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SMALL TOWN CITY LIFE

Your small town isn’t as small as you think. I told a new friend where I came from, how big it was. He said where he comes from, everyone in towns as small as mine were hillbillies. What he didn’t know was where he came from everyone’s a hillbilly. Like it’s a secret. Leaving North […]

MAN’S GAME FOR PUBLIC OFFICE?

If it’s Man’s Game, it comes with Man Talk. Man talk comes in every flavor, in every color of the rainbow. Man’s Game is more straight forward. Man’s Game is harsh and unrelenting. Call it frightening. Men do things others’ can’t do. It’s not our fault that the limits of human achievement, like world records […]

RULES TO NOMINATE A NOBEL PRIZE FOR BLOGGERS

After Dylan it’s coming, a Nobel Prize for bloggers. If the times they are a changing, don’t get in the way, and the best change I can see is a Nobel Prize for bloggers. You’ve got your novelists, poets, playwrites, all deserving honor. Add blogger to the list, but with a few distinctions. Like no […]

BLOGGER NIRVANA NUMBERS REACH ONE

The biggest number in Blogger Nirvana? The number one. The comparisons are endless: You’re not a runner if you don’t run. You’re not a walker if you don’t walk. You’re not a student if you don’t study. Not a rocker if you don’t rock. Agreed? And you’re not a writer if you don’t write.

HOOK, BOOK, LOOK: JOEL SALATIN

In a hook for the ages, Joel Salatin drives his tractor right to the heart of health and nutrition. “If you think organic food is expensive, have you priced cancer lately?” He could have asked if you have priced heart disease, or diabetes, too. What he’s talking about is Death By Lifestyle through the choices […]

HOW TO POLYFACE FARM YOUR LIFE

Balance is the key to Polyface Farm your life. Fans of Polyface Farms and Joel Salatin know the drill: rotate animals from tract to tract, with other animals following and benefiting from each other. Learning the tricks of the trade from Polyface Farms will help when personal doubt and concern overwhelm the day. How is […]

SUSTAINABLE FARMING TALKS TO SUSTAINABLE ADDICTION

Sustainable Addiction doesn’t listen to anyone but their Jones. You know you’ve got a hard charging audience like Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms when you write a post about them, send them the link, post it on Facebook with tags, and you end up with the biggest hitting post of the year. And it’s only […]

WRITING CLASS: THOMAS WOLFE ON BOOMERPDX

Who needs a writing class? Everyone needs a writing class. Written by a baby boomer blogger, this writing class strikes to the heart of communication in written words. It’s a Writing Class, not talking class. Talking comes after writing class. First think about what you are writing, then write. Afterwards find someone to talk about […]

AGING FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMERS

What happens when Frontier Communications customer service talks to aging baby boomers? For aging Frontier Communications customers who grew up with party line telephones and two channels on a black and white television, this is the Golden Age of media. Lightning fast fiber optics speed data into slow, old, desktops, but it’s still faster than […]

BLOGGER BILL OF WRITES, PT 2

Why you need a blogger bill of writes when you call yourself a writer. If you’ve ever written anything that matters to you, you’re a writer. Say it loud, “I’m a writer.” Feels good, doesn’t it. Do it again. “I’m a writer.” Say it loud and proud, writer. “I’M A WRITER.” Now the hard part. […]