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TAKEDOWN TACTICS LEARNED IN A WRESTLING ROOM

Takedown tactics in wrestling come from as many angles as there are wrestlers. Takedowns in real life are the same, except no one is keeping score. Since real life takedowns come with unforeseen consequences, be careful how you choose. The first thing to do is show up.

McNAMARA’S MORONS? WE’RE ALL MORONS WITH GUN LAWS

McNamara’s Morons was a government program for filling the enlisted ranks during the Vietnam War. But, that wasn’t the official name of the program. In 1967, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara lowered military recruiting standards as part of a program called Project 100,000. Doesn’t Project 100,000 sound better than McNamara’s Morons.

OREGON PRIMARY LISTENING FOR MILLENNIAL ROAR

Tuesday is election day for the Oregon Primary. But you already knew that. No? Now you do. Out here in the real west, not some landlocked desert version of ‘out west’ in states like Idaho, or Utah, or Arizona, we drag ourselves to the table, pick up a black or blue ink pen, open the […]

STAY CALM ENOUGH TO MAKE IT THROUGH HARD TIMES

Stay calm is different than being told, “CALM DOWN.” The first is what you tell yourself; the second is what you hear when it’s not working. What’s the big deal about staying calm? Is it really that important? Yes, and here’s why:

PARENTAL ADVICE FROM THE HISTORY OF ALL PARENTAL ADVICE

Parental advice is best served as a hand-me-down plate. That is, tell your kids what your parents told you so they’ll know what to tell their kids. Sound complicated? It’s not. Instead, it is listening, listening and understanding. It goes like this:

DESPERADO DAYS, AN OLD SONG FOR CURRENT TIMES

Desperado days come into focus when you ask a millennial if they’ve heard the song before. Maybe it depends on how you ask? “This is my anthem song, my guide in the ’70’s, the song that rang true then and now. Ever hear of Desperado?” I’ll be honest here, if someone asked me like that […]

INHERITED TALENT AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT

Inherited talent comes with that one big question: what to do? This is part of the Nature vs Nurture debate. If you’re born with the ability to do something well, how can you do it better? And who recognizes inherited talent besides helicopter parents?

Life Long Learners Get Life Lesson Whether They Learn Or Not

Life Lessons start early for writers, then they spend years figuring it out enough to make a joke, a poem, a short story, novella, novel. Maybe more, like a groundbreaking memoir. If it’s worth learning, it’s worth writing about to drill it in. Like most children of my generation, baby boomers, I had it made […]

VOTE: COMMON GOOD TAKES UNCOMMON GOOD SENSE

A joke about a doctor goes like this: “Doctor, it hurts when I do this?” “Don’t do that,” says the doctor. Hilarity ensues. Take my wife, please. America runs on the same theme. When the rest of the world points to a sore spot and says it hurts, Dr. […]

TAKEDOWN TACTICS LEARNED IN A WRESTLING ROOM

McNAMARA’S MORONS? WE’RE ALL MORONS WITH GUN LAWS

OREGON PRIMARY LISTENING FOR MILLENNIAL ROAR

STAY CALM ENOUGH TO MAKE IT THROUGH HARD TIMES

PARENTAL ADVICE FROM THE HISTORY OF ALL PARENTAL ADVICE

DESPERADO DAYS, AN OLD SONG FOR CURRENT TIMES

INHERITED TALENT AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT

Life Long Learners Get Life Lesson Whether They Learn Or Not

VOTE: COMMON GOOD TAKES UNCOMMON GOOD SENSE

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