by Rupe | Sep 6, 2021 | Mad Musings
Two Chicago-area women say scammers bilked them out of $3,500 each by conning them over the phone and then using the Zelle mobile-payment system to withdraw money from their Bank of America accounts.
“It’s really distressing,” one of the women, Nausheen Brooks, told TV station WLS. “You save your hard-earned money to just be taken away from you.”
Source: Zelle scammers bilk bank customers out of thousands — how to avoid them [updated] | Tom’s Guide
My Comments: This is pretty serious stuff.
by Rupe | Aug 3, 2021 | Education, Mad Musings
Hey, parents who are about to drop your kid off at college for the first time. Can we talk?
As you usher your precious pearls through the archway of adulthood in the midst of a pandemic, you can either totally screw up this last milestone, or you can knock it out of the park. Let me help. My husband is the head of an undergraduate residential college at a midsized university, so I live in the same building as 200 freshmen. On move-in day, I have a front-row seat. And as a parent, I will soon be doing the big drop-off, too, so I’ve been thinking a lot about what I see.
Source: How to Drop Your New Adult Off at College | by Leslie Kleinberg Zacks | Forge
by Rupe | Jun 4, 2021 | Mentoring, Reflections
My father gave me two pieces of advice when I was very young. First, never dig a pile of dirt from the middle. (Shovel at the bottom, so the dirt falls into the blade.) And second, always live in a ranch-style home. (So you can still get around all of it when you’re old).
I was not raised by my father. My parents divorced when I was an infant, leaving my mother to raise four sons by herself. That’s why his advice didn’t involve anything time-consuming or with multiple steps, like how to shave or barbecue rib
Source: Why You Shouldn’t Tell Your Child to Have a Plan B | LEVEL
My Comments: Very interesting and insightful advice to parents.
by Rupe | Jun 4, 2021 | Education, Inspiration, Mentoring
JAHEIM HARRIS’ affinity for mathematics started back in basic school and continued at the Angels Primary School, where he got perfect scores in the subject throughout, and participated in numerous mathematics competitions as well as the Schools’ Challenge Quiz.
His recent outstanding performances in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations (CSEC) has earned him the number one spot in additional mathematics and physics in the region on the recently released CSEC merit list.
Source: St Jago’s Jaheim Harris is Caribbean’s No. 1 in add math, physics | News | Jamaica Gleaner
My Comment: This young man has been a consistent performer from a very young age. I have watched him from a far grow into his potential. I think he has much more to do – so much more to accomplish.
by Rupe | Jun 1, 2021 | Military-Political, Social-Race Issues
For Stephanie Davis, who grew up with little, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal treatment. She joined the service in 1988 after finishing high school in Thomasville, Georgia, a small town said to be named for a soldier who fought in the War of 1812.
Over the course of decades, she steadily advanced, becoming a flight surgeon, commander of flight medicine at Fairchild Air Force Base and, eventually, a lieutenant colonel
Source: Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military
My Comments:
This article is right on point. I can attest to that. lived it.
