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AFFLECK UPDATE: A MAN FOR ALL AGES, OR ALL DONE

April 13, 2018 by

  Get to a certain age and the realization, if it hadn’t hit yet, of a finite time to make a difference sets in. This Affleck Update serves as a reminder of who to make a difference to.   In the confusion that is Hollywood it’s not enough to win the favor of the crowd […]

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Ben, It’s Me, Dave

August 5, 2013 by

Searching For Ben Affleck Have you heard the story about the blogger and the movie star? The blogger, an aging Baby Boomer, gets a man-crush on Ben Affleck after seeing Argo. He writes a few posts about Ben, how much he loved Argo’s movie inside a movie idea, and how shocking the story unfolded with […]

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WEDNESDAY SEVENS UP ON MIDDLE CLASS

June 26, 2024 by

I found the Wednesday Sevens during my usual pre-writing routine, (reading Yahoo News, scrolling twitter, checking Facebook like a pro.) The sevens are, Yahoo News: 7 Things the Middle Class Won’t Be Able To Afford in the Next 5 Years Twitter: 7 Keys To Life Facebook: Nothing, so I adapted.

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STREET SMART ENGLAND, OR WHY THE DOUR FACE

June 4, 2024 by

Street smart: Leaving the house and walking on a busy city sidewalk. Things to remember: Everyone isn’t your friend, deserve your smile, or wants a hug. What’s the proper facade in public? A dour expression.

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STORY MEDICINE AND THE CURE

February 2, 2024 by

Story medicine is what you see and hear. Think of it like going out for music: Is it, “Let’s get tickets and go see Taylor Swift?” Or, “Let’s get tickets to hear Taylor Swift?” It’s both. Around here we call that, “The Deuce.”

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BEACH LIGHTHOUSE AT WORK FOR SAFER SEAS

March 15, 2023 by

A beach lighthouse is essential for ocean swimmers. It’s also important for goofy people trying to catch a wave on a boogie board surrounded by surfers. And drifting further down and further down on a current. Then there’s the power swim to shore. Or else.

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MAD ABOUT YOU? WHY YOU?

February 15, 2023 by

If you think the world is mad about you, you’re probably right. But what is it about you that gets people worked up? Is it your car? Your hair? Your shoes? Your beard? No, nope, huh uh. It’s your sense of humor.

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DISAPPOINTED WRITER? AREN’T THEY ALL

January 12, 2023 by

The disappointed writer hides their feelings in their work. If it’s not their subject, it’s their characters; if it’s not the setting, it’s the theme. The disappointed writer always falls back to their comfort zone. Instead of man vs nature, or man vs society, it’s one whiney writer vs themselves.

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LIFE RESET? WHERE TO START

December 17, 2022 by

Does a life reset sound pretty good right about now? Has your fear of missing out taken over? Before you go all in on a reset, consider this: Are you who you think you are?

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CONSTANT COMPLAINING DONE THE RIGHT WAY

December 13, 2022 by

If you hear constant complaining without end, what do you do? Tune it out? Change the channel? Or listen and learn because we all know it’s impossible to complain all the time. There’s something else going on, but what?

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