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AUTHORITY FIGURES? KEEP LOOKING

Authority figures come in all shapes and sizes. The strangest are those who don’t know their role. Do you know who looks up to you? You should. Who do you look up to?

BIG BROTHER WORK NEVER ENDS

Big brother comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. A good big brother can be a guiding light. Growing up with someone who knows their role can set the stage for a good life. On the other hand? Roles can change.

MAD ABOUT YOU? WHY YOU?

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.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: MEN TRYING TO HEAR WOMEN

Communication skills are complicated to say the least. If I had one wish, I’d wish men listened to women better than they do. Though you can never know how you’re interpreted, why not try harder? What do women want? Let’s start there:

FOLLOWING ORDERS: A PRIMER

Too many carry the idea that following orders eliminates personal choice. It doesn’t. Remember, when you’re ordered to do something you can do it, or not do it. That’s the first choice; let’s start there. From an experienced order-taker, this is the initial question you ask yourself: ‘Who the hell is giving orders around here?’

HEALTH ADVICE STARTS WITH TRUSTING THE SOURCE

When health advice comes from questionable characters, is it really advice to follow? It’s not health advice when it comes from people with agendas, people courting voters, or people seeking some kind of personal affirmation. If Reverend Bob decides Sunday is the day to go off on the congregation about covid masks, covid vaccines, and […]

WRITING LIFE LOOKS FOR SMOKING WRITERS

Do people in the writing life smoke to show they’d rather die than change bad habits? Or maybe they secretly want to lose a few pounds, although Joan Didion may disagree. The writing life? Please. I hear that and think of droopy people sitting around typewriters with a pipe or cigarette stuck in their face. […]

AUTHORITY MAN: KNOW THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM, HEAR THEM

Authority man comes in all different shapes and sizes, but the flavor never changes. Even when they favor you and I, empathy leaves a slightly bitter taste. We cheer when authority man rules our way, but forget that we’re one misstep from being ruled against. Then what happens?

FAKE AUTHORITY? RECOGNIZE THE POWER, USE IT, MOVE ON

Fake authority never takes time off. Too much gone wrong ’round here. So much to do and so little time. While busy, you never hear fake authority figures compared to janitors. Because it’s a bad comparison? Because good janitors make bad writers? Or because a trained janitor, and not a good one, best […]

AUTHORITY BLOGGER? COME ON, MAN

AUTHORITY FIGURES? KEEP LOOKING

BIG BROTHER WORK NEVER ENDS

MAD ABOUT YOU? WHY YOU?

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: MEN TRYING TO HEAR WOMEN

FOLLOWING ORDERS: A PRIMER

HEALTH ADVICE STARTS WITH TRUSTING THE SOURCE

WRITING LIFE LOOKS FOR SMOKING WRITERS

AUTHORITY MAN: KNOW THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM, HEAR THEM

FAKE AUTHORITY? RECOGNIZE THE POWER, USE IT, MOVE ON

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