You’re supposed to know your purpose in life? That’s the question I got while watching the second part of the two part Muhammad Ali documentary. With my wife. She was asking a serious question and deserved a serious answer. I tried.
MILLION VETERANS PROGRAM, MVP
November 17, 2023 by
The VA sent out a mailer for joining the Million Veterans Program. The MVP is asking veterans to join 940,000 others to help improve health care for veterans. As a veteran of the Gerald Ford Army, the VA sent the request to my address. That alone shows efficient dexterity in such a huge agency. To […]
‘PRETTY BOY.’ WHEN IT’S NOT A COMPLIMENT
August 22, 2023 by
“Pretty boy” isn’t what you expected to be called? And you didn’t like it. So what do you do? Here’s what I did:
SIGNATURE MOVE, AND WHY YOU NEED ONE
April 26, 2021 by
A signature move is something expected, predictable. It’s an identifiable characteristic. You’ve got a signature move whether you know it or not. Ask someone. We used to watch the biggest fight in the world on free TV when Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. Once he dropped an opponent, up when his arms. That was his […]
COMPETITION QUESTIONS FOR THE NON-COMPETITIVE
April 8, 2021 by
Competition questions start before you realize there’s even a competition happening. One of my favorites: “Do you even lift, bro?” It’s usually asked by a mid-forties man in a workout costume. It’s completed by an undershirt that looks like something out of a lady’s drawer. When it’s a question asked by a guy with greased […]
DANKEST HOUR DURING THE OREGON WINTER
January 18, 2021 by
If the “Darkest hour is just before dawn,” when is the Dankest hour? I dug into a dictionary to figure it out. “Dank: disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.” In other words, most every day of an Oregon winter. Pelican Brewing added to the definition:
Colin Kaepernick Kneels For Nike Like I Kneel For Nike
September 4, 2018 by
Do I kneel for Nike? I sure do, but it’s more in awe than anything else. Nike is awesome. So is Colin Kaepernick, but I don’t kneel to him. For some reason the Kaepernick Kneel is an irritant instead of a call to action. It is a call to action, right […]
BLUE BLOOD COLLEGE BASKETBALL WITH A TOUCH OF GREEN
March 25, 2017 by
Who are college basketball blue bloods? Google college basketball blue bloods and who shows up. Teams wearing blue. Just follow the blue to the blue bloods. Duke blue might be a stretch the past two years. The Oregon Fighting Ducks took them out big in last year’s Sweet 16. Beating the defending champion 82-68 wasn’t […]
MUHAMMAD ALI BOMAYE
June 4, 2016 by
Never an easy out with Ali. Today is the first day for all baby boomers without Muhammad Ali. He was always there, even if we didn’t know it. The Rome Olympic Light Heavyweight champion didn’t spark the interest in 1960 he would a few short years later. Boxing changed sports, going from one of the […]
HURT FEELINGS HANDBOOK FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE
How to get over hurt feelings. When bloggers go off message during inflammatory times, call it conscience. Like having a conscience. When we go off message, we lose subscribers, readers. We lose income. Moola. Over hurt feelings? I’m no Muhammad Ali, but if speaking up makes a difference, do it. If you can’t say, “Take […]