SHARED STANDARDS LIFT AMERICAN GREATNESS BAR
June 27, 2018 by
In order to compete with Pew Research Center’s ‘fact tank’, nonpartisan, non-advocacy approach to public opinion, I ask strangers questions. In a nonpartisan, non-advocacy approach I asked a fellow citizen in the sauna, an FCIS, if I could ask a few questions about shared standards. The old ‘question about asking questions’ technique. […]
GLOCK 17 DOUBLE STACK PROBLEM
February 25, 2018 by
Why does the Glock 17 have so many bullets? Because it might take the first sixteen shots to hit a target. Some people are bad shots. Maybe you’re a bad shot. I know I am. I nearly failed Army bootcamp because of my shot pattern with an M16. I wanted to blame the […]
PORTLAND PULSE = CRYSTAL BALLROOM + GERDING THEATER + OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
February 21, 2018 by
In one week Portland showed itself on a Sunday night, Tuesday night, and Wednesday afternoon. The show included the Crystal Ballroom on SW 14th and Burnside, Gerding Theater on NW 11th, and Oregon Historical Society on SW Park. From Dan Auerbach, to Astoria Part 2, to Oregon’s birthday party, Portland lifted the curtain […]
LAURA INGRAHAM COACHES LeBRON JAMES WIN
February 20, 2018 by
By now the news on Laura Ingraham telling LeBron James to ‘shut up and dribble’ ought to be cooked to perfection. The Fox News superstar, by including The King in her act, broadened the platform… For LeBron. Laura Ingraham fouled LeBron, a hard foul, and he responded with, “Laura who?” She […]
THE LONG MARRIED SECRET? WORDS
February 18, 2018 by
Too often we take wedding anniversaries for granted? Who does that? Not those married to a skunk who buys extravagant gifts to cover their stink. That’s the yearly bonus they give for looking the other way. Just make sure your present is better than the one they bought the other one. That’s […]
APPLIED GUN VIOLENCE EXPLAINED
February 17, 2018 by
Baby boomers have a unique perspective when it comes to gun violence. Our fathers participated in the most extreme gun violence in world history. The books call it WWII and Korea; the dads went with bad intentions. Their applied gun violence saved the world from a Nazi future. Along with the horrific acts […]
DEMOCRAT PARTY OFFICIAL WEBSITE PHONE CALL
February 16, 2018 by
I got the call last night from the Democrat Party, and like a story that goes public after signing non-disclosure statements, I felt a sense of freedom. The phone call on my land line, yes I still have a land line, was a money call. One hundred dollars was the starting point. […]
FAMILY SHAME HELPS A GROWN MAN SCHEDULE CHECK UP
February 4, 2018 by
In a traditional wedding picture there’s a couple staring at the camera with faces radiating the joy of the day. It’s a look of happiness as they look forward to the rest of their lives together. Getting married is more than a date, it’s a roll of the dice on the long […]
NEW BETTER IS BETTER THAN THE OLD BETTER?
February 3, 2018 by
If Bruce is right, then what is the opposite called, the one who can’t listen over their own voice, thinks only what they’re told to think, and blind to the world around them. Fill in the blank with your favorite, even if advice from Bruce Lee isn’t best for you. I […]
