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ASSISTED CONFRONTATION FOR CAR CRASH VICTIM

Who needs assisted confrontation? The nice guy who finishes last, that’s who. Besides, when you assist, and it goes wrong, you’re just trying to help, not hinder. I knew a nice guy once.

VETERANS HEALTH FROM THE 1974 ARMY ONWARD

Veterans health came to mind during boot camp at Fort Ord, California. The gas chamber was on the schedule a few days after I was demoted from Platoon Guide, to Squad Leader, to regular army guy. I takes a special soldier to get demoted in boot camp, and I was that guy. It happened twice […]

END TIMES, OR JUST A BAD DAY?

End Times is a notion that we’re not long for this world. The American History Channel time slot filler called “How The World Ends” includes End Times ideas. It’s pretty bleak, but there’s reason for hope. The people predicting the end of the world all have something in common:

MANLY MEN WHO FORGET TO BE MEN FIRST

The manly men where I grew up were loggers and truckers and fishermen. They were hard men doing hard jobs. One of them liked to visit with my dad and tease my older brother. There may have been tears. But it’s different now. What changed?

SERIOUS PEOPLE KNOW RESULTS FOR BAD BEHAVIOR

Serious people don’t all walk around in their academic garb. You won’t find them all on TV or radio. Sometimes a serious man or woman is just down the street. Not my street, but some street in another neighborhood. Why?

LOVE LIFE WITH NO LOVE IN SIGHT?

A love life for rising generations comes with so many choices. And questions. With so many alternatives, some guys just give up. Then what?

DOG PARK POLITICS FOR COMMON GOOD

Does a dog park seem like a strange place for politics? Not when the engagement leads to common good for everyone. When common good is the goal, a dog park is the perfect model. Here’s why:

LOVE DEFICIT AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT

A love deficit is like any other: noun. the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount. the amount by which expenditures or liabilities exceed income or assets. a lack or shortage; deficiency. a disadvantage, impairment, or handicap: The team’s major deficit is its poor pitching. A lack, shortage, or deficiency […]

EMOTIONAL PAIN NOTHING TO IGNORE

Emotional pain is when you tell your doctor, “It hurts when I do this.” If your doctor says, “Then don’t do that,” is it time to find a new doctor? Or, is it time to get to the roots of the problem. This should not be a mystery.

HONORABLE MEN AND WOMEN SOUND DIFFERENT

Honorable men don’t whine and complain about how unfairly they are treated, then turn around and treat others even worse. They don’t seek the easy way out of difficult situations, then preen and primp like they’ve just done the impossible that only they could do. Most important of all, honorable men see through the smokescreen […]