The Hunter becomes The Hunted

Having grown up in the metro Detroit area, I have attended many Detroit Lions games particularly on Thanksgiving Day.

Most of the football games which I attended before the Silverdome where they played outside in the old Tigers stadium and had a decent season.

For most of my life especially into adulthood, the Lions consistently lost each and every season with no hopes of playoff contention. Thankfully, the fan base never left.

Fast forward, the Lions recruit a young player who grew up in Granbury Texas that is known for its dinosaur bones plus the gateway to the Hill Country. His name is Dan Campbell. He plays for three seasons which the team won zero games for all of them. Before he leaves, he talks to the owner about coming back as a coach because he loves the franchise and the City of Detroit.

Previously coming back to Detroit, he was interim and assistant coach to numerous NFL teams before Detroit. He gained the experience the Ford’s requested to return to the team and the City that he loves in 2021.

Fast forward to2024, the rare if not only time that the Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons and Lions all made it to their play offs in each their respective sport. Detroit gains attention of becoming a sports tourism city on the national front that helps out surrounding areas including Windsor Ontario Canada.

2025, in my opinion, the Detroit Lions are being hunted down by their opponents like the recent snowstorms in northern Michigan which are nonstop and fierce. In my opinion, the team is now the ones every other franchise wants to defeat.

The Hunter is now the Hunted like the lions in the jungle who fights for survival by scoping out areas for food and using its innate skills for survival from animals who hunt lions for lunch.

Yours Truly,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

“Easy like Sunday Morning”

Thank you to Lionel Ritchie for writing and for singing about the perfect Sunday morning.

Today was rare for me to sleep in with my felines, Bella and Luna, both of whom were under the covers with me trying to stay warm. Thus, I couldn’t move because of the feline paralysis.

Had my breakfast of English breakfast tea and a bagel smeared with cream cheese. Sundays are special because I have Teavana tea that Starbucks has. Even, with the tea bags it’s almost 20% more than my tea pods from Tazo.

What are your Sundays like? Are they easy or busy? Cleaning, laundry and vacuuming? I will do those slowly today.

Have yourself an easy Sunday morning and rest of the day.

Chillaxing,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

After the Christmas Party

A few hours of being social after no one expected me to be there, I surprised many and even pissed off the owner.

My coworkers were happy and shocked to see me while accounting was stunned to see me at all. The wife or the son of one of the owners was borderline rude putting it nicely.

Grateful to have set next to someone who is down to earth and grateful for my coworkers who, unknowingly, were my buffers.

In my history of employment with my current company, this is the second Christmas party that I attended. The first made me rethink my future with them completely.

Tonight. I decided to show up because God wants me to make things right up north so I followed suit to do the same in Texas.

My coworkers and supervisor aren’t aware of my future plan to move back to northern Michigan to fix things. So, I believe that I came for closure of my current employer will soon be my past.

With that being stated, trust your intuition or the inner voice that’s a whisper. Both are to protect you from danger and from choices that are to harm you.

Live the life God intended you to be of helping others and making this world a better place to be.

Cheers,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

The First Day of Chaos

Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc.

Back in February 2019, I started a new job out of need to work which, truthfully, was an overwhelming experience. Having previously worked primarily in the financial sector in credit unions and investment firm, I was stunned by the local company.

Having spent most of my life in banking in west Michigan which everything was documented from procedures to code of ethics to be written up for “questionable” behavior. It included procedures and policies on depositing checks, cashing checks, amounts allowed in teller drawers, lending regulations and guidelines for collectors. Meetings were documented especially with the Board of Directors. Compliance involved having everything and anything important is documented.

Coming to my current employer, I was shocked in a not so positive way of what I saw and experienced. Truthfully, because of my age, finding another job before my money ran out would be nearly impossible so I chose to stay. Truthfully, I am grateful and I am thankful to be working.

With that being stated, I was stunned by the lack of documentation on just about everything except for paperwork required that the insured needs. The business sends out what the customer is required to have promptly and efficiently. The written deficiencies are human resource guidelines on behavior and dress code, business procedures on roles and responsibilities and resolving conflict. Most of my working life has been with knowing in writing about the above.

