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NO MAM: NO MARCH AGAINST MASKS

December 20, 2020 by

‘No Mam’ was my first thought watching people march against masks. Young and old alike ignored mask science on their journey to stupid. No mask for them is the conclusion of their mask debate. I’m a fan of exercise, walking it out, lifting weights, but an anti-science march? No Mam. I asked WebMD for clarification.

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UNIVERSAL FEAR OF MASK WEARING IS A WEAPON. OH YEAH?

December 11, 2020 by

Universal fear is what the other guy feels when they face the same things as the rest of us. Like wearing a mask. Over here in America, see, we have rights. We have choices here in the land of the free, home of the brave. One choice is to embrace universal fear and hold it […]

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BOOMER VISION IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR CLEARS THE FIELD

December 2, 2020 by

Boomer vision is what we call it when things go right. “Yep, I saw that coming from the start.” But let’s call it what it is instead: experience. Even if we’re surprised by certain outcomes, we still call it boomer vision.

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MAYFLOWER COMPACT: THE PILGRIMS UNITE ON C-SPAN3

November 29, 2020 by

The Mayflower Compact wasn’t as popular in third grade history as the buckled shoes the Pilgrims wore. It wasn’t a big hit in the college classes I took that resulted in a bachelor’s degree in American History, either. Luckily, C-SPAN3 American History TV cleared the fog that covers the past. International readers: this is an […]

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EQUALITY EXPLAINED, OR “SO YOU THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN ME, DO YA?”

September 7, 2020 by

Is equality ever explained in a rational way without some tag along. It’s “equality, but,” or, “equality when,” or some such qualifier, like only a conjunction conveys the ‘real truth.’ The problem is that equality explained with a qualifier is never equal. See, equality doesn’t need qualifiers, which is a reason to fight. But why […]

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OREGON MAN: WHAT MAKES THEM EXTRA SPECIAL

August 18, 2020 by

Oregon man needs to leave the state and return to understand how special they are. Answer the question, “Where are you from?” with Oregon and the show begins. “Oregon? I’ve always wanted to go there,” they say, like it’s a mission to Mars.

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AGING GRACEFULLY? WHAT ARE THE OTHER OPTIONS

July 10, 2020 by

Freud’s Couch Aging gracefully can be a goal. If nothing else, it’s a check-in moment you do for yourself. Some check-in from the couch, some from the bench in a weight room, some not at all. At least that’s what they say. Ask someone their age. If they make a big show out of remembering […]

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QUITTERS NEVER WIN, WINNERS NEVER QUIT, BUT . . .

July 4, 2020 by

Quitters carry a label that’s hard to peal off, steam off, or scratch off. Once someone gets used to quitting important things, they can quit anything. The best of them develop a skill set where they try to convince themselves they didn’t really quit anything. The reasoning? They were surrounded by real quitters so no […]

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RELAYED STRESS, AN EVERYDAY HEALTH PROBLEM

June 10, 2020 by

Relayed stress is that twitch we feel after watching a disturbing news segment. Disturbing news is a regular feature. If you hear a story, and you feel your neck lock up, or your stomach ache, what happens next? We share the story and relay the stress we feel to others. Is this you? Why not […]

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ENGLISH GIRLS ON D-DAY

June 6, 2020 by

English girls and young women got engaged during WWII, some more than once. My English mother in law had been engaged several times. I asked her about it.

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