“If something needs fixing, lace up your shoes and do some organizing.” – President Obama

“I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours.”
– President Obama

“The scrappy kid from Scranton who became Delaware’s favorite son.” – President Obama

9 players works best on a baseball field — not on a news panel.

Harriet exploring on the shores of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Photo: Christopher Pollard

In almost every year since the 1960s, health care spending has grown at least as fast as the overall economy, and often much faster. Strange as it may sound, how we care for our pets offers some answers.

Source: How Emotion Over Pet Care Helps Explain Human Health Spending – The New York Times

This is Eurasia Group’s annual forecast of the political risks that are most likely to play out over the course of the year. This year’s 2017 report indicates that we’ve reached a G-Zero world-a world with no global leaders.

Source: Eurasia Group | Top Risks 2017: The Geopolitical Recession

Best wishes to you and yours for an outstanding & healthy 2017.

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.”
― T.S. Eliot

Go forth and kick some ass, take names, get shit done, try something new, be passionate and make this New Year yours – peacefully and with class of course.