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GENTLE SUGGESTIONS FOR GOOD TIMES

December 28, 2025 by

Who doesn’t make gentle suggestions? Call it good manners if you know the difference between a request and an order. ‘Would you please help me?’ instead of, ‘Get over here and make yourself useful.’ This happened recently:

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COLD WAR HISTORY FOR BABY BOOMER BEGINNERS

December 27, 2025 by

The Cold War? Even the name sounds dismissive. Are today’s students reading it and thinking, ‘No one got killed like a Hot War so what’s the big deal? Wasn’t it more peaceful after WWII?’ I know I did. But history isn’t about picking and choosing, hunting and pecking. It’s about the slow roll of time […]

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COST OF VICTORY FROM HISTORY

March 14, 2025 by

The cost of victory, American victory, is ongoing. And it should be. Here’s why: After finishing the assigned reading list for an American History degree I noticed repeated behavior: The losers get paid. Why, you ask? Here’s why:

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COACHING STAFF FOR THE WORLDWIDE WIN

October 24, 2024 by

A coaching staff starts at the top with the head coach. From there it’s a bunch of coaches for the specialties, the offense, defense, special teams, quarterbacks, the works. The smart head coach hires people who are qualified and ready to go. How can they tell who they want?

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GOOD LIFE? HOW LIVING IT HONORS THE PAST

February 23, 2022 by

A good life, living a good life, is a worthy goal. Give it a try if you haven’t already. It sets an example for those still working out right from wrong. When you talk about living that life to people who ought to know right from wrong based on their age and experience, and they […]

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