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PERSONAL ENDURANCE, THE SECRET SUPER POWER

Personal endurance for Thanksgiving, 2022? Give me more of that. At least I’m not going to the store . . . yet. And I haven’t had stuffing for breakfast . . . yet. But I still have chopping to do, chopping with a cut finger, so I’m playing hurt. In fact it hurts to write […]

THANKSGIVING GIVERS GIVE MORE THAN THEY KNOW

Thanksgiving givers showed up after I moved to Portland, Oregon in 1980. I was gone a short time to learn how people get engaged and unengaged. The lesson I learned sunk in while I trolled Brooklyn, NY. Then it was time to come back.

BLOGGER RULES: COMPLAIN, A LOT

Blogger rules depend on the personality of the writer, but complaining endlessly is a common thread. I’m not a complainer, so it’s more difficult. Where is the starting line?

LIFETIME LEARNING MEANS HOMEWORK FOREVER?

Lifetime learning means not quitting until you figure things out. It also means knowing what you don’t know and when to call an expert. This is when it gets dicey. You know what you don’t know, but still wonder if the experts know more. These are the lessons of when to listen and learn.

LOSE BETTER FOR THE NEXT WIN

“Lose better” Oregon Ducks and Blazers. At least don’t lose on the same day. In the same time window. One is enough, and if I had to pick one loser on Saturday it would have been ‘your Portland Trail Blazers.’ This is where I start crying about the Ducks. Again. Waaaaaa.

TAKE STRENGTH FROM YOUR COGNITION POWER

Take strength from knowing who you are. If you don’t know, or feel unsure, spend some time to think about it. But don’t be disappointed if you’re wrong. Things change, you change, we all change. Besides, if you don’t already know who you really and truly are, who does?

TIME TELLS ON ALL OF US

Time tells, so why not make it good story? “Go to sleep for twenty years and wake up and tell everyone how great you could have been.” That’s a line from The Tender Bar. It’s a good line, maybe the best in the movie.

HOBBY CHILDREN LEARN TO VOTE

Hobby children come from any family of four or less. If there weren’t a hobby it would be a family of eight or ten. But some parents can’t face the challenge. Like me, but I’m a hobby guy anyway, so the tag fits.

GROWING HOPE ON FALLOW LAND

Growing hope is my hope. Why? Because I like hopeful people. They do things I might try to do, go places I might like to go. In my work life I choose hope. Family life? I choose hope. Here’s now to grow hope in what feels like barren land.

VOTE BLUE FOR A BETTER YOU, MILLENNIALS

Vote Blue ‘for a chance’ to be a better you is more like it. “But what’s a better me, BoomerPdx?” Sure, go ahead and ask a blogger that question and don’t be too surprised at the answer. Is there a right answer?