Grace and Frankie

Finally found them on Netflix. Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin play the wives of 2 divorce law partners who land up together!

Like in professional ethics, mediating relatives a no-no.

Reliable Source

Blondie cartoon strip has her relating to hubby Dogwood about a friend at lunch who claimed "psychic powers and started telling me all sorts of details about me... Then she admitted she googled me."

Best source is the horse's mouth, provided there is goodwill between disputants.

Makes Cents

Baltic & Co. comic strip has one employee asking why there is no birthday treat from the Boss.

An oldtimer says he is economizing.

Employee further asks if there is a cure for that.

Oldtimer says it is too expensive for the cheapskate to buy.

As in mediation, it takes goodwill to settle conflict by meeting halfway.

National Greed Culprits

Just-iis more for most of us. The newly appointed Ombudsman has a bad reputation of upholding crooks in previous court decisions who are now all back in power.

With yet another ominous Chief Justice presidential appointee, seems all bases covered against us regular citizens.

Dress Re-hearsals

Invited to a ballet matinee on Sunday, recalled going to dress rehearsals before with the mother of one of the dancers.

Now with the Kiwanian advocacy for children, perhaps they can attend dress rehearsals too.

Mediating Medias

We all know about the hassle of shoes falling off babies being carried. Saw a pair of socks recently that solve that- socks with a shoe design!

Mediating is like that- settling conflict creatively.

Presidential Mediation

The unfortunate tussle for the microphone in the Batasan had to be refereed by DU30, of all mediators! His compromise, a walk-out!
Fond of shortcuts, he could try with the length of his own mic too, if not his term.

Gotha Name

In Netflix' Windsors, it is traced that they were first called Saxe- Coburg (?) Gotha till King George V's Secretary Stamfordham chose the less Germanic, more acceptable name after their Castle. Better than another choice Fitzroy!

Mediation deals with issue/s more than image.

Casablanca ll

Another adjustment on its set toward the end was the use of an airplane cutout. With its model size, they had to employ midgets to act as mechanics.

Kung maliit ang kumot, bumaluktot.

Mediating Mutiny

Mutiny on the Bounty is about a ship's living conditions, which improvement led to the forming of the British Royal Navy.

Mediation likewise aims to upgrade the dispensation of justice.

Johan van Hulst

Hardly anyone recognizes his name- except the scores of children he saved. Running a school, he was asked by the Nazis to house Jewish children till they could be transported to the gas chambers. His strategy? While a train stopped in front of his school, he brought out a trolley with sacks containing children.

Mediation can be creative too.

What's in it for me?

Magnolia chickens are expertly advertized by showing them in clean, cool and wide cages or rather houses.

Mediation can also be promoted by mentioning its benefits: speed of process set by disputants, less expense without lawyer, no court suit and record.

Mediating Call of Nature

"Lucky Dog" is a welcome breather from today's stresses. In an episode, an adoptive family lived near the woods so it was unsafe to let the new pet wander. The trainer used a piece of artificial grass just outside the door for the lucky dog to do his business.

Mediation is likewise creative.

The Last Time I Saw Paris

That was 1997. But this one is about the Elizabeth Taylor-starrer. Her character complained, "I've been having a bad day for years...
I have to do something, buy a new hat."

She could have gone to marital mediation.

Ano ba talaga, Te?

Revisiting "An American in Paris," caught this quote. "They act like men but want to be treated like women."

Sometimes men act like women, too but want to be treated like men.

The Easy Way?

Our Daily Bread reflected on the long (40 years) winding road of the Hebrews' post- Egyptian migration. He led them by a cloud at day and fire by night.

Mediation is just as difficult, involving earnest negotiation and one-on-one caucus to break the tension or stalemate.

Presidential Rx

Like Baby Trump, our local version should watch his tongue. In yet another rambling talk, he advised mayors to eliminate ambitious vice mayors- fatally! True enough, it led to a series of dead local officials.

Even in mediation, advice no matter how sensible and life- friendly, is a no-no.

William Tells

"When life pulls you back, be sure you are set to go on an amazing path." Parting shot of Dobol A sa Dobol B

Mediation sets that path.

Wandering Heights

TCM reveals that Humphrey Bogart had to wear platform heels to match the height of Ingrid Bergman in their film Casablanca.

Some conflicts are easier to resolve than others.

1000 Euros Generation

CinemaEurope feature had this millennial quote, "I earn 1000 euros a month doing work I do not want in a company that doesn't want me."

That is why Human Resources is there as in-house mediator.

Learning from Others

In the Baltic & Co. comic strip, Mr. Golem tells Bong that we can learn from the mistakes of others. Bong sighs, "I'm always the other."

Mediation can break that bind.

Respeto

This indie film's title was also given by an old victim to his juvenile thieves. He had them fix the damage they made in his house and in the end, reformed their twisted morals.

Successful self- mediation!

The Devil is a Sissy

TCM resurrects films of which we were not even aware. This one of the star of the month Mickey Rooney has him stealing reserve tires with two other boys to raise money for his father's tombstone. When caught, the trio was interviewed in private by the judge who got them into probation. In the end, they caught an older band of criminals!

Wise mediator-judge.

The lease goes on

The lease was for renewal but the tenant was not ready for the increase in rent. One way out was to transfer the corresponding loan to a savings bank with less interest in money.

Win-win 

Opposition spokespersons

With the proliferation of personable government spokeswomen, the opposition has returned the favor with the likes of Agot Isidro et al. Joining the fray is the most unlikely Joema Sison. He has castigated his former student DU30 of being the primary protector of drug lords.

We rest our case.

Dalian na!

Beset by so many crises, DU30 now opts to roll out the new trains ordered by PNoy so was originally a no-no.

Mediating MRT is another TRAIN dilemma for this odd ministration.

Mediating Basketbrawl

In the Gilas PH vs Australian basketball match, an Amboy PH cadet player Troy Rike did two things right. He protected the Aussie player from further harm. Then, he donated his reward money to a relevant charity.

The shot taken of him standing over the beleaguered Aussie could make a poster for mediators.

Mediating Motivation

"US business professors Michael Mazzeo, Paul Oyer and Scott Schaeffer, authors of 'The Roadside MBA' list several strategies to incentivize employees:

1. Link to quality performance.
2. Match with responsibilities.
3. Ensure performance measures truly work.
4. Incentivize the team rather than just the individual."

Mediation's motivation is for disputants to regain peace of mind after their compromise agreement.

Where have all the accusers gone

The Supreme Court Ass-ociate Justices are now lining up to see who among them will replace the Chief they ousted. Justice could only be served on another hope-fool, former Court Administrator Midas touch Marquez who is being charged for the mishandling of judiciary improvement fund from the World Bank.

Bilog ang world.

Mediating Massacres

Mamasapano was blame game to the highest level. Now the recent Samar "misencounter" between the PNP and the military is just following Murphy's Law.

How the perspective changes when one is on the defensive

Mississippi Music

To the ears of parents as this company sells instruments primarily to students on a rent-to-own basis. It takes into consideration aside from the expense, the possibility of young people quiting the band midterm. It also offers additional maintenance and replacement service in case, "say, their child's trombone gets run over by a bus."
From Queena Lee- Chua's column All in the Family article entitled "Setting the best price"

Now that's a Compromise Agreement covering all possible conditions.