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HAPPY LIFE NEEDS A FEW ADDITIONS

October 6, 2021 by

A happy life can be a goal, but not for those who see happiness in others as an obstacle to overcome. Besides, isn’t happiness overrated? How can anyone have a happy life, or even strive for one, in 2021? If you’ve ever asked that question, keep asking. Then ask, “What else is there to work […]

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HEART SCIENCE FOR THE NON-SCIENTIST

October 5, 2021 by

Heart science arrives sooner or later. The good news is you will be told you have the heart of someone twenty years younger than you. The bad news is you might be told you the heart of someone twenty years older than you. If you max out on bacon every meal, with eggs cooked in […]

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ACCUMULATED CRAP NEEDS NEW TREASURE VAULT HOME

October 4, 2021 by

‘Accumulated crap’ is the name for important collections started so long ago I forget the point. It’s also the name for the avalanche of stuff from living long enough to get dumped on. Getting dumped on isn’t the best way of describing accumulated crap, but it fits the theme. If like attracts like, then my […]

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DOING ‘MY RESEARCH’ FOR EXTRA CREDIT

October 3, 2021 by

Hearing about people doing ‘my research’ gives me hope. Before making a big decision it’s best to know all you can about the possible outcomes, the likely effects, and how you would benefit. The problems start when the notion of doing anything extra, from reading, asking questions, to testing new knowledge, comes from people who […]

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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION GENIUS GRANT FOR BLOGGER

October 2, 2021 by

The MacArthur Foundation takes it upon themselves to find people to give money to. Tagging the recipients of a $625,000 grant as genius is just icing on the cake. If getting the grant requires a genius level IQ, I’ll just stop right here. On the other hand, I think an extra, unexpected, $625K would make […]

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BLOG TOOLS: HOW TO ORGANIZE TIME AND SPACE

October 1, 2021 by

Blog tools help writers get where they’re going, and as any writer will tell you, they are going to fill up a page. Sometimes it’s a long, long, loooooong haul to fill up one page, then another, then another. Look at a stack of printer paper some time and imagine filling them all. From the […]

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GOOD INTENTIONS START TOMORROW

September 30, 2021 by

Why do good intentions pave the way to hell? Because of the follow up. More precise, it’s the lack of follow up. Say the right thing, then do the right thing and you stay out of hell. Does this sound right? Sounds like accountability to me. So why the gap between what is said and […]

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BANDWAGON RIDERS: DON’T KICK ‘EM WHEN THEY FALL OFF

September 29, 2021 by

Bandwagon riders have difficult decisions to make everyday. Why? Because there’s always a new bandwagon to jump on. And it comes in many forms. Remember jogging? “Hey, let’s take a ten mile run to warm up.” “Great, then we’ll do it again tomorrow. It makes me feel so good.” Tomorrow: “I can’t move. My feet […]

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MEATHEAD MIRANDA RIGHTS FOR MORE CLARITY

September 28, 2021 by

Know your rights, your Meathead Miranda rights, before offering an opinion. It may save you problems in the long run. “But I’m not a meathead,” you say? That’s good to know, but like so many things, we’re always the last to know. This might help more than you’d expect: Meathead Miranda rights:

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TIGARD OREGON SAYS “GREATNESS IS HATELESS”

September 27, 2021 by

The Tigard Oregon Tigers faced the Newberg Tigers. Tiger vs Tiger football in Tigard has a snappy sound to it. But it was Tiger football and everything else, as it turns out. The everything else part was, and is, a local/state/regional/national/international/ global/universal story on a larger canvas. That large.

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