Another year? Now what? I gave the most important Christmas present this year, one that will resonate in eternity, or maybe through January. My two girls got their letterman jacket, their superhero cape, their cloak of invincibility. I broke out the ironing board and starch and scissors and applied them all to this game changer.
LAST POST BEFORE 2023 WRAPS
December 31, 2023 by
This is my last post? No, not THAT last post, just the last of the year. Has 2023 been good to you, or is it leaving with a Last Post wish? “Eternity Now?” Why not step into 2024 with a moonrise like the one up there ^ ?
BOOMER STEREOTYPES TO TOSS IN 2024
December 30, 2023 by
Baby boomer stereotypes didn’t start with, “Okay, boomer.” Far from it. They didn’t start with Woodstock either, my groovy dudes. Wherever they started, let’s try and give it a rest. Right after this:
IMPORTANT PEOPLE NEED MORE IMPORTANCE
December 26, 2023 by
You know the important people in your life. How? Because they’re important to you. And you know why they’re important. Maybe you even tell them they are the important people in your life. But maybe you don’t, then what? They’ll tell you.
ATTENTION ECONOMY PAID IN EXPOSURE . . . TO WHAT
November 19, 2023 by
The attention economy is an agreement between those seeking, and needing attention, and those who accommodate them. But what about the end-user, the audience, you know, The People I like to call ‘the rest of us?’ We still matter since the ‘I’m paying attention’ economy is based on time, not money. No money for those […]
BAY BOY: FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO COOS BAY WATER
November 5, 2023 by
One or my favorite writers traveled across the country from California to New York. He called the Hudson “the river of his birth” which got me going. You can tell if you have a favorite author if they ‘get you going.’ I thought of the river of my birth, except it wasn’t a river. It […]
SLOVEMBER OR GATEWAY COUNSELING?
November 1, 2023 by
Slovember is for everyone who failed Sober October. Also for those planning a Drunk December, a Jacked Up January, and Fall Down February. If you’re a compulsive boozer, or stand-up stoner, slow down. No one his saying, “STOP YOUR STUPID SHIT.” At least not out loud. Who needs a nice long Slovember?
ROAD SONGS FROM HERE TO THERE
October 1, 2023 by
Road songs define generations. Baby boomer road songs? Still the best? Let’s take a drive around the block and find out.
CHANGING SEASONS = CHANGING CLIMATE?
September 21, 2023 by
Changing seasons were more of a mystery when human intelligence gathered and agreed that the sun and stars all moved around the earth. Back then we were the center of the universe. Man, those were the good old days. Or were they?
HOME COOKING FOR WARM HEARTS
September 18, 2023 by
“Home cooking is best when . . .” Fill in the blank. Whatever you come up with is fine, but yesterday my group was amazing for many reasons. First:
