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HORSE SENSE AND LEARNING TO RIDE LIKE A HUNGARIAN

March 20, 2021 by

Horse sense is common sense. Says as much right off in the dictionary. What it doesn’t say is what people learn riding a horse. To me that’s a better definition of horse sense. Instead of some blow-hard mansplaining how something simple is done in a most condescending tone, the horse teaches by example. That’s me […]

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UPDATING DAVID WITH NEW TOOLS. APOLOGIES TO MIKE ANGELO

March 19, 2021 by

I Updating David starts with the basics: underwear for the big naked guy. They’re called a novelty boxers, a gag gift, but the only gag is Michelangelo’s David portrayed with the same short comings on the undies as the namesake statue. Even in a new medium the game stays the same. If Robert Mapplethorpe had […]

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GUITAR GLUT: CRACK THE CODE TO FIND THE SOUND

March 17, 2021 by

The guitar glut includes too many guitars and too many names. I’m looking at you, Fender. How many names can you call the same thing. It seems simple enough. To the uninitiated there are two guitars in the world: big acoustics and smaller electrics with big sound. That’s like saying there are only two metals: […]

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EMOTIONAL RESCUE? BUDDY, IT’S JUST A GUITAR

March 16, 2021 by

An emotional rescue always happens at the same time. Guaranteed. First, we go through some things, then some more things. Just to keep it interesting, we go through even more things. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good, sometimes in between. I’m focusing on ‘sometimes in between.’ Why? As a constantly adjusting guy in a constantly […]

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WATCHING TELEVISION AND WONDERING IF ‘THE ONE’ IS RIGHT

March 15, 2021 by

Watching television with my wife usually means murder mystery. The English-ier the better. Lately we’ve drifted into Law and Order: SVU. It’s always full of grizzly details that makes my skin crawl. Most recently we saw The One and my skin is still crawling. Is it good question to ask? Do you think you’re The […]

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ASIAN AMERICANS ARE AS AMERICAN AS IT GETS

March 12, 2021 by

Asian Americans are as American as it gets. I’ve said it twice. Fight me. Hate crimes against elderly Asian Americans is not a sport, not a statement, but an act of cowardice and ignorance committed by the sort of people we’ve seen too much of. Who are they? Who might be joining them? It’s people […]

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BULLDOG STRONG, PASS IT ALONG

March 11, 2021 by

Bulldog strong is what happens in North Bend, Oregon. It probably happens everywhere else, but Bulldog strong lasts a lifetime. So far. The best way to tell if you’ve got some Bulldog in you? Do hard things, then reflect on where the credit goes after you get over yourself. For example:

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WRITING ROOM: FROM FAMILY ROOM TO SICK ROOM AND BACK

March 10, 2021 by

A writing room is any room where writing is done. It’s a bedroom, a classroom, or living room. It could be a bar or coffee house; a bus or train. Some writing rooms belong to writers who need ‘consistency of place’ to be productive. How can you be sure your writing room is right for […]

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STORY CATCHER IN THE WRITING ROOM NOT SO WRY

March 9, 2021 by

J.D. Salinger was a story catcher who wrote books. One of them sells like new today: Approximately 250,000 copies of The Catcher in the Rye are sold each year – which is almost 685 per day! The Catcher in the Rye was first published in 1951. That’s quite a record for keeping readers coming back. […]

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GREAT MEMORIES ADVICE: FROM ONE LIFE STAGE TO THE NEXT

March 8, 2021 by

Great memories ought to inform current decisions. After all, if you have great memories you cherish, why not add to them? Moving along life’s stages, from one to the next, from being a kid, to teenager, to young adult, to middle age, to senior, fills up a big wagon of memories to pull along. Did […]

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