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GRANDDAD ADVICE: WHAT KIDS LEARN FIRST

March 1, 2021 by

Granddad advice is the last thing needed for a newborn? Whoever said that? If you’re a grandpa who doesn’t give Granddad advice, do you know what’s coming? Grandma advice. No matter who speaks up first, make it useful. The first thing to beware of:

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BAD ADVICE FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO IGNORE

January 29, 2021 by

Bad advice usually isn’t life threatening, it just feels like it at first. When it comes from the right person, we follow the advice, good or bad. That habit comes from years of training at the school of ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do.’ Some bad advice too many followed, are following, will […]

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EXPERT: YOU KNOW AN EXPERT WHEN YOU SEE ONE

March 27, 2020 by

The expert here is Yo-Yo Ma. I know he’s an expert because of reputation. A great musician, though I don’t know his top ten, or any other work he’s done. It could be any cellist, but there’s something about this one. Have you wondered where experts come from? Me, too.

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BIG MOMENTS CHANGE LIFE DIRECTION

February 5, 2019 by

The first thought I have when I hear someone complain about their life going nowhere fast? ‘Then do something to change your life direction.’ Do I give advice on what to change? Oh, hell no. My advice to boomerpdx readers follows the same line of thinking: Don’t offer advice to someone complaining about their life […]

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