Winston Churchill loved paraprosdokians, figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected. 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it. 2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it’s still on my […]
A quick message of hope to those not intimidated or give in to wrongful pressure. Truckloads of criticisms have been dumped my way by many journalism colleagues or other business associates and acquaintances over the years, but that is okay. “Come on, Jack, be part of the team,” […]
Believing in miracles, coincidences, and serendipity can be a stunning endeavor. Many people consider them a lucky break, a fluke, or happenstance. But it only takes a second, an eighth of an inch, or some other instance to stumble upon a blessing or make a difference in life. […]
When I worked in the corporate world, some of my fellow coworkers told me I reminded them of Patch Adams, from a 1998 movie they saw starring Robin Williams. Well, I went to see the film. It’s about a real doctor, Hunter D. Adams who is defined as […]
During private conversations and formal interviews with many physicians and nurses over the past year and a half, I have learned about their struggles, efforts and challenges dealing with the China Virus and pandemic. One of my go-to questions is “how does the Hippocratic oath play into all […]
A contestant in the Miss New Jersey didn’t win the pageant from the judges’ perspective, but she won the hearts and minds of patriotic Americans. Watch Justine Brooke Murray tell the judges what is really going on in America. General Mike Flynn wrote on his Telegram post that […]
The Secret to How Ritz-Carlton, H-E-B, Disney, ClubCorp and Goettl Soar JackNotes: Summaries of Wisdom Fortunately, I worked for a remarkable Texas business, H-E-B Food Drugs, from 1980 to 2010 and retired early as an executive over their facilities management organization. H-E-B invests a great deal in training […]
by Jack Dennis Dodie and I are currently in Scottsdale, AZ enjoying the birth of our grandson, Carter Lee McMeans, born on May 15, 2021. Coincidently our granddaughter, Melody Dennis was born in Texas 13 months to the day before Carter. We are so happy. My, have we […]
by Dodie Dennis “If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy Here’s how — a list of actions you can take today to seize that happiness. You don’t have to do these all at once, but you should do most (if not all) of them eventually, and […]
JackNotes In a Nutshell The Pandemic Year of 2020 taught millions of Americans about job security. After the presidential election and inauguration, the current resident of the White House immediately starting cutting jobs. Soon America was turned into a tailspin of insecurity, socialistic handouts, free rides for illegal […]
A Special Mother’s Day Story On August 12, 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing astronauts such as Buzz Aldrin, Bruce McCandless, Wally Schirra and more at a collectSpace event in San Antonio. There were other space related celebrities I talked with including James Drury (Classic TV’s The […]
According to the 2020 census, the resident population of the United States as of April 1, 2020, was 331,449,281. This represents a 7.4% increase over the population according to the 2010 census. Texas, the only state to gain more than one congressional seat, added nearly 4 million residents between […]
