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MAKING HISTORY? THEN MAKE GOOD HISTORY

March 6, 2022 by

Making history feels like something you might realize after the fact. You did something well, felt good about it, then someone says, “That’s never been done before.” Does that make what you’ve done more important? Maybe important enough to try again?

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LIVE THEATER WORKS TO EXPLAIN CURRENT EVENTS

March 5, 2022 by

Live theater? Please. I’ve got a jacked up bill with Ziply Fiber, an AppleTV account, and the most important: Three channels of C-SPAN, the kings of slow TV, which is just my speed. Why would I leave the room with the big screen? Ever? For live theater, I leave for live theater. Don’t you?

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RESPECT YOURSELF FIRST? IT TAKES SOME PRACTICE

March 4, 2022 by

Try and respect yourself when you see others doing the wrong thing. But, maybe they don’t know they’re doing something wrong, and you don’t want to correct them? If you know better, then what’s your excuse for not doing better? Call it a lifestyle, or a life choice, or maybe just being a decent person. […]

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HOSPITALITY MATTERS WITH THE HOSPITALITY KING

March 2, 2022 by

Hospitality matters most when you have high expectations, high hopes. If you saved up to stay someplace nice, you don’t want the memory soiled by anything, but especially something as simple as hospitality. What happens when hospitality royalty shine their own crowns? Share my shock when the Hospitality King out-means the Queen of Mean. Sweet […]

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FOLLOWING ORDERS: A PRIMER

March 1, 2022 by

Too many carry the idea that following orders eliminates personal choice. It doesn’t. Remember, when you’re ordered to do something you can do it, or not do it. That’s the first choice; let’s start there. From an experienced order-taker, this is the initial question you ask yourself: ‘Who the hell is giving orders around here?’

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CITIZENSHIP TEST: ARE YOU JERK?

February 28, 2022 by

A citizenship test for America needs to ask this question to new arrivals: Are you now, or have you ever been, a jerk, a punk, a piece of work? It’s not a disqualifying question for being a good citizen. You can be a jerk and still be a citizen. We just need to know ahead […]

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COMPETENCE MATTERS FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE

February 27, 2022 by

Competence matters for the grinders and the lucky few who hit the jackpot. It matters at the beginning and the end. After all, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see something all screwed up? “Doesn’t look like competence matters here.” Did competence matter to the voters who put Trump in the […]

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BAGS PACKED TO FLEE? WHAT DO YOU TAKE WITH TEN MINUTES NOTICE

February 26, 2022 by

You’ve got your bags packed to evacuate, to leave right now. What’s in your boogie bag if you thought you’d return to a home in flames? More important, what’s not in your bug-out bag?

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HOW NORMAL HISTORICAL TIMES GO ABNORMAL

February 25, 2022 by

Normal historical times are also called boring, stuck in a rut, and monotonous times. Too much normal can drive people crazy. Nothing ever changes? Or maybe you don’t understand how changes happen. Is everything too slooooooooow for your liking?

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WEAK ACTOR ATTRACTS WEAK FANS TO FEEL STRONG

February 24, 2022 by

When a weak actor delivers a poor performance and still gets a standing ovation, something is wrong with the audience. After seeing enough live theater from third row center over the years, and watching movies and television like the next kook looking for something better, what exactly is an actor? An actor is, “a person […]

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