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EXERCISING RIGHTS FOR BETTER LIVING

June 12, 2024 by

Exercising rights are a mental thing; also a physical thing. The mental part is realizing the benefits of the physical thing. How often has someone doubted the benefits of either? When they do cast doubt, they do it from a couch eating bonbons.

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DUCK BREATH FROM HURRICANE TO PAC12 SIGH

December 2, 2023 by

Duck breath is the same as Husky breath. If the Huskies had lost. Duck breath is a long exhale of joyful expectations and maybe a little spit. That’s what happens when a big one gets away, and the final PAC12, PAC10, PAC8 game was a big one.

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NEW EXPECTATIONS? HOPE ISN’T ENOUGH?

May 11, 2023 by

Who says we need new expectations? Every baby boomer on the planet, if they’ve got any awareness. Who else? Every millennial on the planet. They don’t get off so easy. First the old people:

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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN MORE THAN A BURGER

January 22, 2023 by

A communication breakdown is a problem. It’s also a burger, which isn’t a problem. The problem comes when a ‘failure to communicate’ gets your ticket punched like Cool Hand Luke. But, instead of food and prison execution, let’s talk about online communication breakdown. For example, take this blog. Please.

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LOVE TRAIN? TICKETS PLEASE

October 16, 2022 by

Does the love train run on time? That’s the question, because you want to jump on board. Instead of the love bus, or love taxi, or boat, it’s train or nothing. So, how long is long enough to wait in the station? As long as it takes. And here’s why:

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NO REGRET LIFE FOR LIVING WITH REGRETS

July 18, 2022 by

Life with no regret, not one, is a life worth living. If you hear someone say they have no regrets about anything, it’s not your job to find something for them to regret. But it is your job to know how words work, beginning with definitions. Your understanding of regret might need an update:

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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 […]

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LOST DREAMS, OR MAYBE YOU JUST MISPLACED THEM

January 30, 2021 by

Lost dreams can be more haunting than ever, especially when you give up on them. Like Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront, you coulda been somebody. A contender instead of bum, which is who you are now. So you’re a big old loser, now what? Let’s break it down:

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BE BETTER THAN YESTERDAY? BUT HOW

May 17, 2020 by

Be better than expected? But who sets the expectations? Listen hard enough and you hear everything. Then choose. Choice depends on things like science, experience, informed opinions. This is what defines who we are, choice.

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