tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118748392024-03-18T03:41:43.261-04:00qualityg says ..."What Gets Planned and Measured Gets Done" Comments on the state of affairs in business, organizations, academics, process improvement, quality, education, government, etc...qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.comBlogger487125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-43210752401467381262024-03-01T05:56:00.010-05:002024-03-09T05:23:06.991-05:00Newcomers are from ALIEN NATIONAhead of President Biden's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, the White House debuted a new term for illegal immigrants arriving in the country, calling them "newcomers."I think on Air Force One as the president and white house traveled to the Texas border, they must have watched an old James Cann movie or TV show called Alien Nation from the 80s and 90s. What an originalqualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-48932873293715790762024-02-22T05:29:00.009-05:002024-02-24T11:37:04.433-05:00More student debt relief - I mean more bribes and buying votes (Updated 2/21/24)I'm really tired of this subject and the continuous push to remove student debt. I have blogged/ written about this subject for over 10 years. As of February 2024, Biden has allowed 138 BILLION Student Dollars to be forgiven!http://qualityg.blogspot.com/search?q=student+debtI also put a search in on Yahoo and the following hits came up covering a wide range of subjects except ONE (The Cause)qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-35419874001036812112024-02-02T11:12:00.004-05:002024-02-02T11:18:12.281-05:00 Michigan continues to have power outages at alarming rates.I'm reposting this write-up because every winter the number of outages continue to hamper and disrupt people's lives during the coldest part of the year. Please see this report from Grand Rapids Michigan. - https://www.yahoo.com/news/only-one-state-more-weather-175100154.htmlMichigan's governor wants total clean energy by 2040 so how will windmills and solar panels help the grid? https:qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-56114734668990376882024-01-07T05:55:00.004-05:002024-01-29T08:13:27.867-05:002024 Political Leaders Take Note I created this Quote back in the early 1980s. One cannot be a Leader without both expressions (Be Humble, Be Confident) working together not apart. Political Leaders especially must lead in this manner for the benefit of all. 2022 and 2023 were major disappointments for National Political Leaders. My hope is there are some new leaders on the horizon that will serve their country and qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-64710852403007636862024-01-01T09:09:00.002-05:002024-01-02T04:35:59.270-05:00Donate An Organ Float - 2024 Rose Bowl ParadeSpecial shout out for a Happy New Year and a very heartfelt thanks to Neal Patel who will be honored this year along with others at the 2024 Rose Bowl Parade who donated, and organ so that others could live.https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20231227237160/qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-25593097128815105942023-12-22T08:47:00.002-05:002023-12-29T09:21:57.823-05:00All I want for Christmas is NO Biden and NO TrumpAll I want for Christmas is NO Biden and NO Trump. Santa should give both families full pardons if they would just go away. Oh yeah, Santa - this pack and squad of Peaches can also go away!!and..I wish to thank them all for making me an Independent Voter.qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-10908872991272484942023-12-11T08:15:00.004-05:002024-01-08T04:10:57.066-05:00“What do you think is the most important process in any organization?I have a Label on the side of this Blog called "The Demise of American Management." There are over 50+ posts about this topic. Over the past five years another demise has taken hold and it's called "identity or equity hiring." Normally processes like this take years to have effects on the systems they impact. In today's environment they are having immediate consequences to the overall quality of qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-1133110003568048932023-12-09T08:34:00.002-05:002023-12-15T04:26:51.388-05:002023 Army vs Navy Football Game - Army Wins 17-11!
1972 was the first year of the Army vs Navy Bet. For Mike and I it is a rivalry that we started while I was in the Army and he was in the Navy. We both joined the service at the same time and got discharged a few weeks apart. I have been blogging highlights and events of this great get together since 2004.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-1400013321354727112023-11-23T09:11:00.003-05:002024-01-20T10:37:05.837-05:00 "The Wisdom to be Remembered" - Updated 11/23 - Fall in VirginiaApril 2013
"The Wisdom to be Remembered"
Born - Honolulu, Hawaii
"Knowledge is for sharing.
