christine
Cragg, our club
president. I have known Christine for over 3 years now, and my
admiration for her has not dwindled but increased. Because you
have to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar!
Christine has been involved in every crusade, in every fight,
in every task which would benefit our club. When few people volunteer
to clean up our field, she is there, when we need somebody to
represent and speak for our club, she is there, when paperwork
needs to be done, she is there, when petition signatures need
to be collected, she is there, when purchases need to be done,
she is there. She is always “sur la brèche”.
And besides club activities, she is also involved in functions
too numerous to mention. I have often told her to slow down,
but she won’t have any of this.
She also has as we say in French “le cœur
sur la main”, wearing her heart on her sleeves. She is
very emotional and can cry at the drop of a hat, but it denotes
a good heart. She is my mind, somebody who would like animals
and anybody who likes animals has the heart in the right place.
It is for all those reasons, and also for the fact that we seldom
have the audacity to praise somebody publicly, that I felt compelled
to write this little piece.
Here is to you Christine! Na sdarovia! In my book, you are tops!
Alain Efron
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On a different note.
What Andy Rooney thinks
Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart,
well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy
relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some
22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize.
For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk
for free?” here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against
marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just
to get a little sausage!
Submitted by Sabine Mattei
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