LYING IS PERNICIOUS

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Nan Mykel

I wanted to be using that word correctly so I looked it up. Webster’s says pernicious means “highly injurious or destructive: deadly.” The archaic meaning is wicked.

I just realized how very destructive it can be in a democracy when I found myself doubting that unemployment had hit an all-time low in half a century. I thought, “Don’t the people who count the jobs work under the president?”….

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At 79, I was just about to stop keeping a journal, but that felt like accepting that growth was finished. I don't want to be finished, yet! I'm 80 now, and struggling to communicate with you, if you'll come and set awhile. P.S. My how time flies! I'm 83 now.

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jilldennison says:

June 2, 2018 at 3:08 am

I had the exact same thought. Time will tell

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- Nan Mykel says:
  
  June 2, 2018 at 8:28 pm
  
  Thanks for the response. What I’m really scared of is how he’s going to act in North Korea!
  
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  - jilldennison says:
    
    June 3, 2018 at 3:04 am
    
    I agree. I was actually relieved when he called off the NoKo summit, and frankly it wouldn’t surprise me if it gets called off again by either Trump or Kim. I don’t envision any good coming from two short-tempered, self-centered ‘men’ put together in a room. And, Trump wants Kim to make all the concessions while offering very little in return. We will just have to wait and see, but no, I don’t have a good feeling about it at all.
    
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