Myself, I grew up with a grandparent as an engineer and with a parent in medicine, my personal work ethic is more disciplined than most of my coworkers and my management.

In my opinion, God challenges us (me) to live and to work outside of my (our) comfort zone to learn patience and to teach acceptance in some ways that tests me (us) to the max.

Yours Truly,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Happy Days

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When are you most happy?
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As we grow older, we learn that we can choose our attitude despite circumstances and situations. Also, being in the moment requires us to be genuine about how we feel. Happiness comes from both.

So, when am I most happy? The answers are when I am home with my fur babies and watching some British crime drama. Or, when I’m on an adventure by auto or by airplane. Or, strolling through Facebook to read about my friend’s lives who I’ve known most since kindergarten. Plus, I have learned many years ago to be content or happy on my own no matter the situation.

Finally, gratitude or thankfulness has bought happiness in just being alive every day.

Wishing you the Happiest of days this Holiday season.

Leslie Elizabeth David.

The Agatha Christie Hour

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What was the last thing you did for play or fun?
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For fun, because I’ve watched everything regarding Agatha Christie and many British and American crime mysteries influenced by her, I am now into this show.

The stories seem to be shorten stories of some of her books filmed in the 70s but books back in Agatha Christie’s time of being alive.

British vintage mysteries are trending because of the old ways of doing things instead of relying on a mobile phone or tablet using Google to learn something. Old fashion plot of discovery, investigation of finding clues, and putting them together logically to determine who the criminal is.

The backdrop of these shows also reflect the time of when they were filmed with the fashion of both men and women, the architecture of the buildings, and, most importantly, the respect that people had given and received.

Old is the New.

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Grocery Shopping

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List your top 5 grocery store items.
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Since my move to Texas, I mainly shop Walmart Neighborhood Market and I normally pick up my groceries. It’s less overwhelming than HEB and other stores. In Michigan, I shopped only Meijer. Plus, my diet has changed then so has my grocery list.

My top five most important items are Temptations cat treats for Bella and Luna that they like all the flavors, red delicious apples grown in Michigan and rather pricey here in Texas, plain Thomas’s Bagels that I buy weekly, Tazo English Breakfast Tea pods for my Keurig and purchased from Amazon and Jif Creamy Peanut Butter that I use to make my lunch sandwiches for work and occasional snack.

From my list, you can see that my felines are most important to me and to keep them happy. Red delicious apples taste great and have many nutrients as the saying goes,”an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Breakfast is hot bagel with spread and English Breakfast tea without sugar or cream. Finally, peanut butter is a good source of protein then add jelly on whole grain bread.

In closing, one can tell alot about people on what one buys for groceries. I love my fur babies and I love having hot tea in the morning.

Yours Truly,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Fixing Past Mistakes

God has put it in my heart to correct the many wrongs that I have made with a couple of my siblings who happen to be living near each other unplanned and for my classmates and schoolmates who I didn’t give a chance because I missed my friends a few hundred miles away.

The sensation hit about one week ago that changed my intended move to Milford CT and now to northern Michigan. Excited and scared at the same time.

Truthfully, I have no idea on how I’ll get there and live decently, where likely a condo or small house or when.

Will post updates when I can. It seems eminent that it’s going to happen sooner rather later.

Yours Truly,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

My Former CEO

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Describe a man who has positively impacted your life.
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During the time I worked for a credit union in Michigan for many years, the CEO was the one who positively impacted my life.

Both the CEO and I were born in December and we were both from Detroit before we both lived in west Michigan. He became the father that I didn’t have although my biological one was still alive. He understood me. He knew how to communicate with me that wasn’t dehumanizing and degrading but rather respectful and kind. For 21 years, he had my back. Unfortunately, he was involved with the VP who was a married woman who refused to leave her husband and thought that her actions would not come back to haunt her.

When I lost my job after the longtime employment, he had tears in his eyes because he didn’t want to lose me as an employee and a friend who I felt like his daughter. He passed away months later.

Writing this in tears as I remember him. Far from perfect but perfect for me. He was the support that I never had with my own Dad.

Cheers! Bob.

Leslie Elizabeth David.