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‘FIRE GOD’ READY FOR FREEZING RAIN

December 21, 2022 by

Fire God may be an exaggeration, but what else would you call it? This is an image of the final results, but what came before? A cold, dead, space in a wall of brick, which is what a fireplace is without a fire. Here’s the lesson I learned by sticking my head in there:

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REMINDERS FOR GAS FIREPLACE

December 20, 2022 by

Customer service, whether a health matter, auto, or gas fireplace, follow the same rules. You know it’s good when you don’t have remorse after the service. But what if you do have remorse and get a customer service call-back that goes wrong? Beware of the fast talking man with an edge to his voice. Health […]

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HUMAN POTENTIAL: THE BURDEN OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS

December 19, 2022 by

Human potential grade from counselor: “You can do anything you want to do.” Human response: “What am I supposed to do with that?” And so begins the journey of great expectations with: “What do you want to be?” I knew what I didn’t want to be early. My dad told me.

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HOW TO BE A SELF-GATEKEEPER

December 18, 2022 by

A self-gatekeeper is the same as a regular gatekeeper. They restrict who can and who can’t pass through a gate. Except as your own gatekeeper, the gate is you. Who gets to experience the joy of you, and who doesn’t? Start with joy. Why joy? Even if you’re not a joy boy, or girl, figure […]

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LIFE RESET? WHERE TO START

December 17, 2022 by

Does a life reset sound pretty good right about now? Has your fear of missing out taken over? Before you go all in on a reset, consider this: Are you who you think you are?

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BETTER LIVING STARTED YESTERDAY

December 16, 2022 by

Better living begins the day you say it begins. It goes like this: “I will do things that I know will make a better life.” Boomers don’t ask what ‘better’ means. We know. This is for the younger people who still think they’re better.

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GUEST BLOGGER RANDALL CUTHBERT

December 15, 2022 by

A guest blogger is one who finds their way onto a blog one way or another. My guest blogger career to boost boomerpdx showed me what it takes. Did I know Dr. Cuthbert would have what it takes? I had my suspicions.

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SPORTS TALK: “SO WHAT? NOW WHAT”

December 14, 2022 by

“So what,” is sports talk when things take a turn for the worse. And keep getting worse. Then comes the, “Now what,” part. Do you ride it on down, or . . . ?

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CONSTANT COMPLAINING DONE THE RIGHT WAY

December 13, 2022 by

If you hear constant complaining without end, what do you do? Tune it out? Change the channel? Or listen and learn because we all know it’s impossible to complain all the time. There’s something else going on, but what?

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MARRIAGE TRAP, STARRING BEN AFFLECK

December 12, 2022 by

Does a ‘marriage trap’ sound different than a marriage between two movie stars? Edward Hopper painted what looks like a marriage trap. A couple in a room ignoring each other, trying to find anything to do besides talk. He reads bad news, she taps a sad note. Looks like a trap to me. But, what’s […]

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