Dad degrees? If you’re never heard of one, it’s because they don’t exist. Or do they? Don’t we grade parents like we do anything else? Start with the parents from childhood, your childhood, not your kid’s. I’ll go first.
SMART CHOICE: HOW TO PICK A SIDE
July 6, 2020 by
When situations call for making the smart choice in life, be sure to pick the right side. I know what you’re thinking: ‘But Dave, how can I know which side is the right side for me?’ Followed by: ‘Why would I listen to some broken down blogger spew his privileged bullshit?’ Good question, and here’s […]
BOOMER ANGLE: BE MORE ENGAGING
June 24, 2020 by
The boomer angle of working through life isn’t working so well. The scummy people you see in the news talking from both sides of their mouth? They all aim for the boomer angle. Mr. Trump himself is Boomer #1 in the line up. What happened?
HARD MEN TEACH GENTLENESS, BUT IS IT ENOUGH
June 20, 2020 by
Hard men get that way by going through tough times. The good ones don’t let bad times turn them bad. Instead, they use the suffering they experienced as a teaching tool. The main lesson they teach? “Here’s what I did; here’s what I should have done.”
HOW TO DO SOCIAL REFORM SO IT WORKS
June 19, 2020 by
Social reform in the good old days hardly came up in conversations. Where I come from you could graduate from high school one day, go to work in the mill the next, and retire after a few decades of picking slivers. Or, go to college and learn how to tie a tie and rake in […]
RELAYED STRESS, AN EVERYDAY HEALTH PROBLEM
June 10, 2020 by
Relayed stress is that twitch we feel after watching a disturbing news segment. Disturbing news is a regular feature. If you hear a story, and you feel your neck lock up, or your stomach ache, what happens next? We share the story and relay the stress we feel to others. Is this you? Why not […]
CURIOUS CAT: REPORTS OF ITS DEMISE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
May 12, 2020 by
A curious cat looking for the right answers starts a journey. But where does it really begin? If it starts with reading, which books give the best answers? Young parents know this drill: Ask around at the library.
WORLD STAGE: PLAYING MANY PARTS AT HOME
April 24, 2020 by
The world stage for Shakespeare was a different world than we live in today. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts. . .” Is the Shaker talking about multiple personality disorder? No, but he […]
AUTHORITY MAN: KNOW THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM, HEAR THEM
April 9, 2020 by
Authority man comes in all different shapes and sizes, but the flavor never changes. Even when they favor you and I, empathy leaves a slightly bitter taste. We cheer when authority man rules our way, but forget that we’re one misstep from being ruled against. Then what happens?
BOOK HISTORY: LIVE IT THEN WRITE IT
January 29, 2020 by
Book history could be about the printing press, except books existed before the printing press. Just not as many, and not all in Europe.
