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LIVING LIFE AND LISTENING

Listening, being a good listener, is an important part of living life the way it should be lived.
Take it from me, a serial interrupter who has changed his ways.
I’ve changed my ways, and you should too.
What’s that you say?
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WHEN YOU NEED A FATHER FIGURE

This is my latest new mug, the Father Figure, and it’s my favorite of all time.
The handle is right.
The size is right.
It holds so much ice water I don’t need to refill it during my workout routine and lose focus.
But there’s so much more.
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LEARNING CURVE FOR BLOGGERS

A learning curve is something we face from the beginning.
From first grade to last grade, the challenge is never ending.
And that’s the good part.
Then there’s the other part.
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OLD AGE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Old age is a place to avoid if you can help it.
It starts with the idea of, ‘I’m too old to do that,’ whatever ‘that’ is.
Too old to skydive the first time? Maybe.
Too old to bungee jump off a bridge? Probably.
If you get past seventy without skydiving and bungee jumping? Good job.
So what is there to do instead? Everything else.
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WHEN THE AMERICAN DREAM CHANGES? KEEP UP

If you wonder how you’ll keep up when the American Dream changes, don’t worry, you’re not alone.
Different people, different dogs, different places? Still keeping up?
Start in the easiest place: know your place.
Does that sound too rigorous? Too condescending?
Here, I’ll help you adjust:
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BABY BOOMER FOOT ISSUES SOLVED

Do you have Baby Boomer Foot Issues? Yesterday I jammed my pained tootsie into about twenty shoes. The pain comes with plantar fasciitis, which is supposed to be a heel thing, but got my middle toe instead. I blame a famous shoe brand for bending my foot the wrong direction, then myself for thinking the […]

SNAP, CRACKLE, POP: WAKING UP OLD AND MOBILE

Fight waking up old by not moving? Oh those magic moment between sleep and awake. You could be any age at any place and be a vital force. So you don’t move to enjoy the moment as long as it lasts. Then you swing out of bed. Your back cracks. Take a step and your […]

HAES AND THE NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR

What is HAES? So glad you asked. Health at Every Size might sound like a New Age phenomena, but it’s not. It started in the baby boomer days of the 1960’s. If you missed it between Save The Trees and Save The Earth, others didn’t. People have always come in all sizes, however shaming is […]

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FATHER’S DAY REMINDER: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

  When my kids were young we played a game of ‘Who’s Your Daddy’ one Father’s Day.   It started and ended with one question: “Who would you rather have as a dad than me?”   I had their answers all planned out. Of course they’d favor me?   Instead of a simple “You” as […]

NATIONAL BEER DAY IN PDX

In A Great Beer City Every Day Is National Beer Day. Portland Oregon and beer go together like a bottle cap and an opener. That’s the feeling from every outdoor drinking spot, bar stool, and brew house. Who feels like a beer on National Beer Day? Even if you don’t, raise your hand. Quick history: […]

Humanities: Way Of Life Or Waste Of Time?

  What comes to mind when you hear the word Humanities, when a friend says they’re going to college to study Humanities?   Ask around and get back to me. I did it and came up with a few examples.   1-What are humanities?   2-Aren’t those the hippopotamus cousins that live in the Florida […]

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Travel Education Fatigue Makes Well Rounded Snob

  The first time I heard an acquaintance talk about travel education I was impressed as hell. They made me want to do it, to go where they’d been. Then I heard it again, and again. And again. Has this happened to you, travel education fatigue? You need to fight through it.

A GHOST ON THE TRAIL

The Last Reunion. Baby boomers understand how fast time passes. One moment they’re eating breakfast before school and mom reminds them to wear a coat. The next moment they’re in their dorm room reading James Joyce. A blink later and they’re on a date with their future mate. The clock hands don’t spin like a […]

PORTLAND OF THE SOUTH PT. 2: KNOW WHERE YOU ARE

An ongoing series about Asheville, NC, Portland of the South pt. 2. In Portland, Oregon, going under the Morrison Bridge at midnight for southern food seems like a good idea every time. Yes, it’s dark, there are homeless tents scattered around, but Montage is still Portland. Park and go on in. If it was any […]

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