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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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STUDENT LOANS FROM THE 70’S

August 26, 2022 by

Student loans start with a desire to learn, to go to college, to do something. Was it different in the 70’s? The smart academic advice on the street then was, Drop out, Turn on, Tune in. Given by a PhD.

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VETERANS HEALTH FROM THE 1974 ARMY ONWARD

July 30, 2022 by

Veterans health came to mind during boot camp at Fort Ord, California. The gas chamber was on the schedule a few days after I was demoted from Platoon Guide, to Squad Leader, to regular army guy. I takes a special soldier to get demoted in boot camp, and I was that guy. It happened twice […]

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SCRIPT WRITING: KNOW WHEN TO END, Part 3

June 17, 2022 by

A script writing master class produced an original piece of work that’s still in progress. I took the class after buying and reading books about script writing and beating the odds in Hollywood. Part 3 follows Part 2.

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PAIN TOLERANCE STARTS WITH A THRESHOLD

June 5, 2022 by

Pain tolerance is a measure of how much pain you can take before tapping out. The pain threshold is when you start feeling pain. Who knew? Let’s start there.

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WHY LEGITIMATE POLITICAL DISCOURSE NEEDS SOME SCHOOLING

February 5, 2022 by

Since I’m an expert on political discourse I’ll tell you how I became such an expert After reading this, see if the same criteria applies to others who claim expertise in legitimate political discourse. For me, it all started in second grade. Experts, believable experts, need early references.

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MALE BONDING WITH FRAGILE EGOS

January 18, 2022 by

Male bonding isn’t about two guys becoming Blood Brothers. Let’s leave the knives out of it. No cuts and pressing wounds together with intense eye contact needed here. What is needed, though, is an element of trust. Not ‘trust’ with money or wives involved, but that other trust: Trust in doing what’s right. Lose that […]

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PERSONAL IDENTITY: WHAT TO LOOK FOR

November 3, 2021 by

Personal identity starts the moment you meet someone. You’ve got yours, they’ve got theirs, and the games begin. Maybe you go first and talk about the love you feel for where you grew up. Or they go first and talk about why they left where they grew up as fast as they could. After that […]

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THOUGHT CONTROL? FIRST FIND A BRAIN

September 1, 2021 by

Thought control is an accusation slung by those who need you to agree with them. Based on their outlook and attitude, if you don’t agree it’s because you’ve been brainwashed. Like that’s a bad thing all the time. If you join the Army you get a good wash, learn to help others, at the same […]

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CONSISTENCY HABIT? WHAT YOU DO IS WHO YOU ARE

August 21, 2021 by

If a consistency habit sounds like one step away from living in a rut, then you’re doing it wrong. A rut, or living in a rut, is the hole you’ve been digging. When life said ‘Dig in’ you started and never stopped, never asked why. That’s a rut you’ve been plowing, my friends, and I’m […]

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