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Do they have the guts to make that a law? — This would fix 99 percent of the government-related problems in our country: To vote on a bill, legislators must submit a paper copy of the bill with each page bearing their initials and an affidavit swearing they have read and understand the entire bill. Nancy Pelosi’s famous “we have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it” line represents so…

An unrequested contribution to a meal may not be the gift you intend — When I’m invited to someone’s home for a meal, I ask, “What can I bring?” If my host says I can bring a particular dish, I do. But if they say, “Nothing,” I don’t bring food for that event. To be clear: I don’t go empty-handed. That would be rude…

My Latest Medium Roundup — Here’s what I’ve published recently and a few stories by others that I enjoyed To get the right answer, we must ask the right questions. How Many Must Die Before We Do Something About Guns? It’s the wrong questionjacquelynlynn.medium.com Don’t go out of your way to be offended when someone is trying to be nice. Don’t Be Offended by a Genuine Compliment, Even if it’s Clumsy And say pleasant things as often as you canjacquelynlynn.medium.com

Take my mom’s advice about what to do when you don’t like someone — I get news alerts from the Washington Post. Every single alert announcing a primary election result this week indicated whether Donald Trump had endorsed the winner.

And say pleasant things as often as you can — A while back, a friend of mine complained because she was in a public place and an elderly man told her she was pretty. Seriously? Someone takes the time to say something nice and you get ticked off because the comment was from a stranger or it was phrased awkwardly? …

It’s the wrong question — The headline on this article is the same headline of an op-ed piece that ran in the Orlando Sentinel talking about gun control. The issue isn’t guns. The issue is the people pulling the triggers. People intent on hurting and killing others use whatever weapon they can — firearms, knives…

My Weekly Medium Roundup — Here’s what I published this week and a few stories by others that I enjoyed A couple of incredibly ignorant letters from politicians published in the local paper prompted this response: Should You Be Afraid of Politicians? When they’re ignorant and ill-informed, yesjacquelynlynn.medium.com It’s important to organize and prioritize your material when you’re writing. Don’t try to cram everything into the first chapter Save some gems for the rest of your bookjacquelynlynn.medium.com