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BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN

April 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Be yourself and you won’t have to remember who you said you were, or remember what you said you could do. You are you and you do what you do. For example, I’m a blogger, a professional writer. Am I an explorer?

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MADE IN FOR THE WIN

April 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Made In cookware made it to my house in a roundabout way. When I called customer service there was nothing roundabout about it. I was left wishing every exchange could be so welcoming. Here’s how it went:

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THE RIGHT T-SHIRT AT THE RIGHT TIME

March 31, 2026 by Leave a Comment

When you shop for the right shirt, how far should you go?

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GROWING UP NEVER STOPS

March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Remember the promise about growing up? “You’ll understand when you grow up.” “Things will be different when you grow up.” Now that you’re all grown up, how’s it going?

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RETIREMENT TIME OPENS DOOR FOR THINGS AND STUFF

March 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Everyone’s’ retirement time is unique, no one matches any other. For some it’s a big party at work with a grand send-off, followed by more parties to celebrate that new freedom. There’s that giant card where everyone you worked over the decades signs with the glee of a high school year book. Or maybe you […]

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BUSY LIFE IN THE FAST LANE, PASSING LANE, OR . . .

March 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment

A busy life means making a difference to someone, to something, to somewhere. Take your pick. Pick more than one. What you can’t pick is anyone else’s priorities for their busy life. You can try, but why?

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AN ELVIS ROOM? THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ELVIS

March 27, 2026 by 4 Comments

I’ve spent more time in museums than any other institutions, and the idea of an Elvis room outside of Graceland seemed unlikely. And? I was wrong. “Would you like to see the Elvis Room?” What’s the right answer? For me it was another question. “You’ve got an Elvis Room?”

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READING FICTION IN DECLINE?

March 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Reading fiction has been in decline since the first person put a book down and said, “Not for me. Thanks.” A reader doesn’t finish every book. They don’t go into a library with the goal of reading everything. Maybe read everything one author ever wrote, but not everything from everyone. Which brings up one question:

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“THAT’S HOW GOOD I AM?”

March 25, 2026 by

I watched Bruce On Broadway, his one-man show, and heard him say, “Because that’s how good I am,” a few times. It was Springsteen On Broadway from 2018. I saw it this week because I like to keep up to date. It’s important to stay current in the second by second blogosphere. Here’s what I […]

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A NOTE TO THE THIRD STRING PEOPLE: DON’T FEEL TOO BAD

March 24, 2026 by

There’s nothing wrong on third string, nothing wrong with third string people. They’re on the team, just not the traveling team. But they matter to the team as they work to move up to second string. One day they’ll be first stringers? Let’s take it one string at a time.

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