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FOLLOWING ORDERS: A PRIMER

March 1, 2022 by

Too many carry the idea that following orders eliminates personal choice. It doesn’t. Remember, when you’re ordered to do something you can do it, or not do it. That’s the first choice; let’s start there. From an experienced order-taker, this is the initial question you ask yourself: ‘Who the hell is giving orders around here?’

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DIFFERENT COUNTRY? DIFFERENT THAN WHAT?

September 8, 2021 by

Every time I read, “We’re a different country now,” I start picking things apart. We’re different because some man or woman got their feelings hurt? Different because someone didn’t get their way and had a meltdown? It sounds different, but what’s really going on? I call it EMPOWERMENT, where normally quiet people discover the sound […]

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PROPER ETIQUETTE FOR NORMAL LIFE

August 29, 2021 by

Proper etiquette is a good habit, not a sign of weakness. We say please and thank you and you’re welcome. Gym etiquette? Same. But not everyone gets it. The job for us as citizens has a short list of requirements, starting with working it out instead of fighting it out. Jacked up gym rats are […]

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