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Deliverables Packaged For Use, Not Admiration

September 6, 2018 by

    People used to the limelight have an instinct to show their best side.   Movie stars know where the cameras are, where their marks are to stand, and what to say.   Call them a spokespeople delivering emotional content to the emotionally starved.   Emotionally starved? Yes.  

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HISTORY HERO IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR

May 6, 2018 by

    As I reflect on a history and pick one history hero, it starts with the yard sign I had posted and now keep in the garage.   Obama and Biden weren’t the perfect match, didn’t get everything right. What they did was put a best foot forward. They proceeded as if they knew […]

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PORTLAND WRITER NIGHT, @WILWRITE, ON WRITER RADIO

May 3, 2017 by

On Portland Writer Night everyone’s a writer To express feelings, first you’ve got to find them. That’s what writers do. Feelings about a nice day, delicious food, good company, and a warm bed? Not so much. Too easy. The veneer of the shared moment turns to smugness on definitions. Instead, find the feels for loss […]

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YOU HAVE FEELINGS? DO THEY SAY HAPPY?

December 19, 2016 by

  HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE HAPPY You’ve heard it before, whether you’re ten, thirty-four, or seventy-four years old. Balance. Say it like they said, “Plastic,” in The Graduate. Life, or a good life, depends on balance. Think moderation. Most of the time you hear this and nod and agree like the fat man who […]

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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN MADE EASY

September 26, 2015 by

You Don’t Need To Break It Down When Communication Goes Well. But When It Doesn’t? Divorce creates a communication breakdown, along with everything else. You probably wouldn’t be divorced if you were a better communicator. But now you are divorced and now you can barely talk. Look around and ask who you’re supposed to talk […]

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