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ADD LOVE TO A BLUE BIRD-SEAGULL DAY

January 24, 2022 by

Try and add love to every day, but it’s easier after a stormy night Does a clear sky clear the mind? It might, it might not, but at least it’s better than standing around in the cold, the wet, and the wind. Add a clear beach to a clear day for perfection. But not too […]

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BROKEN MAN ON 1, 2, 3

December 28, 2021 by

Hemingway said every man is a broken man, that’s how the light gets in. His inexact quote is a little different with, “We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in,” but the same idea. I’m just not as inclusive as the big guy. ‘We’ are not all broken, not yet, at least not […]

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SPORTS LITERACY FOR BOOMERS: KNOW WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

November 19, 2021 by

Sports literacy runs through all sports, not just your favorite team, or my favorite team, though that would make things so much easier. It’s more than the Yankees, the Cowboys, or the Celtics; more than the Mariners, Seahawks, and your Portland Trail Blazers. On Friday nights it’s more than the high school football playoffs, more […]

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MAINTENANCE STAFF FOR LORD NELSON CLEAN UP

August 27, 2021 by

How important is a good maintenance staff? The lady in the image is mopping the floor inside St. Paul’s in London. It’s an old building. She is directly under the dome in a rain storm. Rain in England? The grate in the center is directly over Lord Nelson’s casket one floor below. I’ve got a […]

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OPTIONAL FRIENDSHIP: YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT

June 16, 2021 by

An optional friendship depends on time and place. But it’s not your time or your place. Tell me if this sounds familiar: “I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to do anything, but in between my schedule, my plans, my obligations, my interests, my work, my obsessions, my fears, we should get together sometime.” […]

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TRAVEL GOALS FOR ASPIRATIONAL ADVENTURERS

June 10, 2021 by

Travel goals are more than just getting out of town. Let’s start there. More than changing surroundings, travel goals are so much more. Like what, then? Some are bigger than others, but they are all goals.

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THOUGHTFUL TRAVEL, OR HOW TO GET WHERE YOU PLANNED ON GOING

April 14, 2021 by

Thoughtful travel feels like something that takes the fun out of adventure. Besides, how thoughtful do you need/want to be in getting someplace? Plan the place, load up, and head out works. Until it all goes south. If you have all of your thoughtful travel plans on your phone, then lose your phone on the […]

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ASIAN AMERICANS ARE AS AMERICAN AS IT GETS

March 12, 2021 by

Asian Americans are as American as it gets. I’ve said it twice. Fight me. Hate crimes against elderly Asian Americans is not a sport, not a statement, but an act of cowardice and ignorance committed by the sort of people we’ve seen too much of. Who are they? Who might be joining them? It’s people […]

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CHRISTMAS FEELINGS THAT LIVE ALL YEAR

December 24, 2020 by

Do Christmas feelings surround you all year, or just after Thanksgiving? If there are only two kinds of Christmas people, that’s them. The ‘Pro-Christmas v No-Christmas’ debate doesn’t belong here. In someone worth caring about, the Christmas spirit shines through, whether they agree or not. How to know a Christmas shine when you see it?

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MASK WEARING IF YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND NORMAL THINKING

December 23, 2020 by

Mask wearing is not pretty. It’s not glamorous or fashionable, and it can take elevated self-esteem down a notch. But it’s not supposed to be. Besides, aren’t you fabulous no matter what? Of course you are, so how do those who can’t understand normal thinking fit in with masks?

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