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MAJOR COMPLAINT OR GENERAL COMPLAINT

July 5, 2023 by

Major complaint: the specific reason for being here, or there, or anywhere. But why complain? If you want to be smarter, thinner, richer, happier, what’s stopping you? First, you need a plan.

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BROKEN DREAMS? HERE’S THE GLUE

March 1, 2023 by

Broken dreams need more than glue, but you’ve got to start somewhere. Will glue fix the hurt from a broken heart? Will it help heal connections? Can glue bring back the good feelings you remember? If you are the glue, there’s a chance.

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SHARING BLAME FOR AIR QUALITY: YOU’RE NOT THE PROBLEM?

October 21, 2022 by

Sharing blame requires a pointy finger to wag. Something happens, plans go sideways, and instead of fun you find disappointment. You could move on, but what about the unfinished business? First you need to assign blame. Get that finger ready.

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BUSINESS PRACTICE? BE YOUR BEST, OR ELSE

August 20, 2022 by

Best Business Practice? Who doesn’t do that? From showing up on time, to clear messaging, being your best in business means making a long list. At the top of the list at #1: Be Accountable. This is a big deal.

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ARE TEMPORARY DISABILITIES THE SPICE OF LIFE?

April 21, 2022 by

Why temporary disabilities? Why can’t thrills and chills be the spice? Because the disability part might be more than temporary if you’re not spicy enough. Let’s say you fell down during a game of Swinging Statue. It was a game when I was a kid where the big strong kid grabbed smaller kids by the […]

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FINDING FAULT TAKES A HARD LOOK OUTWARD

January 27, 2022 by

Finding fault is one of the first things to do when things go wrong, as long as you don’t find yourself. And that takes practice. If you’re to blame and you know it, the job just got easier. Ask, “Why would I do that,” after a spectacular screw-up and you won’t get many answers. Why?

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MAKE EXCUSES THAT AT LEAST MAKE SOME SENSE

October 7, 2021 by

Make excuses for yourself that don’t make others look bad. If you’re more of an ‘excuse’ person than a ‘get things done’ person, at least make it plausible. Instead of, “I can’t do ____ , because of ___ ,” try and be convincing. Do this instead: “I did ____ , but I need help with […]

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BROTHER CHECK IN: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY

August 27, 2020 by

A Facebook friend posted about a brother check, or check-in. Apparently he’s got lots of brothers, or he was using the inclusive ‘brother’ to remind everyone to check in with their loved ones during the corona virus pandemic. If you have a brother, a sister, or anyone you care about, what do you want to […]

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WHY CHANGE IS A TWO WAY DEAL

August 9, 2019 by

When you know it’s wrong, make an effort to change. I change, you change, we all change. Agree? Whether it’s for the better or not is the final question. Once I changed from blue jeans to green jeans. Since it was in grade school when the dress code was strictly enforced by peer pressure it […]

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ROSE PARADE PORTLAND OREGON, c. 2018

June 10, 2018 by

    If no one wanted to go with me, I was still going. It’s a tradition since 1981. Back then I lived in Northwest Portland. The Rose Parade ended a mile away.   I’d start a run at Lincoln high school and take the parade route all the way back toward the start. Once […]

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