His words to live by,
“Create more than you consume.”
That’s life, more or less.

“…if you want to be successful in business (in life, actually), you have to create more than you consume.” Jeff Bezos

Make 2021 your year

You’re at the entrance
You’ve traveled through hell, but don’t
Look back, move forward!

How happy can a
Kid be? That’s us this New Year.
Live like life’s precious.

Let’s realize that
It was a deadly year. Don’t
Let your guard down yet.

This year embrace your
Responsibilities. They’re
A citizen’s gift.

I’ve heard people say
That they will live forever,
Or they’ll die trying.*

Twenty twenty-one
It has a sweet sound to it
Unlike the past year.

Twenty twenty was
The worst year of my life and
I am an old man.

Do not waste a year.
Sound advice…

Holidays curtailed?
You should be thankful. Just think
You might not gain weight.

Think of all the things
We should be grateful for, like
All the gas we’ve saved.

I have a gadget
It supports me by saying
“When you’re right, you’re right!”

Things we should know but keep forgetting

Don’t you have to love
Politicians? Because they
Always know what’s best

Beware when you hear
A politician who mocks
Someone checking facts

Attack and attack
After all the best defense
Might be offensive

Which is more complex
The clear one or the murky
Or are they the same

Politicians must
Win your vote to reach their goal
Truth is optional

They’ll disappoint you
No one can promise that much
And come through, can they?

Problems abound, so
Our leaders work together …
Yea, like that’ll happen

With multiple vaccines almost within reach, many are confident we will soon be able to put the Covid-19 era in the rearview mirror and return to a normal life. For the overall economy, this is generally thought to be when unemployment and gross domestic product return to pre-Covid levels. That is, getting us back to the levels of that bygone era of December 2019.

Unfortunately, even though we will undoubtedly trim the unemployment rate and regain our pre-Covid GDP level, the economic landscape will change by the time we do. …

Bipartisanship is in short supply in today’s political environment, but it is critically needed now. With former Vice President Biden, based on published voting results, claiming he is President-elect, and President Trump seeking judicial relief to overturn election results there appears to be no room for bipartisanship. However, this is the environment where a compromise is very much needed to put America first.

Mr. Biden’s supporters claim that for success President Trump must climb an insurmountable legal cliff while the President’s supporters believe the legal challenges are manageable and must be pursued. …

They can now crawl back in their holes

Breathe in and breathe out
Give a sigh of relief, and
Hope they will shut up

Pollsters and pundits
Knew it would turn out this way
Boy, they sure are smart

Let me be honest
I expected this outcome
More or less, that is

I have to say I’m
Not a pollster nor pundit
I’m in the third group

A real nail-biter
Elections can be that way
Just don’t use real nails

Gary Wells 11/4/2020