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SPORTS LITERACY FOR BOOMERS: KNOW WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

November 19, 2021 by

Sports literacy runs through all sports, not just your favorite team, or my favorite team, though that would make things so much easier. It’s more than the Yankees, the Cowboys, or the Celtics; more than the Mariners, Seahawks, and your Portland Trail Blazers. On Friday nights it’s more than the high school football playoffs, more […]

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OVER CONSUMPTION? LET’S BLAME BABY BOOMERS

November 11, 2021 by

Over consumption didn’t start January 1, 1946, the dawning of the baby boom generation following WWII. Though not everyone agrees. Let’s call them short sighted for now. Instead, they see a world dominated by big houses and expensive cars. Too big? Too expensive? Not everyone agrees. Where did it start? With my dad, your dad, […]

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RAW EMOTIONS: HELLO AND GOODBYE, AIRPORT VS HOSPITAL

October 29, 2021 by

Raw emotions, unrehearsed moments of reality, happen in two places: The airport and the hospital. That’s where hello and goodbye emotions live that no one plans for. A hospital visit turns into a gut wrenching ordeal. An airport drop-off turns into the saddest day ever. Is there anything to do to prepare for this? No, […]

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HEARTBREAK HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF LONELY STREET

September 17, 2021 by

I checked into Heartbreak Hotel on Monday, except it had another name. To my surprise there wasn’t a line at the desk; the crowd was already inside. The crowd is everywhere in the news.

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VICTIM DEFAULT AND YOU’RE ALWAYS THE ONE?

September 16, 2021 by

Victim default: “There you go again.” Or: “When did passive-aggressive wake up?” My favorite: “That mood swing make you dizzy?” If you want a professional opinion who do you ask? A professional, of course.

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EDUCATE, VALIDATE, FOLLOW THAT KNOWLEDGE

September 16, 2021 by

The work to educate people is an uphill climb. Nothing shows it better than the last year and a half. The corona virus has revealed an unexpected side of America. It’s the side where marginal public figures claim air time by saying whatever it takes to garner attention. But we’re way past that now? Not […]

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DOWNSIZING ADVANTAGE? NO MORE HAUNTED HOUSE

August 16, 2021 by

The downsizing advantage hardly mentioned is losing a sense of place. And it’s a good thing. Move from the house you raised a family in and the reminders stay. The kids’ rooms, the family room, the office room, the dining room, the kitchen, and everything else, stays. The garage, storage spaces, window covering, decks? They […]

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FEELING BAD? THINK OF OTHERS WHILE YOU SUFFER

August 11, 2021 by

Feeling bad, as if it’s not enough, comes with extras, like those trying to help you feel better. Think of them while you’re in the throes of misery. Whether you know it or not, your suffering is their suffering. They feel better when you feel better. This came up at a recent gathering of some […]

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HEALTH ADVICE STARTS WITH TRUSTING THE SOURCE

August 2, 2021 by

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 […]

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INFLUENCE YOURSELF FOR LASTING RESULTS

July 26, 2021 by

How can you influence yourself without thinking the influencer is clueless? I don’t like being told what to do, but that’s where we all start. “Put your things away. Clean up after yourself. Show some respect.” Who hasn’t heard that as a child? Who hasn’t said it to a child? From appearances, not everyone was […]

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