I asked for disconnect respect once. Didn’t get it. Instead, I gave respect to the disconnected and stood with them. I was nineteen and joined the All Volunteer Army.
HARD TRUTH FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE
August 17, 2022 by
Hard truth comes in one flavor, and it’s not sweet. It’s more of a gag-reflex flavor. You listen, want to disagree, but you keep listening instead. Then you go to the ICU? Maybe.
LIFE MOMENTS FOR NORMAL MEN
August 16, 2022 by
Life moments come when you least expect them. When things work out better than planned? Life moment right there. Things work out worse than planned? What do you call that?
WRITING CLASSES FREE TO CAREFUL READERS
July 6, 2022 by
Writing classes come with many disguises. Sometimes you sign up for a class; other times it’s just walking down the street. If you’re confronted by a mystery, then you’re set. Write it out. Is that all there is to it?
RED FLAG FOR GUN ENTHUSIASTS
May 28, 2022 by
The red flag comes out for bad behavior. We either flag ourselves, or see others wave it at us. Either way, it’s a warning to change, or face consequences. Pulling a red flag is the first step
DEEP BREATHING WITH THE DOCTOR
May 18, 2022 by
If Dr. Taylor Swift says deep breathing is good, then breathe deeply. She gave the commencement speech for NYU class of 2022 at Yankee Stadium. Do you remember who gave the speech at your graduation?
WHO CARES? YOU CAN LEARN WHO
May 6, 2022 by
Who cares about others is a big mystery most of the time, but peeling back the layers shows who’s who. Leaders, the people voted to lead, are elected to care. Isn’t that the idea? When a state like Kentucky puts up winners like U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, you might wonder if there’s […]
MALE BONDING WITH FRAGILE EGOS
January 18, 2022 by
Male bonding isn’t about two guys becoming Blood Brothers. Let’s leave the knives out of it. No cuts and pressing wounds together with intense eye contact needed here. What is needed, though, is an element of trust. Not ‘trust’ with money or wives involved, but that other trust: Trust in doing what’s right. Lose that […]
KNOWING MORE IS NOT THE PROBLEM
October 21, 2021 by
Knowing more at the end of a project is a jump start to the next one. Add that knowledge to the quest for life long learning and move on. Or, you can re-do the last project and apply new knowledge for a better result. That’s the choice, use education moving forward, or use it to […]
EVERY DAY IS A NEW CHANCE FOR SMALL CHANGES
July 8, 2021 by
Every day has promises to keep with miles to go before we sleep. Sound familiar? It was a poem written by an old man named Robert Frost. When I first read ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ I chalked it up to a reflection on mortality. Reading it now, instead of a high school […]
