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FRIGHTENED MAN: WHAT SCARES THEM THE MOST

One thing about frightened man is they make lots of noise. They’re loud, yet never ask, “Can you hear me?” Instead, they keep the volume turned to eleven. How can you tell, besides the noise, if a frightened man is also nutty as hell?

MUSIC EDUCATION MAKES A GOOD LISTENER

From flutophone to virtuoso, music education is an essential subject. One online expert said there are two kinds of music: easy and impossible. They finished with: The path between them is called practice.

SCHOOL LEARNING VS LIFE EXPERIENCE

School learning is the educational experience of showing up on time. That’s the first test for new students. On time? Check. Finds desk? Check. Takes off coat and sits down? Check. As parents, if a kid can do that, then we’ve done our job. Or is there more?

HOUSE CLEANING FOR BETTER NATIONAL HYGIENE

via ritabay.com House cleaning comes in as many varieties as houses, people, and dirt. And no matter how careful we are about the dirt and trash we let in, it still needs cleaning. It was easier when people lived in log cabins with dirt floors. Sweep of the loose dirt and pack the rest down […]

DAD DEGREES LIKE COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT GRADED BY WIFE

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

FRIGHTENED MAN: WHAT SCARES THEM THE MOST

MUSIC EDUCATION MAKES A GOOD LISTENER

SCHOOL LEARNING VS LIFE EXPERIENCE

HOUSE CLEANING FOR BETTER NATIONAL HYGIENE

DAD DEGREES LIKE COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT GRADED BY WIFE

SMART CHOICE: HOW TO PICK A SIDE

BOOMER ANGLE: BE MORE ENGAGING

HARD MEN TEACH GENTLENESS, BUT IS IT ENOUGH

RELAYED STRESS, AN EVERYDAY HEALTH PROBLEM

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