It is not about the amount of knowledge you obtain or have.
It is about the amount of knowledge you freely share and give."
by: qualitygIf I was to pick one song that would represent this post it is "Forever Young" by Rod Stewart. When I think of my Family, Friends and those that qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-38443590714361214742023-11-01T14:42:00.001-04:002023-11-14T04:16:57.782-05:00US Congress must work through Christmas... Note to - Mike Johnson - Speaker of the House - You need to work through Christmas to keep the government open. Send out the letter now to the House of Representatives. Please do not do a CR (Continuing Resolution) to extend what work needs to be done now so that the government stays open. How about a greeting from Grinch Gaetz? You just had three weeks off (Playingqualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-35849728945451094252023-10-04T09:35:00.008-04:002023-10-05T04:25:28.752-04:00Mr. Sub-Optimizer - Matt GaetzSystems Optimization: It’s about interdependencies, we must realize that
change cannot occur in one part without affecting the performance and outcome
in all other parts of the primary system (i.e., politics, education, business etc.)
the system as a whole, and ultimately all other systems by which the primary
system operates.
Congress
is unbelievable. It is amazing that we vote in people qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-10828858403258318222023-09-05T04:46:00.006-04:002023-09-12T04:37:38.984-04:00Start off a student with a greeting and a smile! And What Makes a Great Teacher?School has already started in many school districts with the majority starting after Labor Day. I wanted to repost a few articles from the past that are so relevant now since the Covid Pandemic continues to affect our school aged children, especially the younger ones. Our education system is broken and under attack by many who do not have the children's best interest at heart, especially the qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-31447283179682042292023-08-25T06:05:00.002-04:002023-08-25T06:21:11.155-04:00The Quality Guru (NOT) is now running for PresidentPerry Johnson is now running for President. Michigan businessman Perry Johnson, who has loaned his longshot campaign for president more than $8 million and in July offered donors a $10 gas card as a thank you for a $1 donation, has failed to qualify for Wednesday's first Republican presidential debate, officials said, despite his extraordinary efforts to do so. He says he will be on stage qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-85333211684174268612023-08-03T09:28:00.003-04:002023-08-04T09:05:52.988-04:00Trump and Biden - Take Your Documents, Tapes, Indictments and BS and GO HOME! Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump - If you truly love the country just take your documents, tapes, indictments, kids and BS and go HOME!Most adult Americans don't want to see neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump on the ballot in 2024.I don't care about the Polls who says who will beat who. Who even answers these questions anymore? The only Poll that should matter is the one that says the majority of qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-85847302840902288622023-07-14T09:27:00.003-04:002023-07-14T09:30:00.195-04:00Too many kids are absent in school - DUH!People love built-in excuses. The most
popular one used now is COVID-19. Everything can be blamed on the pandemic and the lockdowns. I am not denying
the problem it has caused but when it comes education all these problems
existed prior to the pandemic, and they were at a critical stage then too. I just read the following on-line article Too
many kids are chronically absent. How can qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-58314164335130232532023-07-13T06:13:00.004-04:002023-07-29T04:54:58.363-04:00Student Debt - Biden Student Debt Plan CANCELLED! - Updated 07/13/23 - Here we go againI'm really tired of this subject and the continuous push to remove student debt. I have blogged/ written about this subject for over 10 years. http://qualityg.blogspot.com/search?q=student+debtI also put a search in on Yahoo and the following hits came up covering a wide range of subjects except ONE (The Cause)!!https://search.yahoo.com/search?p=student+debt&fr=yfp-t&fr2=p%3Afp%2Cm%qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-1117059425670608292023-05-29T07:30:00.000-04:002023-05-29T14:36:26.487-04:00MEMORIAL DAY – WWI – POLAR BEAR + WWII PARATROOPER + VIETNAM - MARINEMEMORIAL DAY
I have been this updating this Post since 2008. It is a good reminder for me of the veterans in my family that served us all with distinction during troubled times (WWI, WWII and Vietnam).
