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 Good Morning You’re the Queen (or King)

So because it’s the biggest thing in the English speaking world (and I usually don’t  care what most people say or think)  it seems important to muse on the life and times (sort of) of Queen Elizabeth II.   Now she went to the Great Castle  beyond at age 96 after being queen for 70 years.  Let’s unpack that a bit shall we?

She was queen before the Beatles were well the Beatles.  She was queen before Elvis was big.   When she became queen the price of gas was. About 19 cnts a gallon, a loaf of bread was about 16 cents.  A new car sold for around $1,500 and a brand new house went for $9,000 and that was in Boston.  What were people bringing home for pay?  Well about $3,500 a year.  Now you might  be saying people worked  harder back then and the dollar went so much farther.  Not so fast Amos and Andy…

Even adjusted for inflation today’s gross domestic product (what we produce in goods and services)  is roughly 12 times what it was in 1952.  What that means is that the average worker today  makes good and services worth  12 times what their  grandparents did.  Sure technology  has a lot to do with tht, however, let’s not get all high and mighty about the good old days of work alright?

In fact if you use productivity. Data based upon history alone the minimum wage should be more than$23 dollars an hour nationwide.  In most states it should be $25.00 or so.  

Anyway it is hard to imagine  going to bed one night knowing that there is a good chance that in the morning you’ll be king or queen.  But what if….?

So let’s say you wake up one day and have the power to say something that will be heard by millions around the world…what would say?  

Well some royal thoughts haven’t gone over so great…like that “let them eat cake” tweet.  Oh and how about  the strategy taken by King George the third… who figured Americans would always be loyal subjects.   

I’ll offer this as my  royal declaration.   

Dear loyal subjects,

After consulting with the lords and ladies of the realm and my court jester it seems to me that we all need  to remember the following three edicts.

Lift each other because together we sing a better song

Be humble  what we believe now might be wrong

Keep learning if we wish to stay strong

Love each other  and we’ll get along

Oh and if you don’t have one of these fancy crowns… wear sunscreen

Well in reality  I’ll never be King and few folks ever will…. And like. With most things it’s not all that helpful to play the if/then game.    On the other hand maybe if we put together a royal edict and follow it—we might find some Crown Jewels on the road to seeking peace and joy.  

Until you kiss a frog or find the glass slipper… rise and take your seat at the round table who ever you are and where ever  you may roam… the grail awaits. 

Take a sip