Does anyone care enough? Yes? No? Depends? Ask someone who cares about everything, all the time, with every fiber in their soul, blah, blah, blah. They care, just ask them. How can anyone care so much about so many things? What’s the secret? Please continue:
SENIOR CITIZEN TO JUNIOR CITIZEN
September 26, 2024 by
Being a senior citizen is easy. Wake up every day and thank your parents for decent DNA and a good immune system. That’s it, except for the other stuff. The other stuff? What other stuff?
YOUNG MEN LEARNING TO VOTE
September 22, 2024 by
Young men can do their own math on voting, but I’ll help: One man, one vote; one woman, one vote. You have one vote, bro, and it may not seem like much, but that’s what it is. One. Vote. Does it even matter enough to bother with? One vote may not seem like much, but […]
DOING MORE? MORE WHAT?
August 9, 2024 by
‘Doing more’ is the vibe hanging over me, maybe you too. ‘Make your time count.’ ‘Give your all.’ ‘Don’t waste your energy.’
WEIRD PEOPLE? LIKE WHO
July 30, 2024 by
Weird people you know invite you over for a backyard barbecue. That’s the scene. What could go wrong? They pull this out: Hearts and Gizzards. Let the grilling begin.
EMPATHY FEELINGS? LET ‘EM OUT
July 25, 2024 by
The first time I wrote out ’empathy feelings’, spell check went to ’empty feelings.’ Empty feelings might be a better key word, just not the one I’m looking for. But I got an empty feeling scrolling through twitter, through yahoo news, and every other post was red hat related. Honest blogger that I am, it […]
SCREEN SPACE vs AIR TIME: BEING HELPFUL
July 24, 2024 by
What are the goals of screen space and air time? Fill them up. That’s the primary goal. Secondary goals are making sense, being interesting, and ultimately trying to be helpful. I’m helpful. Which isn’t a way of asking, ‘Are you helpful?’
PORTLAND HISTORY COMEBACK JUST IN TIME
July 14, 2024 by
Portland history used to be easy. Two old guys flipped a coin in a clearing and here we are living happily ever after. That’s my story, but I’m not sticking to it when I tell the Portland story.
INTERNET SHOWTIME SATURDAY WITH A SIDE OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
July 13, 2024 by
I’m a big fan of internet showtime, the daily scroll. But I keep it simple. I’m not looking for verification, authentication, or validation. Not looking for lawyers, guns, or money. What I’m looking for is attention grabbing posts, videos, and stories. Make me pause. Is that asking for too much?
OBEDIENCE TRAINING FOR COMPLIANCE
July 3, 2024 by
For most of us obedience training started early. Early Baby Boomers learned from the boss, their old man, who learned it from his old man, then the Army. But that lineup leaves out the goal of obedience: Learning how to treat people correctly, beginning with your momma. Why momma?
