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SOCIAL MEDIA FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN

To use social media to any satisfaction you need to be strong, at least strong enough to carry your feelings.
One bucket for your feelings, another for social media.
Which one is heavier?
Which one ought to be heavier?

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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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Miranda Dating Rights For The New Era Of Rising STD

    Have you ever asked someone out on a date?   Probably.   Did you read them the ‘Dating Rights’ questions?   Going out on a limb here with probably not.   Why would you?

HELPING THE EMERGENCY RESCUE

Or, How To Tell The Difference Between Yoga And A Case For Emergency Rescue. The gym I belong to is full of classes. Usually they happen in a dance studio with window walls on one side and mirrors on the other. It’s the usual schedule of jumping around with a wired up instructor, lifting Styrofoam […]

GET STARTED, KEEP IT GOING

Two of the hardest  words to learn in the English language: Get Started. Most get started after they’re told what to do. “Stand up. Put one foot in front of the other. Repeat. Get started now.” It’s that easy and that hard to get started. With the reported obesity epidemic sweeping the nation’s youth why […]

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How Teamwork Is Supposed To Work In Real Life

    A team is a temporary group with the same goals. Whether it’s sports, school, work, or family, it’s important to know how teamwork is supposed to work.   The biggest element of teamwork is cooperation, which is in shorter supply than most expect.   For example, in the armed forces all entities compete […]

ADDICTED TO WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

Some addictions have treatment. Not when you’re addicted to what could have been. The lady in the image is a poster child for living dreams and sharing them. From a country girl in south England to traveling the world, she collected the sort of memories usually seen on the big screen. She joined the armed […]

World’s Factory: China Fills Big Box America To The Brim

  The world’s factory, otherwise known as China, fills big box America from Costco to Target to Walmart.   From Home Depot to Lowe’s the world’s factory supplies America with the suburban necessities.   If it’s electronic components, or sporty textiles, or steel, look for the Made in China tag. You won’t have to look […]

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King Arthur, The Baby Boomer’s Friend In Need

If reading tales of kings and queens encourage a child’s imagination, dragging them up the treacherous goat trails of Tintagel Castle makes it real. Who does that? Baby Boomers seeking greater cultural meaning. King Arthur is a good one to focus on. You know the story well enough to sound like an authority. Sword in the […]

FIVE DIAMOND ATTITUDE: WORK IN PROGRESS

    Ultimate luxury, like crack, coke, meth, heroin, oxy, opioids in general, and cigarettes, is a hard habit to kick.   I’ve worn this wristband for three weeks as a reminder of ultimate luxury, and clever marketing. It reminds me to put things back where I found them in their original luxury, and find […]

POLYFACE FARMS LUXURY VS FIVE DIAMOND ULTIMATE LUXURY

  Everyone on this side of the hermit life has seen a county fair cow barn, a state fair pig parade, and a showcase of caged chickens.   Keeping them all penned up seemed harsh until I saw a picture of industrial meat production.   Next cow up, chicken herder.

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