Continue to develop your skills, do something creative and unique, enhance your communication abilities and people skills.
You may need them when a robot takes your job soon.
Advice to the next generation: learn how to build and maintain the robots.
It should be nice; allow the machines to take care of the fast food, factory and transportation tasks that don’t require much intelligent thought and free up the humans to engage in more creative activities and seek a higher level of consciousness.
The growth continues in Murfreesboro. New homes, apartments, businesses and developments keep springing up.
And the old restaurants and shops continue to close. Rita’s, the fine frozen custard and Italian ice shop, announced its closing recently, though Murfreesboro will soon get a new custard shop with Andy’s coming soon on Memorial.
There seems to be a big trash pile in Rutherford County and it’s everyone else’s fault.
Our city leaders just couldn’t foresee the growth coming so soon, even though they talk about how rapidly the area grows and how properly they manage it to no end.
Some local consumers, who toss away piles of non-biodegradable material, say it’s the manufacturers of plastic containers who are to blame. The households just can’t resist purchasing all of those nice products in plastic packaging and the only solution is legislation banning plastics.
The companies behind the consumer goods point out that the consumers can choose to purchase more eco-friendly packaging, but the people have spoken—they’ll gladly bring whatever packaging into their homes that saves them a dollar now.
Meanwhile the big mountain of rubbish continues to grow as the vast majority of households just can’t move away from purchasing laundry soap and eggs packaged in containers made from inorganic material.
In other news, the American people reflect on the life and legacy of the 41st U.S. President with the passing of George Bush last month. There’s certainly some interesting reading regarding HW, the CIA, the bin Laden Family, oil and energy investment, the Carlyle Group, Saudi Arabia and the New World Order.
Here in Murfreesboro this month, we have a lot going on. Turn the pages for a look at some holiday attractions all across our great state, some New Year’s Eve concerts in the Music City area and enter to win the Pulse’s annual giveaway, and shop local from the generous local merchants mentioned in our gift guide.
Keep all of the local merchants in mind as you complete your holiday shopping. Sure, it can be quite convenient to have Amazon and Walmart to ship everything directly to your doorstep, but many find that if they get out and patronize some local shops they just may meet some interesting and knowledgeable local individuals and discover some unique places.
The Mayos have enjoyed our Lionel train puffing around the Christmas tree already this year. Go talk to Thor over at his shop on Medical Center Parkway, he’ll help you build a miniature railroad of your own.
May the final month of 2018 be filled with love, peace and joy, faith, family, friends, football and food. Don’t get too wrapped up in materialism and consumerism and economic growth. Gaze at a fire or sing a Christmas carol or play a game with the family or friends for a little while.
