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HUMAN BONDING BENT BUT NOT BROKEN

January 25, 2022 by

If you over-analyze how life on earth works it comes down to one thing: human bonding. Call it trust, call it faith, because those are the ingredients. As humans we are bound by trust and faith in the recipe for human bonding. Take your car for instance:

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DAILY WALK CLEARS THE MIND? “PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS? A FRANC?”

January 22, 2022 by

A daily walk in Paris is different than a walk in Tigard, Oregon. This man is walking toward the Invalides. The Pont Alexandre III bridge is behind him and connects the Invalides on the Left Bank to the Grand Palais and Petit Palais museums on the Right Bank. I saw him and thought, ‘This is […]

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OREGON DEFENDER? FACING ADVERSITY FROM THE INSIDE

January 20, 2022 by

The state of Oregon doesn’t need any defending, but a series of maps was practically an invitation for an Oregon Defender. The rest of the states can find their own defenders, and they need them. Before breaking down these maps from inside the Oregon border, they came from the Parent Influence dot com website, which […]

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CLIMATE WRITING: IS IT HOT IN HERE OR JUST ME?

January 10, 2022 by

Climate writing, climate change writing, global warming writing, are all stories to tell. The problem is those telling aren’t doing a very good job. Could I do better? Me? Hell, no. But maybe you could. Maybe you could tell it so it gets under the thick skin of big decision makers? I have ideas to […]

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TRICKLE DOWN JUSTICE STARTS AT THE TOP

January 5, 2022 by

Trickle down justice is different than trickle down economics where the rich get richer with tax breaks. In one the results are more visible: People get charged, tried, and sentenced if guilty. We’re not left wondering, ‘Do the 1% really give up their haul so the minimum wage workers in their companies can afford the […]

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SCOREBOARD ANSWERS CONFUSING HARD LIFE QUESTIONS

January 2, 2022 by

Scoreboard shows winners and losers in a particular moment. Then the contest is over. The winners celebrate, the losers walk away. At least that’s what is supposed to happen.

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CAREFUL LISTENING FOR THE NEW YEAR: CAN YOU HEAR ME YET

January 1, 2022 by

Careful listening to difficult conversations is key to better understanding. But you know this. You might not practice it, but you know it by a certain age. Think of being fifteen and listening to Mom and Dad explain how to drive a car after you got your learners permit. Careful listening then meant you might […]

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LIFETIME AWARDS? WHY NOT START EARLY

December 22, 2021 by

When do lifetime awards start pouring in? Angry Boomers say Millennials got too many awards already, trophy after trophy for signing up on soccer, indoor soccer, basketball, baseball, and football teams. And they are right. So what? Who has a problem with a kid trophy? It might be the only one they’ll get if they […]

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STEPPINGSTONE LIFE STAYS ON THE MOVE

December 16, 2021 by

Living that steppingstone life keeps everyone busy. First it’s a new address to write over the dried white-out in your address book. White-out? Address book? Who has those? Then it’s the actual move, the packing up and picking up part of the steppingstone life. Don’t forget the fun part, the joy of rewarding experiences and […]

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HEADLOCK EDUCATION IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, 1969

December 14, 2021 by

Headlock education is a fond memory that follows, with names changed to protect the innocent, but since it was small town eighth grade how guilty can anyone be? I’ve learned that teachers have two jobs, teaching their subject and teaching life. Fight me.

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