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Let the Police do their Job

We pay taxes for police protection, and we should use it. I’m not trying to be snarky. In fact, every law enforcement officer I’ve ever spoken with about this agrees with me. If you see something that makes you uncomfortable for any reason, call the police and let them check it out. They’d rather do [...]

By |2019-11-10T16:05:13-05:00June 27th, 2017|Jacquelyn Lynn, Jacquelyn Lynn: My View|0 Comments

A Good Rule for Online Conversations

I confess: I indulge in gossip occasionally. But when I find myself in a conversation where other people are being discussed, I do my best to remember the rule my mother taught me: Never say anything ABOUT someone that you wouldn’t say TO them. It’s a pretty good policy to live by. Remembering it has [...]

Could Benign Neglect be the Best Government Policy?

I love plants but only the hardiest of them can survive my lack of gardening skills. A couple of recent plant-related incidents made me think we would all be a lot better off if our legislators governed the way I care for my plants. Incident 1: Orchid Cactus - photo by Jerry D Clement [...]

By |2019-11-10T15:12:15-05:00May 22nd, 2017|Jacquelyn Lynn, Jacquelyn Lynn: My View|0 Comments

Fridays and Mondays

I get a kick out of the graphics about Fridays and Mondays, especially the ones with cute pictures of animals (like the one at the top of this post featuring our Peaches during a bath). But there's an issue related to those images that makes me sad. Assuming you work a Monday-Friday work week, the [...]

By |2020-07-27T10:44:11-04:00March 25th, 2017|Jacquelyn Lynn, Jacquelyn Lynn: My View|0 Comments

Cell Phone Pictures Help Protect Kids and Elderly

Parents: Take a picture of your kids every morning. Use your cell phone’s camera to snap a picture of your kids every morning. Make it part of your standard getting-ready-for-school routine. If something should happen to your child that day (if your child gets lost, is abducted or is involved in an accident), you have an up-to-date image [...]

May I Have Your Attention, Please?

How do you handle other people who multitask when they should be focused on you? Years ago, back in the days when cell phones were the size and weight of bricks, an associate of mine suggested going to lunch. After we were seated, she pulled out her phone and placed it on the table. Within [...]

Tips for Keeping Your Resolutions – At New Year’s or Anytime You Make Them

In the interest of full disclosure, I admit: I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I make resolutions all year long—some of them I keep, some I don’t, and some get changed along the way. These tips will help you keep your resolutions, whether you’re making them at New Year’s or any other time during the [...]

Is Free Speech Dead?

It used to raise my blood pressure when I'd hear of groups trying to silence someone with whom they disagreed. That's become so commonplace I barely notice it anymore. But I should -- we all should. Setting aside the issue of our First Amendment (which too many people don't really understand), the freedom to express [...]

By |2019-11-10T15:49:56-05:00March 26th, 2016|Jacquelyn Lynn, Jacquelyn Lynn: My View|0 Comments

On Kim Davis and Other Sinners: The Past is Past

During her sermon this past Sunday, our pastor mentioned that, surprisingly, the infamous Westboro Baptist Church was not on the side of Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk of court who went to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses. (You can click here to see the sermon—it’s a meaningful message on religious favoritism.) Westboro’s reason [...]

By |2019-11-10T17:07:46-05:00September 15th, 2015|Jacquelyn Lynn, Jacquelyn Lynn: My View|0 Comments
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