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UNIVERSAL FEAR OF MASK WEARING IS A WEAPON. OH YEAH?

Universal fear is what the other guy feels when they face the same things as the rest of us. Like wearing a mask. Over here in America, see, we have rights. We have choices here in the land of the free, home of the brave. One choice is to embrace universal fear and hold it […]

COVID19 DEATHS NOT THE NORM TO ENDURE

Covid19 deaths will never be normal for anyone who has been with loved ones in their final moments. My mother-in-law had a massive stroke the doctors called an unsurvivable brain bleed. It even sounds bad. For two days she responded to conversation with closed eyes and a hand squeeze for yes or no. Her last […]

PROBLEM SOLVERS: WHAT HAPPENS WITHOUT PROBLEMS?

Problem solvers without a problem eventually become a problem. If they could keep it to themselves, they wouldn’t be a problem, but when does that happen? For example, the self-described ‘people person’ who turns into a nasty troll when people disagree with them. We’ve all got ninety-nine problems lined up in prioritized, triaged, next-one-up order, […]

BOOMER VISION IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR CLEARS THE FIELD

Boomer vision is what we call it when things go right. “Yep, I saw that coming from the start.” But let’s call it what it is instead: experience. Even if we’re surprised by certain outcomes, we still call it boomer vision.

CHRISTMAS SEASON: WHAT BOOMERS SHOULD KNOW

Christmas season for boomers comes with the sort of experience people go to therapy for. We know what to do, also what not to do. The important thing is we do both. With more readers coming in from faraway places like Shanghai China and Portland Oregon, it’s not too early to help them out. But […]

AMERICAN PRACTICE: VOTE LIKE IT MATTERS

An American practice is like a medical practice: sometimes we get it wrong. Sometimes we get it right and it’s still wrong. If you’re old enough to vote, do it. Vote like it matters and encourage others to do the same. Voting is part of an American practice, like minding our own business and staying […]

MIKE ROWE WORKS MILLENNIALS

  Mike Rowe gets down to business on Millennials. And Boomers. Dear Mike, I’ve seen your television work. It looks hard. Sometimes it looks dirty and dangerous, hence the title, “Dirty Jobs,” and “Mike Rowe Works.” The work you do on television feels very real, and needed. However, your opinion on a ‘generation,’ and we […]

BOOMERTOPIA: A MILLENIAL GUIDE TO LIVING IN A BABY BOOMER WORLD WITHOUT COMPLAINING

This is the sort of anti boomertopia food boomers had to look forward to. If this is what got rolled out for special guests, what would you guess we ate the rest of the time?

LEGACY BOOMERS LEARN TO TELL TIME AND TURN BACK CLOCK

Legacy boomers showed up early. They were the first wave of kids when Johnny marched home after WWII. Families started between 1946-1952 produced future hippies and draft dodgers and leaders. Those are the people referred to when millennials drag baby boomers with “Ok Boomer.” So the rest of us get a pass? Uh, no. And […]

HOPEFUL PEOPLE ARE HELPFUL PEOPLE

I can’t agree with the conflict between millennials and baby boomers. That’s not what hopeful people do. You won’t agree either by the end of this post. I’ll start at the boomer beginning and go forward from there. You’re going to read some uncomfortable truths, but they’ll make sense and smooth out by the end.