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RECOVERY ROAD POT HOLES AND HUMPS

December 5, 2023 by

Recovery road is paved with promise and hope. Most of all, it’s paved with compasses to stay on track. Whether recovery involves substance or emotions, staying on track is vital. How does that work?

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RED FLAG, OR JUST BEING AN ADULT?

December 4, 2023 by

Who is quick to pull a red flag as often as possible? The same people who whine the loudest when they get flagged. If that’s you, let’s talk about flagmanship, red flagmanship.

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ALTERNATIVE FACTS FROM B TO Y

December 3, 2023 by

What is the first face you see when you hear Alternative Facts? Colonel Jessup in cover-up mode? Probably not. That’s Jack Nicholson acting up a storm, a furious storm, right before he found himself handled by guards and escorted to jail for his cover-up role. So where did alternative facts come from?

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DUCK BREATH FROM HURRICANE TO PAC12 SIGH

December 2, 2023 by

Duck breath is the same as Husky breath. If the Huskies had lost. Duck breath is a long exhale of joyful expectations and maybe a little spit. That’s what happens when a big one gets away, and the final PAC12, PAC10, PAC8 game was a big one.

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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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