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OUTDOOR VOICE AND DIRT AT CHRISTMAS TREE FARM

November 30, 2020 by

An outdoor voice belongs outdoors. It’s louder and calls for attention. Not so much a command voice to action, an outdoor voice still carries. Is it the right voice for the parking lot at the Christmas tree farm? Probably not, but there’s more.

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MAYFLOWER COMPACT: THE PILGRIMS UNITE ON C-SPAN3

November 29, 2020 by

The Mayflower Compact wasn’t as popular in third grade history as the buckled shoes the Pilgrims wore. It wasn’t a big hit in the college classes I took that resulted in a bachelor’s degree in American History, either. Luckily, C-SPAN3 American History TV cleared the fog that covers the past. International readers: this is an […]

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WINNING PORTLAND? LOSE SOMEPLACE ELSE FIRST

November 28, 2020 by

Winning Portland, if you call it a win, is easy: grow a beard, wear plaid, work up an opinion on every beer you open. If that sounds like a Portland dream, it is, but it doesn’t last. Bikes, beer gardens, and weed shops are all good news from the outside looking in, but if those […]

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WINNING MINDSET STARTS EARLY FOR WINNERS

November 27, 2020 by

A winning mindset starts before anything else. Get it locked in as soon as possible. I heard a variation on sports talk radio where a host and guest talked about professional athletes on losing teams. Big time pros never consider themselves losers; they’re good players on bad teams that don’t win. In other words, it’s […]

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STAYING HEALTHY IN A TIME OF SICKNESS? RIDE HARD

November 26, 2020 by

Staying healthy online is a mixed bag of clickbait advice. See an interesting headline, click it, and suddenly a slideshow turns up and down the hole we go. An hour later, or ten minutes that feels like an hour, you learn how to max out biceps, widen your chest, build crusher thighs, all while keeping […]

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CANCER CALL: A HEALTH CHALLENGE REMINDER

November 25, 2020 by

A cancer call is never the wrong number. It’s a confirmation of all the testing you’ve already gone through. The doctors who make cancer calls don’t ask for your name and DOB on the phone. They know it’s you. If someone else answers the phone, they know it’s for you, and you’ve got to take […]

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TRUST BOOMERS EVEN IF NO ONE ELSE DOES. HERE’S WHY:

November 24, 2020 by

When there’s no one else to trust, trust boomers. What have you got to lose? ‘Mid-century modern‘ is such a design craze, what’s more mid-century than baby boomers. We’ve done the things that nostalgia looks back on, listened to classic rock the first time around, and made it out in one piece. What more could […]

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GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, THE MISSING INGREDIENT

November 23, 2020 by

Good sportsmanship crosses all boundaries in private and public life. It’s the public part we get judged on. Are we gracious in victory. Humble, even? Can we take defeat in stride and learn from the loss? Let’s say we’re that good for the sake of argument, instead of the small, bitter, people we secretly are. […]

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HOLIDAY TRAVEL BENEFITS AVOIDED BY STAYING HOME

November 22, 2020 by

Avoiding holiday travel is one of the joys of getting older and living near the kids. Helicopter parents who haven’t driven their grown children to the other side of the continent, state, or town, rejoice. But it’s a respectful rejoice. Respect means replacing the whirly bird with a jump jet, a Harrier. Get in, do […]

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DESPERATE MEASURES: BOOMER ADVICE LIFE STUDY

November 21, 2020 by

Online complainers went to desperate measures over education. The through line was how boomers pushed college on their kids, among other piercing whines. Boomers created student debt, boomers ruined the housing market, boomers killed the jobs. With that reputation, how are boomers supposed to take any comfort in living long lives? The underlying message, the […]

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