In memory of all those who died in battle and those currently serving around the globe, and the soldiers I served with,
I Salute You
5/29/2023 - The Most Important qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-50005514985542252492023-04-22T09:16:00.005-04:002023-05-04T03:59:53.790-04:00Border Crisis needs "System Thinking."Vice President Harris and Secretary
Mayorkas need to apply “Systems Thinking” to their Border Crisis Strategy.
According to the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) guidelines it is the Federal Government’s responsibility to protect the
nation's borders—land, air, and sea—from the illegal entry of people, weapons,
drugs, and contraband is vital to our homeland security, as well as economic
qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-68043433194565582242023-04-21T18:41:00.001-04:002023-04-22T06:38:46.887-04:00
Earth Day 4/22/2023My favorite song for Earth Day Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2595abcvh2M
I always liked this poem by Walt Whitman -
Appropriate for Earth Day
Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-79823193153401432342023-04-20T08:00:00.000-04:002023-04-20T13:05:40.415-04:00Political Insider Trading Must Stop - Pelosi Act - Updated April 20, 2023So many people turn a blind eye to how rich politicians in Washington D.C. become after a few years serving in Congress. One of the ways many get rich is by trading stocks. I do realize some are rich prior to coming into congress but the amount that is accumulated while they serve is disgusting. The worst are those politicians who buy and sell stocks prior to major announcements from qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-17223985390918643422023-04-02T05:26:00.000-04:002023-04-04T04:34:27.115-04:00April is Autism Acceptance Month
April 2023Autism Acceptance
Month, previously named Autism Awareness Month, in April aims to celebrate and
promote acceptance for the condition that occurs in one in every 54 children as
of 2020 in the United States.
Why April Is Autism Acceptance Month,
Not Autism Awareness
Acceptance vs. Awareness
“Acceptance is about moving
beyond this idea of awareness, which has been medicalized qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-84274025405128922772023-04-01T05:51:00.002-04:002023-04-01T06:40:12.247-04:00This must be an April Fool's Joke - MSU wants you to avoid these words.I paid over 9 years of tuition to this university for my children. I now choose to no longer support or contribute to this university.https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-state-university-releases-inclusive-033706524.html?fr=sycsrp_catchallhttps://www.fox2detroit.com/news/word-police-msu-inclusive-guide-gives-words-to-avoid-like-pioneer-christmas-treeI will now spend my money on Christmas Trees, qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-44705155803060550362023-03-27T10:18:00.007-04:002023-03-28T04:55:55.892-04:00DTE - How long have you been in business?The
Detroit Free Press reports that Michigan's two largest electricity
providers, DTE and Consumers Energy, are among the worst-performing
utilities in the country at how long it takes them to get the lights back on
after a power outage, a review of reliability data shows. Despite that,
Michiganders pay more for electricity than their neighbors around the Great
Lakes. Michigan
qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-71673400029858681972023-03-01T12:53:00.005-05:002023-03-02T04:54:51.207-05:00No wonder so many teachers are leaving the profession. Weingartener the Kindergartener I’m sick and tired of hearing people scream and rant and
have meltdowns over what they believe to the only point of view on a certain
subject and everyone else should be condemned.
The latest is Randi Weingarten https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/stuart-varney-randi-weingarten-s-student-debt-meltdown-proves-she-s-out-of-touch/ar-AA186cq5
. She should change her last name to qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-85896549654328318882023-02-27T06:39:00.011-05:002023-02-28T19:15:45.213-05:00Hazardous Toxic Waste from Ohio to Michigan After the
train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, tons of contaminated dirt needed
somewhere to go. That somewhere was US Ecology, a waste disposal company in specializing
in hazardous waste. Much of the waste went to at least three Michigan
Sites.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/02/25/qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0