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BOOMER STATUS: WHAT MAKES A TRUE BOOMER

November 14, 2021 by

Boomer status, baby boomer that is, is more than a birth date. Technically speaking, anyone born between 1946 through 1964 is a baby boomer, but there’s a big difference between the front end and the back end. Legend has it that virtuous American soldiers and sailors returned from WWII on a magic carpet to resume […]

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BAR RESEARCH: DO YOU READ BEER BLOGS

November 13, 2021 by

Bar research is essential to bloggers in the know. Just ask me. Goes like this: Mask up, find a seat with space around it, and say the magic words: “Beer, please.” Then retweet a Tapphoria tweet to get on the big screen, Big Time. Things proceed from there, but go slow. If you ask someone […]

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LINE UP: NO ONE WANTS TO LOSE THEIR PLACE?

November 12, 2021 by

The line up is everywhere. From the grocery store to the gas station to the box office, there’s a line of people holding their place. And waiting. Waiting more. Then someone takes cuts.

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OVER CONSUMPTION? LET’S BLAME BABY BOOMERS

November 11, 2021 by

Over consumption didn’t start January 1, 1946, the dawning of the baby boom generation following WWII. Though not everyone agrees. Let’s call them short sighted for now. Instead, they see a world dominated by big houses and expensive cars. Too big? Too expensive? Not everyone agrees. Where did it start? With my dad, your dad, […]

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GOOD MEDICINE FOR HARD TIMES

November 10, 2021 by

Good medicine comes in many flavors. When it works the way it’s supposed to, the struggle to deliver is worthwhile. However, the struggle to deliver is never ends. Everyone has feelings about good medicine, starting with, “Is it good enough?”

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LIFE SWITCH: IT’S EITHER ON OR OFF, NO ‘OTHER’

November 9, 2021 by

A life switch is not a light switch. We know what a light switch is, the thing on a wall connected to a light bulb. One moment it’s dark in the room, then it’s not. That’s the light switch. Light to dark, or dark to light. A Life Switch doesn’t work the same way.

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NEW FLEX: “I DID MY OWN RESEARCH” AND FOUND WHAT?

November 8, 2021 by

A new flex is always an interesting surprise, especially when it surprises the one flexing. “Don’t learn to type or you’ll end up being a clerk” turned into a flex of, “I can type one hundred word a minute.” The brawny movers and shakers lost some mojo to the pencil-necked geeks, so they did one […]

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WHY DETAILS MATTER FOR CITY AND SCIENCE

November 7, 2021 by

Details matter as much to nature boy as they do city boy, but they’ll still fight you about it. Let’s leave it to plant biologists to break it down, to explain the details of plant life, because isn’t that how we envision nature? Plants? Then listen to an urban planner share the details of city […]

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SELF INTEREST? DON’T FORGET THE ‘ENLIGHTENED’ PART

November 6, 2021 by

‘Self interest’ is the biggest driver in human history. Think about it. Self + Interest = “Waddabout me?” But, you know this. They aren’t cuss words, or accusations, like ‘selfish interest,’ or, ‘selfish bastard,’ because this is where the enlightened part is supposed to kick in. “Enlightened self interest,” or, “Whaddabout me and you?” That’s […]

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PROFESSIONAL SIGNALING AND COMMUNICATIONS LIKE SPORTS WORLD

November 5, 2021 by

Professional signaling prevents miscommunication and so much more. That’s what it’s supposed to do, more, along with ‘doing your own research.’ Besides, who really knows what research means, let alone doing it. Instead of confusing explanations of how good or bad something is, was, or might be, why not use the most effective communications known […]

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