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NPR AMERICAN HISTORY FAILS

July 31, 2015 by

Is There A Future For American History? NPR Says Maybe. A history joke: “This is George Washington’s Ax, the one he used to chop down the cherry tree. The head’s been replaced five time, the handle eight, but it represents the same space.” After you stop laughing you’ll see the history problem: the ax isn’t […]

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PICKING UP CO-EDS 70’S STYLE

May 22, 2015 by

Which One Was You? Before social media, meeting co-eds at college meant leaving the basement. Starbucks moved into the space on the opposite end of the block from the U of O bookstore. It the seventies it was a college bar, the best place on the street for 21 and over students. And everyone else. […]

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THE NBA EDUCATION OF DAMIAN LILLARD

March 5, 2015 by

In the era of One And Done college players, Damian Lillard went the distance. With no other reason but a promise to his mom and himself, Lillard finished his college education. How hard is it to earn a college degree? People with a Masters or PhD act like a Bachelor’s degree was nothing, like they […]

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BABY BOOMERS: OLDER SIBLINGS OF THE WORLD

November 29, 2014 by

When Big Brother Is A Good Thing. In a large sense baby boomers have become the big brother of the world. Boomers young (50) and old (68) have caught plenty of heat over the years, but their influence is everywhere. Save the earth? Peace? Equality? Women’s rights? Gay rights? In such a huge demographic, baby […]

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THE MISGUIDED BABY BOOMER

September 22, 2014 by

Won’t Get Fooled Again? Place Your Bet. Growing up, little boomer never questioned why anyone would smoke in the house. With a carton of Red in the freezer and ashtrays on every table, what are you supposed to do? Complain? To who? Then you go to college and find smokers everywhere, just like home, except […]

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How Champions Rise To The Top

December 9, 2013 by

Any time you see THE BIG GAME, or any competition that awards a first and second prize, you’re seeing a finished product. No one steps into the sports arena and dominates from the beginning. There is always an apprenticeship before becoming journeyman, or master, of it. You’ve seen Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps. They were […]

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How To Follow Your Dream (hint: don’t give up)

November 19, 2013 by

After you hear the words, “Follow your dream,” or, “Follow your bliss,” what’s next? Most hear that and decide to put dreams and bliss on the shelf for another day. They’ll get on it when they have more time, follow their bliss after they learn to identify it. An old New York City joke has a tourist asking a […]

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Boomer College. Smart, Smarter, and You

November 2, 2013 by

When old dropouts run out of excuses. Baby Boomers return to college to ‘Close Old Chapters.’ Or, ‘Open New Horizons.’ Most of all they’re tired of hearing about it. Any resolution from ‘Move Forward With My Life’ to ‘Finish Unfinished Business’ means the same thing: show up and finish. Returning Boomer wants to finish what they started, […]

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