Susanne is taking a well-earned holiday today. For her regular Monday readers, I offer this retrospective of Susanne Skinner’s 2019 posts — all 43 of them.

Each one of the list has links to the post so you can catch up on any you missed. They’re organized by category and in reverse chronological order.

Susanne’s unique perspective on the world, her life, and contemporary culture make for interesting and thought-provoking reading. Here’s your chance to catch up on what you have missed or re-read a favorite post.

Spread the Word: Don’t forget to Share and Like on Facebook and Tweet posts on Twitter so that your friends, family, co-workers and colleagues
can enjoy them too.

Susanne Skinner’s 2019 Posts

Animals

• Service Dogs Change Lives
• That Doggy in the Shelter Window

Business and Technology

• Watch Out for Fake Reviews
• The Value of Failure
• Fact Checking and Counterfeit Information
• Beware of Sophisticated Phone and Internet Scams
• The Value of Failure
• The Changing Face of Customer Service
• Business Lessons from the Mother ‘Hood
• The Deceptive Practice of Greenwashing
• The Hiring Process: Ghosting in the Workplace

Friends and Family

• A Reunion, Old Friends, and Social Security
• To My Husband on the Occasion of his 60^th Birthday
• On Becoming My Mother
• BRAT: The Military Child
• Family Heirlooms: A Thing of the Past?

Health and Safety

• Alzheimer’s: A Different Kind of Thief
• The Largest Minority in the World: The Disabled
• Breast Implant Illness (BII): Be Aware

Lifestyle and Culture

• On My Mind: October 2019
• On My Mind: December 30^th 2019
• Giving Fatigue in the Season of Giving
• The Impeachment Process Explained
• Hunger in America
• On My Mind: August 2019
• The Black Friday Effect
• On My Mind: May 2019
• Shopping in Thrift Stores
• The Decline of Good Manners
• The Paradox of Choice
• Cheating, Privilege and Greed
• Daylight Saving Time: A Short Rant
• Florida’s Red-Light Challenge
• On My Mind: February 2019
• An Open Letter to My Facebook Friends

Spiritual

• Anam Ċara: Soul Friend
• Balancing Negative Emotions
• Designing a Good Death
• The Weight of Sadness
• The Myth of Saving Time

Travel

• Listening to Silence: A Wisconsin Retreat

Women Challenging Change

• Greta Thunberg: An Unexpected Activist for Climate Change — Susanne
• Megan Rapinoe: The New Voice for Equal Pay

Susanne Skinner returns next Monday, January 13, with another wonderful addition to The Next Phase Blog. Until then, stay warm, stay dry, and stay happy.