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JOHN PRINE: WORDS FOR ASMR CALM

April 17, 2020 by

I heard of John Prine in 1972. This is his first album cover. He’s a guy sitting on a hay bale like it was just another day. Then he became the Mark Twain of songwriters.

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COMMON MISTAKES AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS, OR POOR JUDGEMENT

April 16, 2020 by

Common mistakes are the easiest to fix: do this instead of that. All good. Unless it’s a clue to a greater problem.

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HOPE IN ONE HAND, AND IT’S ENOUGH

April 15, 2020 by

Art is defined by hope. As in, “I hope people like my work.” Turns out people like Grant Wood’s American Gothic just fine.

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WORLD LEADER: A SHORT HISTORY OF SUCCESS

April 13, 2020 by

Who is the top world leader in history? It doesn’t take a history degree from a drive-by college like Portland State to make the call, but it doesn’t hurt. Deciding who is the world leader favorite takes a long view of the past. Try not to throw a name on the wall and see if […]

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SADNESS AND THE ONLY CHILD ALONE ON THEIR DAY

April 12, 2020 by

The Smothers Brothers comedy team had a routine that fit every family, except only child families, when one said to the other, “Mom always liked you best.” Every brother or sister who hasn’t said that missed a golden opportunity for a guilt ridden jab, deserved or not. In some homes it has to go unsaid […]

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NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY FORGETS THE ONLY CHILD

April 11, 2020 by

Does National Siblings Day mean anything to an only child? I’ve heard talk from only children, about how they long for a brother or sister, how much they miss family when they see others together. If you have brothers and sisters, and hear an adult only child whine about their aloneness, what is your response? […]

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VIRUS TESTING REVIEW FOR DEADLY DISEASE

April 10, 2020 by

From available evidence, virus testing for the coronavirus is uncomfortable and expensive. And not as available in America as it is in other developed countries. However, virus testing for other bad things often feels like a rush job, a sales job, a ‘get it now or die’ job. But that’s not testing for coronavirus, it’s […]

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AUTHORITY MAN: KNOW THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM, HEAR THEM

April 9, 2020 by

Authority man comes in all different shapes and sizes, but the flavor never changes. Even when they favor you and I, empathy leaves a slightly bitter taste. We cheer when authority man rules our way, but forget that we’re one misstep from being ruled against. Then what happens?

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COACHING CORONAVIRUS: GO FOR THE WIN

April 8, 2020 by

What is the game plan for coaching coronavirus? What happens when the top guy claims he’s a cheerleader, not a coach? In a life or death game, and by most counts, life or death isn’t an overstatement with coronavirus, where is the Head Coach for the home team? Who is The Man?

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DAD BOSS TAKES A STAND, (with wife’s approval)

April 7, 2020 by

Every dad boss worth a damn had the right woman for back up. Is it true? Sift through the sands in your hourglass for the outstanding influencers in your life. Go ahead, I’ll wait . . . If you remember that teacher, that coach, that neighbor, for their insight on situations good and bad, men […]

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