A dog mood is tough to figure out? Hungry? Go outside? Wants to play? Why the first step in figuring it out?
SPONSORSHIP BADGE, AND HOW TO WEAR IT
March 16, 2025 by
A sponsorship badge is a symbol, not an endorsement of everything the sponsor has done, is doing, or will do. Someone wants to give someone else money to wear a t-shirt showing their name, their product, their service? Sign me up. Just don’t expect a 24/7 effort. As a married writer, that time slot is […]
STREET SMART ENGLAND, OR WHY THE DOUR FACE
June 4, 2024 by
Street smart: Leaving the house and walking on a busy city sidewalk. Things to remember: Everyone isn’t your friend, deserve your smile, or wants a hug. What’s the proper facade in public? A dour expression.
FIXING PROBLEMS? START AT THE BOTTOM
June 3, 2023 by
Fixing problems begin with a strong identification. For example, the car rides lumpy and low in the back right? You may have a flat tire. That’s a problem that needs fixing.
BETTER MAN FOR WHO, FOR WHAT?
February 20, 2023 by
If someone asks you to be a better man, not their Best Man, what do you say? What do you do? You could agree to make a better effort. Or you could let it go. Either way, you’ve got a problem. Then what?
JOE ROGAN QUOTES? SAY IT AIN’T SO JOE
January 31, 2022 by
Joe Rogan looks suspiciously like the sort of man who told Neil and everyone else to get a haircut in the 60’s. ‘We don’t need your type hanging around our town making noise.’ And here we are with Neil’s noise ever since. Maybe Joe could tell him to cut his sideburns? Who is this Joe? […]
MALE FRIENDSHIP? WHO DECIDES YOUR BEST FRIEND FOREVER
October 27, 2021 by
For ‘male friendship’ I searched for ‘old pic of best friends.’ What showed up? Images of women friends. If that’s surprising, then you need to know more about male friendship. It’s different than female friendship. How different?
GOOD INTENTIONS START TOMORROW
September 30, 2021 by
Why do good intentions pave the way to hell? Because of the follow up. More precise, it’s the lack of follow up. Say the right thing, then do the right thing and you stay out of hell. Does this sound right? Sounds like accountability to me. So why the gap between what is said and […]
OPTIONAL FRIENDSHIP: YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
June 16, 2021 by
An optional friendship depends on time and place. But it’s not your time or your place. Tell me if this sounds familiar: “I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to do anything, but in between my schedule, my plans, my obligations, my interests, my work, my obsessions, my fears, we should get together sometime.” […]
FRONT YARD LADY FRIENDS BEFORE THE SMOKE
September 15, 2020 by
A big reveal from the forest fires in Oregon is understanding the front yard. With a little help, all of the beauty of shrubbery would burn. Before the fires and smoke, when it was a ‘normal’ lockdown pandemic, the front yard was a place to host friends for lunch. More accurately, it was where my […]
