Pete Thomas

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[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@SSN_Alabama I am an instant fan of @ArnoldTerrion . There are so many lessons in this short clip.
* Humor
* Humility: AKA coachable, aka teachable.
* Excellence breeds Expectation: "When you come here..."
* How Men give correction to other Men. Hard

I will be following this young man.

[Sean Malarkey @SeanMalarkey]

“Dear teenage boy at the skate park...

You're probably about 15 years-old, so I don't expect you to be very mature or for you to want a little girl on your skate ramp for that matter.

What you don't know is that my daughter has been wanting to skateboard for months. I actually had to convince her that skateboarding wasn't for just for boys.

So when we walked up to the skate park and saw that it was full of teenaged boys who were smoking and swearing, she immediately wanted to turn around and go home.

I secretly wanted to go too because I didn't want to have to put on my mom voice and exchange words with you.

I also didn't want my daughter to feel like she had to be scared of anyone, or that she wasn't entitled to that skate park just as much as you were.

So when she said, "Mom it's full of older boys," I calmly said, "So what, they don't own the skate park."

She proceeded to go down the ramp in spite of you and your friends flying past her and grinding rails beside her.

She only had two or three runs in before you approached her and said "Hey, excuse me.."

I immediately prepared to deliver my "She's allowed to use this park just as much as you guys" speech when I heard you say, "Your feet are wrong. Can I help you?"

You proceeded to spend almost an hour with my daughter showing her how to balance and steer, and she listened to you - a feat not attained by most adults.

You held her hand and helped her get up when she fell down and I even heard you tell her to stay away from the rails so that she wouldn't get hurt.

I want you to know that I am proud that you are part of my community, and I want to thank you for being kind to my daughter, even though your friends made fun of you for it.

She left the skate park with a sense of pride and with the confidence that she can do anything, because of you.”

Via @JeaneanThomas

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@SeanMalarkey @politenomoreUSA @JeaneanThomas That's why I am not reading it again!! :-)

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@linkerm Thanks for this! I'm looking forward to it!

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

I was ready to cancel Paramount when I saw chatter online about #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds. S1 Ep 1, 2, 3 and 4 are excellent. Great casting, acting, and writing. I hope this continues. I'm hooked. And impressed.

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@Phil_Lewis_ Wow. Really? That hurt. But my hip flexors ARE rather stiff.

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

Homestretch. Final Exams in 7 Days.
#HBSCORe
@online_HBS

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

The best thing I've heard today:

"The most incomprehensible thing about the Universe is that it is comprehensible." Albert Einstein

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen... Romans 1:20

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@Acyn Wow. I actually like this! I did not watch the Town Hall but having the town hall and then commenting on the town hall actually sounds remarkably close to real journalism!

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

Great work by the courtside duo of @jimjackson419 and Ian Eagle @NBAonTNT. The banter between them feels authentic and it is enjoyable to hear AND watch.

I am growing as a human being. I actually complimented a Buckeye.

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@GLFNE1 @MagicJohnson Yep!!

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@newsGuy760 Very interesting. The original study link is also below

Study Paying Americans not to Work
https://t.co/tXpGjIYyXm

https://t.co/ybh99TBqkG

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

When I read stories like this I realize that most of the things I am concerned about really are not that important, at all.

https://t.co/WqiaPKb2n9

[Lloyd Legalist @LloydLegalist]

More senseless Canadian road rage caught on camera.
#Canada #Roadrage

*Warning: Graphic footage.

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@Edgecliffe Thank you. The mention of J. Apple convinced me to read the article. I met Apple during the Bush Gore debates. He shared that he never voted in national elections. That was counter what I learned in the '90's when the White House press corp polled at 90% Democrat voters.

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

Time to head home! I hope it's still in the 60's weather wise in Ann Arbor!

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@vincehan I'm curious to know your conclusion?

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@G8rRanger @biblioagrarian I'm adding some of these to my 2022 list. I am already a huge fan of Zahn, Pressfield, Holiday, Sowell and NT Wright (he delivered a super-cool talk at Google!)

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

@Joe_Gatto Joe, you don't me, but your name popped up in my news feed. I want you to know that you have someone praying for you right now.

[Pete Thomas @PeteThomas]

Thank you @richeisen for explaining how serious @DeionSanders is. Excellent, excellent analyst. "Overlooked his entire career and life." Thank you Prime for setting an example of excellence that speaks louder than you do!