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Mel Interesting you mention this, because I've been doing this since my 20s....lol. I've literally INVENTED jobs for myself in many workplaces. I "made up" the position I have right now....lol. The facility got a new manager from Germany a couple years ago and most new facility managers and presidents want to make a name for themselves by starting everything all over again new. I took advantage of this knowledge by whipping up a proposal selling him one of my ideas to start a new position (that naturally paid more and involved less physical work than the one I formerly had....😉..lol) in the company. Not only did he accept it as a great idea but he decided to build an entirely new department on it and hired more people to fill that department. My idea helped many other people find employment. I can produce nearly a dozen examples of this. People don't understand the sheer power and glory that comes from simply thinking outside of the box.

Don't let anyone tell you "writing and reading" doesn't pay. My gigs all required me to write, read, research, report, prepare corporate communication and integrated marketing communication strategies, manage brands, and produce consumer-facing journalism. At LaSalle Bank, ABN AMRO, the bank's parent company, wanted them to implement a sustainability program, so they hired me to build the project. I worked as a project specialist in civic and community development dept at LaSalle Bank. It was a very high-profile gig. - I wrote speeches for the CEO when he had to speak to nonprofit groups in Chicago; I prepared and produced PSAs for the Chicago Foundation for Women. It was a lot of outreach and planning. Best job ever, and I met Michelle Obama at the CFW luncheon. But here's the key to manifesting your dream position. In short, when considering employment, you don't apply for jobs; instead, you provide solutions to business problems. I did my homework and pitched solutions. BUT you also need to fit some unwritten role and requirement. I didn't find out what that was until later. (And I don't want to say what that thing is, but it's not race or gender-related) After United emerged from bankruptcy, it expanded its customer profile. This new business model meant they needed flight attendants who were fluent in communicating with all levels of the flying public. From Corporate CEOS to Government Officials to the occasional family on vacation, they wanted to cater to these groups. - So folks in my flight attendant class came from various backgrounds, including burnt-out lawyers, healthcare professionals, actors, even a retired judge - and me, a lovelorn, heartbroken novelist whose book was quickly dropping in rank on the am*zon list. I needed to get away!

Mel I wonder if that's why Caesar created January 1 New Year - many businesses now end their fiscal year in December - Hmm. Europeans did that for the same reason they established a 12 month calendar instead of the 13 month calendar that was practiced by the ancient world since time immemorial. To throw the masses of people off and confuse them. Those in power have their own secret calendars and holy/i-days that are far more accurate and effective. I remember working for LaSalle Bank and we had a lot of extra cash to donate because December was the end of the fiscal year. Sounds like you did a little bit of everything...lol. I remember you being a news anchorwoman. Then you were an airline stewardess, kicking it with Bill Cosby. Then an author specializing in 'hood romance novels, lol. Now I'm hearing about you working in a bank and passing out the cash. I believe I asked you years ago how you became so successful and you said you "manifested" it. You're going to have to teach me some of those manifestation techniques....LOL. Oh snap the U.S. Government which is now 38.5 trillion dollars in debt fiscal year ends Sept 30. They start their new fiscal year during time period when the hours of sun light are decreasing instead of increasing, and they wonder why they are perpetually in debt...lol.

OMG! It is clearly obvious that this woman turned her wheel sharply to the right and was in no way trying to run over that ICE agent! She had just returned after dropping her six year old child off to school. I am wondering if these ICE agents stalk her because she was a lesbian because it seems ridiculous for them to go up to her car like that when she is not even an illegal immigrant. This is a complete shocking tragedy and in broad daylight. After he shot her three times, he said "F3cking B3tch". She had three little children that depended on her and now, they will be traumatized. Poor little babies. Rep Jazmin Crockett Broke down when speaking about the murder of this woman. May She RIP--Renee Nicole Good. RIP Renee Nicole Good

No it Was 2025. Although I'm a Luddite when it comes to AI. But then i thought Star Wars would be a flop until I saw it.

If you're operating with Windows 11, just put AALBC at the top of the list in your FAVORITES bar (the little star icon at the top of your page...lol) That way you don't have to scroll down through all of those right wing MAGA websites and podcast channels, and you can visit us directly!

They are, however most people don't know anything about them. They are just learning. And even most of the people who DO know, don't understand the SPIRITUAL importance of these yearly time periods and why they were observed in the first place. The wise elites who replaced them with the current ritualistic religious holidays understood and still use them for THEIR own empowerment...lol. This is one of the main reasons the fiscal year doesn't end in December but in September (Autumn Solstice)

A while back i caught AI making up quotes and facts. We had a long back amd forth about this. One of the statement it made was, it Was more important to be supportive and amiable than factual. It was very flattering telling me i had found one of its limitations.

Sista @Mel Hopkins...excellent observation. Humans having that ability is part of what makes life worth living.😎

I was referring to the employment eligible population. The same number of people used to generate unemployment statistics. Obviously, there are millions of people who cannot work for one reason or another.🙄😎

Mel I never was too keen about celebrating the New Year in the middle of winter anyway....lol. It didn't make a lot of sense. Especially in Michigan with all that snow on the ground and it getting dark at 5pm...lol. It made MORE sense to me that the New Year would start in the Spring Time when nature was waking back up and things were coming back to life. That feeling was only confirmed when later on I found out that for most of human history the New Year WAS celebrated in the Spring. Right around March or April. This is the real history of Easter before Christianity.