Are we still the good guys?
There is an acid test we apply when making decisions at work: “How would I feel about describing this from a witness stand?” It’s not that we ever expect to be on a witness stand, it’s just a good reminder that when making difficult decisions we should never let self-interest or shortcuts get in the way of our ethics. Do the right thing. Only act in ways that would make us proud to recount.
I find myself wondering, shouldn’t the same consideration apply to foreign policy; to our conduct on the world stage? With reports of the recent abandonment of our partners-in-war Kurdish allies, extortion of a foreign government, and now the assassination of a foreign leader, there is reason for concern. Would we as a country survive the witness-stand test; not by spinning the facts or presenting partial truths, but from an honest accounting of the facts known and decisions made? Are we still the good guys?
Hey brother Tom
I was out for a walk and look what I stumbled across.
It looks just like it did when you left. You must have gotten it just right before you sold it.
Speaking of selling, there are several other houses for sale in the neighborhood.
The big one on the corner lot is for sale.
For a cool 377K.
The one next to it is for sale too.
As are others of your neighbors.
A trend?
Henry and Jesse
I want to buy an electric car
…to support the transition to renewable fuel and less carbon emissions. But if I make the switch now, trade in the Mazda and replace it, it will be like updating to a new computer at work every three years. The old computer (Mazda) isn’t worn out, the technology just falls behind.
The Mazda is a 2014 but it’s still like-new. It’s only got 20,000 miles on it! The problem is, there are so many missing safety features now. There is no back-up camera (I can barely back up a car now with no rear-view camera), no side-approaching car alarm in reverse to warn of cars or people in parking lots, the cruise control isn’t adaptive, there is no collision avoidance safety-feature. It’s just a nice peppy little fuel-efficient car that gets 40mpg!