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WRITING HISTORY FOR FUTURE READERS

February 4, 2022 by

Writing history, engaging history, helps readers. What doesn’t help readers is writing bad history. But bad history has an appeal, a great appeal. Bad history writing plays to the audience who need their feelings and actions validated in a way they understand. What do they need to understand?

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READING HISTORY BOOKS YIELDS MORE THAN BARGAINED FOR

February 3, 2022 by

Reading history books is about more than validating the opinion you already have. George Washington, first president and father of our country, chopped a cherry tree down and confessed because he would never lie? Honest Abe Lincoln never told a lie? No one questioned their honesty? Reading history books could answer those sort of questions, […]

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MOVE AROUND FOR A BETTER VIEW

February 2, 2022 by

I move around the house from garage to kitchen and back. A door in between is a bathroom door, which is handy The kitchen has a refrigerator, but that’s not why I come in. I’ve got a fridge in the garage, too

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THE WORLD STOPS FOR NO ONE. HOW DO I KNOW?

February 1, 2022 by

The world stops for you, and you, and you, because you need a break? And it stops for the rest of us because things are moving a little too fast? Hold that thought. Hold the next one, too. Hold it tight.

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JOE ROGAN QUOTES? SAY IT AIN’T SO JOE

January 31, 2022 by

Joe Rogan looks suspiciously like the sort of man who told Neil and everyone else to get a haircut in the 60’s. ‘We don’t need your type hanging around our town making noise.’ And here we are with Neil’s noise ever since. Maybe Joe could tell him to cut his sideburns? Who is this Joe? […]

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GOOD EXAMPLE HARD TO FIND, HARD TO KEEP

January 30, 2022 by

“Be a good example.” Who’s heard this before? It starts early. If you have a younger brother or younger sister you’ve heard it before them. You’re it. As you collect birthdays you come to realize that being a good example is a life long job.

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FIXING STUPID STARTS EARLY, BUT NOT TOO EARLY

January 29, 2022 by

After your first breath you begin fixing stupid. If you’re lucky, you’re born into a family who wants you. That makes the job so much easier. And if you’re really lucky, you’re born with a run of good health ahead of you. You’re ready to start fixing stupid, but you need a little help getting […]

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PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE MODERN WORLD

January 28, 2022 by

Problem solving, at least the first step, is recognizing a problem. If you’re married to a problem solver and you don’t see any problems, then it might be you. Aside from that, there are plenty of other problems to solve. One big step at a time. Where to start?

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FINDING FAULT TAKES A HARD LOOK OUTWARD

January 27, 2022 by

Finding fault is one of the first things to do when things go wrong, as long as you don’t find yourself. And that takes practice. If you’re to blame and you know it, the job just got easier. Ask, “Why would I do that,” after a spectacular screw-up and you won’t get many answers. Why?

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PRACTICING TOLERANCE FOR A TEST YOU DON’T WANT TO FAIL

January 26, 2022 by

The idea of practicing tolerance isn’t the same as ignoring the important stuff. Tolerance: the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. With that definition, you know you’ll need practice. But does tolerance have to be an extreme hardship? It depends […]

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