When a game ends, any game, anywhere, scoreboard matters. Coaching co-ed youth soccer teams meant getting trained to de-emphasize the final score. The problem was the kids. They kept score with each other.
LIFETIME MISTAKE TO CHANGE?
November 10, 2023 by
Have you made a lifetime mistake? Better yet, have you done it quietly so no one would notice? Good job. Now, since we’re all getting down the road with less lifetime in front than in back, in theory, you want to change, you want to fix that mistake. Good luck.
BIRTH WATERS: YOUR RIVER, LAKE, OR BAY. OKAY, AND OCEAN
November 6, 2023 by
Birth waters are usually called ‘breaking waters.’ I’ll get back to that. For now let’s say “Birth Waters,” and leave the amniotic fluid for later. Let’s throw in some suspension of disbelief while we’re at it, okay?
THE WESTERN WAY + + +
October 26, 2023 by
The western way shows a solitary figure on a journey of self-discovery. That was my goal when I started. Just me and the boys and a dog. John, Bill, Stu, and Ruby. I would encase the memory like high-silica ground water does to fallen logs buried in mud. Except my memory would take three weeks, […]
GENERATIONAL MEMORY: A BLESSING OR A CURSE
May 29, 2023 by
Start writing about generational memory and you’ll need a shovel, then another shovel. Look into a family history and learn about angels and devils, but mostly angels if it’s told right. Why angels? Because the devils argue too much. They all say, “It wasn’t that bad.”
FAMILY HISTORY FROM BOTH SIDES
April 29, 2023 by
Family history comes in two varieties: The first: We don’t talk about that side of the family. The second: We can’t say enough about that side of the family. That’s the starting place for going off the rails.
TRAVEL MAGIC: RIGHT SONG, RIGHT TIME
March 21, 2023 by
Travel magic starts with the right song. Too often we hear it later and think how good it would have been. It’s the right song after the fact, the song you’d choose in a do-over of where you’ve been. But when it hits right, you know it.
GAME CLOCK FUN? IT’S ALWAYS RUNNING
January 15, 2023 by
The game clock of life runs and runs, and it’s running fast. We still like to think we all start the same. No one notices the difference since we’re so busy doing other things. Maybe you’re heard that life happens when you’re doing other things? What other things?
CHRISTMAS RULES FOR EACH OTHER
December 25, 2022 by
Christmas rules, even when it crowds my December birthday. I could complain, but it would be a stretch. This year I shared Christmas, and my birthday, with my dog’s first birthday. And others. It was a good kind of crowd.
EMPTY SEATS VANISH IN A BIGGER ROOM?
November 27, 2022 by
Empty seats in a big room have a story. There’s the name tag on a table, but no one in the chair. Something happened, and like a book on a shelf that’s never opened, who cares? Maybe you ought to figure it out before more seats turn up empty. (The ‘you’ includes me, but mostly […]
