Shanon Angermeyer Norman
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Gold, Published Poet at allpoetry.com since 2010. USF Grad, Class 2001.
Currently focusing here in VIVA and Challenges having been ECLECTIC in various communities. Upcoming explorations: ART, BOOK CLUB, FILTHY, PHOTOGRAPHY, and HORROR.
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It's Time to Talk Numbers
I just read some very interesting history about minimum wage. I wish to share this excerpt before I begin editorializing: The federal minimum wage in the United States has been $7.25 per hour since July 2009, the last time Congress raised it.[45] Some types of labor are exempt: Employers may pay tipped labor a minimum of $2.13 per hour, as long as the hour wage plus tip income equals at least the minimum wage. Persons under the age of 20 may be paid $4.25 an hour for the first 90 calendar days of employment (sometimes known as a youth, teen, or training wage) unless a higher state minimum exists.[46] The 2009 increase was the last of three steps of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, which increased the wage from $5.15 per hour in 2007 to $7.25 per hour in 2009. (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States)
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in FYI
If I could open a new school
In my young twenties, I was quite the idealist and I hadn't even taken my first college course yet. I suppose information, knowledge, and wisdom have always been some of my addictions. Though I love reading and writing, I have found that addicts of knowledge tend to prefer experience driven lessons over virtual lessons. Educators call this preference a "learning style" known as "Active" and "Concrete" per Kolb's descriptions. (The other two styles are "Reflective" and "Abstract", and I suspect most people are a combination of all four with one style typically dominating the personality.)
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Education
The Rescue Team in Action
As Fig moved closer to the flashing lights at the end of the street, she could see people in a rescue boat. She continued to yell and wave her hands hoping the officer at his car would notice her. Finally, she could see that he was looking directly at her and she hurried toward him, though he did not come into the water after her.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Fiction
We Want You! To Hire Immediately
Do you remember the girl scouts selling cookies door to door or in front of the Walmart? Do you remember some kid knocking on your door with a beat up lawnmower asking if you needed your grass cut? Do you remember going to the little lemonade stand and getting a small fresh cup of lemonade for fifty cents? I do. I was not only the one selling girl scout cookies, I was also the one drinking the lemonade. These important lessons were a piece of the fabric in the economic education of society regardless if they only represented a microcosm of business information.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Trader
Get a Job! Sure, Give Me One.
Friday morning I got up at 4 a.m. and went to the Labor Staffing Agency to see if I could be put to work. Though I am considered "disabled" by Social Security and collect a small income every month for my previous employment contributions, my disability is not of the nature that I can not perform some manual tasks. Just as I can dress myself, clean my own home, garden my own yard, drive my own car, and handle my own money, I can also perform some basic labor. A program titled "Ticket to Work" of the Social Security Administration monitors recipients based on their age, disability, and income. Recipients over the age of 65 are allowed to collect benefits and work/earn as much as they can/like; However, recipients under the age of 65 have particular limits imposed on them. If they make more than a certain amount of money for more than 9 months, they are considered self-sufficient and capable and their benefits from SSA end. This happened to me in 2012, when it was determined that in 2011 I had earned over the set limit, therefore was not considered "disabled" anymore in 2012. I was determined "disabled" again in 2018 and my SSA benefits were re-established. Though I had worked various jobs from 2012 through 2017, my case proved that my mental illness was a hindrance to permanent sustainable employment. I accepted that determination and was grateful that the Social Security Administration exists so that I can recieve something, which in my opinion is always better than nothing.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in The Swamp
Are we ready for national bankcruptcy?
The national debt of the United States of America is more than 35 Trillion dollars today, October 18th, 2024. That's over $106,000 for every single person in America. How many jobs do you have? How many jobs have you had? How much money have you earned in your lifetime? More than 100k?
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in The Swamp
Through the Water to the Lights
Fig looked at the clock on the wall in the hallway which read 3:30 p.m. The power was still off, the water outside still not gone, and Uncle Georgio still had not made a sound or come out of his room. Fig knew she had to do something at this point. She went to her closet and got her bathing suit and water shoes to wear so that she could attempt to go through the flood water. After she changed into her swim gear, she went to talk to her children.
By Shanon Angermeyer NormanExclusive • about a year ago
Which Door will lead to Safety?
There was only one rule: Don't open the door. Fig had told Mario and Anya. They saw from their bedroom window the water flood on their street. The power had gone off during the storm. Fig had candles and gave each child a flashlight. Some water had snuk into their kitchen and living room, even with the doors closed. But they knew opening them, the flooding would get worse.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Horror
Visiting My Little Girl Self
One of the shrinks had a good suggestion. She said "Go back in time and visit yourself when you were a little girl. Tell yourself all the things you wanted an adult to say to you." Sounded like a good idea, so this is what transpired.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Psyche
Assessing the Damages
The next few hours and the day after the day after the storm were mostly spent making calls, watching the news, and trying to support each other and the community. Helen was pleased that her trailer survived the storm, but she was completely without power. Still, she was glad to go home. She made some Amish life jokes before I left her there to clean up and figure out her next move. Fig hadn't called yet and I was trying not to panic about that.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Fiction
A Forced Vacation per Hurricane Milton
I'm generally a happy camper, literally and figuritively. I'm one of those chics who likes to consider myself pretty apt at camping and with basic survival tactics. I know how to fish and hunt. I know how to set up a tent. I was a Girl Scout in my youth and I've practiced outdoor living (RV, Van, and Tent) enough to have some valuable information to share with others. This article isn't about Camping Tips though. When the news began to scare the bojangles out of me with the direction of Hurricane Milton and the possibility of it reaching a Category 4 or 5, I did not panic. I stayed calm and packed up my car for camping as I was deciding which day was the best to leave. Though the area where I live was not ordered specifically for mandatory evacuation, many nearby areas were and I didn't want to chance it. I packed a small suitcase of clothes, a small bag of travel food, my laptop and cellphone, and my camping gear (tent, sleeping blanket, etc). I headed out on Monday the 7th (two days before the Hurricane was expected to make landfall) -- a day before the mass exodus of people who also decided to leave via I-75 on Tuesday.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Wander
Restoration projects are a labor of love
I've done a lot of research as I spend my days surfing the net. Besides my fascination with the different classifications of animals, or my interest in websites that support entrepreneurs, I also like to look at real estate and architecture. I think it's amazing how a designer or architect puts various pieces together like a puzzle to come up with a final design. Every choice they make in materials, style, and artistic display has a message of something from history or something modern and new. If I ruled the world, I would not let salvagable houses or buildings get demolished. I would dub them historic and set them up for reconstruction. The house pictured above, set to be demolished in South Carolina, would be restored if it was possible to do so.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in The Swamp
