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BETTER LISTENING BY BETTER LISTENERS

September 24, 2020 by

Reprint from the paper: Early Sunday morning there were campers in their tents, people lined up in the chow line, and young people patiently waiting their turn in the restroom, the one labeled “Men’s.” Occupy Portland staffed the first aid tent and the media desk while KBOO-FM 90.7 settled into their studio for the early […]

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OREGON EXPERIENCE: WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU’RE NEW TO THE STATE

September 24, 2020 by

People come from far and wide for the Oregon experience. They leave with gratitude for their time here, and make plans to return. After thrilling at the waterfalls, mountains, and beaches, they see places like Kansas and Oklahoma through new eyes. They take the Oregon experience home and make it work. By the way, what […]

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SHINE ON LIKE YOU MEAN IT

September 23, 2020 by

Compounding the words Shine and On sounds like a cheerleader cheer when you say it out loud. Give it a try like this: “Shine on.” For the full power, try it like this:

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BOOK SEARCH FROM FIRST LIBRARY TO AMAZON

September 22, 2020 by

My first book search occurred in the first library I remember. It was more shock at so many books in one place than a search. In a small library in a small school in a small town, I was small and looking for a small book. I still like small books. When I was slightly […]

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REAL NAME? CALL PEOPLE AND PLACES BY THEIR REAL NAME BEFORE IT’S FORGOTTEN

September 21, 2020 by

In a time not so long ago, a real name wasn’t important. It was a liability. Hollywood legends like John Wayne, Rock Hudson, and Marilyn Monroe weren’t good enough when they were known as Marion Morrison, Roy Scherer, and Norma Jeane Mortenson. But those days are long passed according to Benedict Cumberbatch. How did he […]

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MIKE ROWE WORKS MILLENNIALS

September 21, 2020 by

  Mike Rowe gets down to business on Millennials. And Boomers. Dear Mike, I’ve seen your television work. It looks hard. Sometimes it looks dirty and dangerous, hence the title, “Dirty Jobs,” and “Mike Rowe Works.” The work you do on television feels very real, and needed. However, your opinion on a ‘generation,’ and we […]

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PEOPLE PERSON, PEOPLE PEOPLE, AND THE REST OF US

September 20, 2020 by

The self-described people person needs back-up. Call it confirmation. Who calls themselves a people person? Isn’t that what others are supposed to say? “Stan is such a people person,” carries more weight than Stan saying it about himself. “Hello, I’m Stan, and I’m a people person?” What old Stan is saying is hold on tight.

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SORTING HISTORY: WHAT MATTERS vs WHAT MATTERS MORE

September 19, 2020 by

Sorting history is the difference between hoarders and historians. If there were no difference, every garage full of crap would be a museum. And I say garage full of crap with all due respect, since I’ve got one piling up. In the end, that stuff tells a part of our story. But it doesn’t have […]

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HAPPY PLACES, BECAUSE WE NEED MORE THAN ONE

September 18, 2020 by

Happy places hard to find? It’s the virus pandemic, the lockdown, broiling temperatures, and forest fires. It’s the political right, political left, the politically disconnected. It’s President Trump, former VP Joe Biden, and the specter of a stealth third party candidate swaying the vote. Anyone but you, right? You’d be in your happy places if […]

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AN HONEST TRUTH TRICK FOR YOUNG AND OLD

September 17, 2020 by

Young people in their 30’s want the honest truth. They ask me, “Is that true,” after I oversell a rare authority statement. Since they know my main fun in life is showing them how gullible they are, they ask. And, if they ask and it’s not true, I say it’s not true. If it is […]

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