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SPORTS FAN REVIEW: IN THE BEGINNING

December 1, 2023 by

Sports fan knows one thing: Rivalry. Without rivalry, sporting events resemble theater without the curtains. With rivalry we feel something deeper, way deeper, way down there. If you come from a certain time and place the only rivals that mattered were the Marshfield High School Pirates. But, everyone grows up. Right?

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VOTING AGE FIRST PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER

November 30, 2023 by

I came of voting age just in time to vote for President Carter. Why not have a naval academy graduate in the White House? I was eighteen in 1974, not an election year. That was the year Gerald Ford pardoned former president Nixon.  

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GAME CONTROL: FROM COLLEGE FOOTBALL TO EVERYDAY WIN

November 29, 2023 by

Game Control? That’s what you need to focus on when you’re doing good. But not good enough. Because, you know, winning the day isn’t enough. You have to control the game. What do I say? Good luck with that.

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REAL STRUGGLES? AREN’T THEY ALL

November 28, 2023 by

Real struggles begin with similar first words. From, “It’s a boy,” to, “It’s a girl.” Momma says good, daddy says good. What’s missing?

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HORSE, RIDER, YOU, ME, AND SECRETARIAT

November 27, 2023 by

Horse rider? It sounds like a strange thing to call someone, but I’m not calling. Instead, I’m referring to what I like to say is the magical formula to every successful relationship. When you go to the stables and saddle up, no one is confused about who is who in the role playing department. You […]

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SCOREBOARD MATTERS IN SPORTS AND LIFE

November 26, 2023 by

When a game ends, any game, anywhere, scoreboard matters. Coaching co-ed youth soccer teams meant getting trained to de-emphasize the final score. The problem was the kids. They kept score with each other.

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OREGON DUCK FOOTBALL WIN OPENS FLOODGATES OF HOPE

November 25, 2023 by

Oregon Duck football is to sports fans what hot sauce is to a taco. A favorite food-stuff is easily ruined by the wrong sauce. But the right sauce brings glory and memories flooding out like the Columbia River pouring through a Bonneville dam turbine.

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WORTHY ENOUGH: OREGON DUCKS

November 24, 2023 by

The Oregon Ducks were worthy enough in 2011 against a team with suspicious recruiting. Maybe not so worthy against another team with suspicious recruiting in 2015 Today NIL money cures all of the suspicious recruiting. And Oregon is more than worthy enough.

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REACHING THANKSGIVING VELOCITY 2023

November 23, 2023 by

Reaching Thanksgiving starts on Halloween with: If I eat too much candy now I’ll eat less dinner on Thanksgiving. Also: If I gain weight now I’ll drop it by Thanksgiving. What usually happens?

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FAT SHAMER OVEREATS ON FAVORITE HOLIDAY, AGAIN

November 22, 2023 by

A fat shamer in a family of big people is a problem. Especially if it’s coming from a fat man who doesn’t know they’re fat. Look around and you’ll see them. More likely you’ll hear them.

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