Vibes & Rants

RAVES

Toys for Tots The Memorial Day Detachment #468, Marine Corps League would like to thank everyone who donated toys or money to the 2022 Toys for Tots campaign. Your generous donations allowed us to provide over 2,100 children over 6,400 toys through our participating agencies. Many children who would otherwise not have received a new toy for Christmas were able to have a Merry Christmas because of our partnerships with the participating agencies who worked with us to make sure that as many children as possible were given the opportunity to open presents containing new toys on Christmas morning. Every child deserves a little Christmas and your generosity allowed those children to have a merry one. Thank you.

Awesome Hats off to Karen Uhl, owner of Wadsworth Grill. She is always helping people out, giving her heart and soul to friends and the community. Thanks, Karen!

Local Garbage Plate Modifi cation - An Incredible Eyeopener I gotta give a shout out to my local garbage plate spot! I get a garbage plate every day for lunch and the owner, Bill, of course knows I always get two white hots and a double burger plate. They ran out of burgers the other day and my stomach sunk with disappointment. But Bill said he'd heard this new idea; why not add fi sh sticks to the plate? They had plenty of fi sh sticks left and two of them with my white hots, meat sauce, baked beans, mac salad, and home fries did the trick. A great new meal idea and Bill is a top businessman! Road Rage PSA, if you’re fi nding yourself irate, road ragey or angry regularly on the road by inconvenient drivers or events, please seek some help for your stress management and some tools to get you to cope with life’s inconveniences and stresses. I started this rant with the intention to shame road ragers, but that really isn’t helpful for anyone. I just hope one person realizes it doesn’t have to be this way. I know it’s a sign of needing help and needing help is okay; admitting you need help and seeking help is truly courageous. Keeping calm while driving can keep yourself and others safe. On the road to work, and on the road of life, learning to fi nd peace within ourselves and resilience while under stress is a gift we all deserve to give ourselves.

I Stay Left for a Reason As per drivers who drive in the left lane and are “oblivious” about it; did you stop to think that they might have a good reason for so doing? I am one of those who has learned the hard way that when I follow the letter of the law and stay right, when my left turn approaches, no driver will let me merge to get over to where I need to be. For me it is an issue of safety and need. I am certainly not oblivious, but very much aware that most drivers today are not safe and courteous but selfi sh and lawbreakers (running red lights, tailgating, weaving around other vehicles, speeding, blowing their horns to pressure other drivers to do what they want rather than practicing patience and courtesy, and the list goes on.). I will continue to drive safely regardless of what others expect of me, and if that means staying left, so be it.