Extra effort is the rule, or so we hear. “If you want to be somebody, it will take more than you’re doing.” “If you want to succeed, work harder.” But some people are born lucky. Clint asks, “Do you feel lucky? Do you, punk?”
MUSIC MUSCLES vs OTHER MUSCLES
January 24, 2025 by
Music muscles don’t show until you play that guitar. The only thing that shows until then are the fingertip callouses on your fret hand and maybe a callous on your thumb if you don’t use a pick. Your head doesn’t get lumpy with muscle, but the muscle memory is in there if you practice. But […]
MORE ‘WANT TO?’ BUT WHERE IS IT
December 26, 2024 by
‘Want to’ is what you need starting out. More ‘want to’ is what it takes to keep going. Some folks use it all in the start-up phase, others in the keep going phase. Then there’s the closer who never runs out.
PARIS OLYMPICS: TIME TO GET IN SHAPE
July 9, 2024 by
With the Paris Olympics coming up it’s not too late to get ready, to get in shape. No matter the event, you’re a competitor, a contender, an expert. What if it’s something you’ve never seen before? Still an expert. Does it sound too dumb yet?
WRITERS’ BUNDLE: WHAT TO LEAVE OUT
December 9, 2023 by
A writers’ bundle joins other bundles in saving time and money. Time and money is what you spend writing, so why not bundle. Here’s a pencil, some paper, and a desk. All set? What else do you need?
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?
MESA ARIZONA NEEDS A SHOWER
October 10, 2022 by
Mesa Arizona is not fly-over country, but it might be drive-through country. It’s the sort of place between where you are and where you want to go. Oddly enough, not everyone shares this back-water idea. Mesa Arizona is a backwater? Not with the Salt River flowing nearby.
GRECO ROMAN MEDAL WITH A HAPPY FAMILY
January 23, 2021 by
Greco Roman sounds so classic because that’s what it is, classic. It sounds old, like Greek City-State and Roman Empire old. Way the heck back there. In the sports world, Greco Roman is a particular style of wrestling, not an architectural element. It’s for athletes who don’t want to get tangled up in someone’s legs, […]
MAKING PLANS, NOWHERE PLANS FOR NOBODY
December 14, 2020 by
Making plans in December has been an American tradition unlike any other. Everyone shows up year after year, just like last year, just like next year. Making plans in normal times was easy until a status change shifts everything forever. After that no one makes plans thinking they’ll stick.
AR15 PURCHASE QUESTIONS THAT NEED ASKING
April 9, 2018 by
The Washington Post ran an nice piece about a guy buying his first AR15. He’d wanted one for years and finally the day came. Money, motivation, and gun show all came together for him. The WaPo research seems pretty good, even with a tag of fake news thrown around. The […]
