bharat

past Chairman @ AAHOA | Hotelier | Entrepreneur | Mentor | Investor

[Alan Wilson @AGAlanWilson]

Granny turned 101 years old today! Yesterday we celebrated with her and made more memories at her 101 Dalmatians themed birthday party. Thankful for another year together.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

On a freezing December morning in 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was reviewing budget proposals when his secretary nervously informed him that a 73-year-old woman named Mrs. Eleanor Mitchell from Abilene, Kansas—his childhood Sunday school teacher—was in the White House lobby asking to see him without an appointment, and instead of having staff politely redirect her, Eisenhower literally ran down the hallway, swept this elderly woman into a huge bear hug, and cleared his entire afternoon to have tea with her in the residence.

What makes this moment so breathtakingly beautiful is that Mrs. Mitchell had taught a scrappy young Dwight Eisenhower Bible verses every Sunday from 1907 to 1911 in a tiny church basement, making him memorize Proverbs and Psalms when he'd rather be playing baseball, and she'd written him letters throughout his military career—through both world conflicts, through his rise to Supreme Commander, through his election—always addressing him simply as 'Dwight' and reminding him that 'character matters more than rank.' Eisenhower told his staff that Mrs. Mitchell once made him apologize to the entire Sunday school class for being prideful after he'd bragged about winning a spelling bee, teaching him a humility lesson that shaped his entire leadership philosophy, and he'd never forgotten how she'd pulled him aside afterward and said, 'Dwight, you're going to do important things someday, but never let success make you forget where you came from or who helped you along the way.'

During their White House tea, Eisenhower introduced Mrs. Mitchell to every cabinet member who passed by, saying with genuine reverence, 'This woman taught me everything that matters—respect this lady,' and she gently scolded him for not attending church regularly enough, which made the most powerful man in the world laugh and promise to do better.

When Mrs. Mitchell left that evening, Eisenhower walked her personally to her taxi, kissed her cheek, and pressed an envelope into her hand containing a check for her church and a note:
‘For the place that built my foundation—thank you for seeing potential in a troublemaker farm boy. Your student always, Dwight.'

What absolutely destroys you is understanding that Eisenhower commanded armies and led nations, but he never forgot the Sunday school teacher who taught him that true strength was moral courage, proving that the greatest leaders never outgrow gratitude and that honoring the people who shaped you when nobody knew your name is the most presidential thing you can do.

[bharat @bharatpatelfl]

@Delta how about helping Delta Skymiles members at the Wheelchair assistance @tampa_airport get to there flight on time

[Jonathan Martin @JonMartinEsq]

April 1. From the Free State of Florida!

[ABC News @ABC]

Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland. https://t.co/hnkrtkdJCO

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

“Something’s gotta give…”

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

May 16, 1963. Gordon Cooper was orbiting Earth alone inside a capsule barely big enough to turn around in, moving at 17,500 miles per hour.
He had been up there for over a day.
Then the warnings started.
First a faulty sensor screaming that the ship was falling — it wasn't. He switched it off. Then something far worse: a short circuit knocked out the entire automated guidance system. The one that kept the capsule steady. The one that was supposed to bring him home.
Without it, reentry was nearly impossible.
Too shallow an angle and the capsule would bounce off the atmosphere back into space. Too steep and it would incinerate. The margin for error was razor thin — and every computer that was supposed to hit that margin was dead.
Down on the ground, NASA engineers watched the telemetry in silence. They could see everything going wrong. They could fix nothing.
Cooper didn't panic.
He uncapped a grease pencil and drew lines directly on the inside of his window to track the horizon. He looked up at the stars he had spent months memorizing and used their positions to orient the ship by eye. Then he set his wristwatch.
Because when you have no computers left, you become the computer.
At exactly the right moment — calculated in his head, confirmed by the stars outside — he fired the retrorockets. The capsule shook. The sky turned to fire. For several minutes, no one on Earth could reach him as plasma swallowed the ship whole.
Then the parachutes opened.
Faith 7 hit the water just four miles from the recovery ship — the single most accurate splashdown in the entire Mercury program.
The man with a wristwatch and a few pencil marks on a window had outperformed every automated system NASA had.
We talk a lot about technology saving us. And it often does.
But Cooper's story is a quiet reminder that behind every machine, there still has to be a human being who can look out the window, think clearly under pressure, and decide what to do next.
The final backup was never the software.
It was him.

[bharat @bharatpatelfl]

Disappointed with @SouthwestAir As an A-Lister denied bringing my standard Tumi carry-on onboard by gateagent Dina for FLT WN215 to LIT. 737-700 bin isn’t full &there’s overhead space. I have an meeting right after landing and couldn’t check my bag. Loyal customers deserve better

[bharat @bharatpatelfl]

@Lufthansa_USA how many hours before my flight to Frankfurt, TPA to FRA can I check in my bags i want to drop the bags and explore the city

[bharat @bharatpatelfl]

@RCT great collection of Art

[bharat @bharatpatelfl]

@VirginAtlantic I am flying to London Heathrow from Tampa can I check in up to 1 hour before departure

[bharat @bharatpatelfl]

@AmericanAir for international flight from JFK to DEL what’s the max hours before flight I can check in / drop off luggage I want to explore the city but first drop off luggage

[bharat @bharatpatelfl]

@SouthwestAir for Love Field how many minutes before my flight check in bags ?

[Rupali Chadha, M.D.🩺 @RupaliChadhaMD]

Time to chat about mental wellness. I always say, “just because you are not mentally ill, doesn’t mean you’re mentally well!”

So two components are KEY:
1. Self awareness, including understanding that you are not your mind, aka your feelings and your thoughts, that you are a consciousness behind the mind, and therefore, have some control over how you think and so feel. Certainly over how you behave.

2. Self responsibility. This means you’re not out there blaming the universe and others for your lot. You understand you can shift your thoughts and your behaviors and produce better feelings and outcomes in your life. This is called an internal locus of control.

Both of these build a better, calmer mind, body, and spirit. Then you can lean on and serve your faith, help your family and community, exercise and eat better. Sleep better!! But the above two are the building blocks!

[AAHOA @AAHOA]

What does #AAPIMonth mean to AAHOA leadership & to so many AAHOA Members? Watch this video https://t.co/YG2pxthJoB

Join #AAHOA in this month-long celebration!

#aapiheritagemonth2023 #aapiheritagemonth #hotels #hotelindustry #hospitality #hospitalityindustry

[SarasotaSheriff @SarasotaSheriff]

Yes, we’ve heard the reports & read the news – we’re aware that Chachi has moved to the area, but PLEASE remember that while Charles may still be in charge of our days & our nights - he’s not in charge of our roads and our lights!

Be cautious, be safe, and have HAPPY DAYS.

[Kathleen Passidomo @Kathleen4SWFL]

The Senate has adjourned Sine Die! I am so proud of our work this session and really look forward to heading home to see John and Tucker!

[Joe Gruters @JoeGruters]

Glad to be home playing golf with the family! Vickie Brill and Hunter Flack are the absolute best staffers in Tallahassee, together we had another successful session going to bat for common sense and our community!. I will be filing SB 222 again next session to fight for healthcare freedom.

[American Association of Franchisees & Dealers @AAFD_]

🧵Thanks @lydiadepillis @nytimes for writing "Franchisers, Facing Challenges to Business Model" https://t.co/izwq7BXYOM and for highlighting the conflicts from two notable franchisee organizations that can help pave the path for a more inclusive and fair franchising model. 1/11

[bharat @bharatpatelfl]

@abc7jaysha you should cover AAHOACON

https://t.co/bNt3VRc9sV