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WORLD STAGE: PLAYING MANY PARTS AT HOME

The world stage for Shakespeare was a different world than we live in today. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts. . .” Is the Shaker talking about multiple personality disorder? No, but he […]

NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY FORGETS THE ONLY CHILD

Does National Siblings Day mean anything to an only child? I’ve heard talk from only children, about how they long for a brother or sister, how much they miss family when they see others together. If you have brothers and sisters, and hear an adult only child whine about their aloneness, what is your response? […]

Funeral Feelings Expressed With Shovels And Sweat, Salt And Sea Water

“My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening,” said his daughter. My father had a cowboy funeral. Instead of the nearest Boot Hill, his ceremony happened in the veterans section a big cemetery. People from every […]

BETTER SELF? IF YOU HAVE A BETTER SELF, WHO WERE YOU BEFORE FINDING OUT?

Life mysteries usually get solved by our better self, the part we hope others notice because it’s better than the usual. The mystery solutions usually fall between ‘Wow, I didn’t think I could do that’ and ‘Oops, I thought I could do that.’ One shocking example was Det. Mark Fuhrman during […]

PORTLAND HEAT: HOW TO CELEBRATE BREAKING RECORDS

Last August one of my partners in crime (aka one of my sons) and I worked on inventory inside a few Arizona warehouses in record breaking heat. At least it broke the record for heat outside a sauna. Yesterday’s record breaking heat was about thirty five degrees cooler, which was a nice […]

AUTHORITARIAN PARENT? WHAT OTHER KIND IS THERE

A scene from the movie Vision Quest shows Louden Swain’s buddy Kuch at home with his dad. Instead of a bonding moment of shared struggle, the dad slaps Kuch around, telling him he’ll never be nothing. Nothing. Wrestling might make him feel like a big shot, but he’ll still be nothing. […]

BRAIN FOOD STARTS WITH GOOD HANDS

Ask around about cooking. If you do cook, ask a new friend about it. “Do you cook, too?” The answer will tell you more about the new friend than most any question. It’s a simple question, but the answers come in complicated flavors instead of “yes” or “no.”

HOW TO NOT SEE THE EVIDENCE

Stare and compare the evidence. That’s what a telecom pro called the first key to success. Is something wrong? Look at it. Look hard. Stare a hole in it, then compare it to normal. Normal works across the board. Abnormal, like the brain from Abby Normal in Young Frankenstein, doesn’t work for everyone. […]

FATHERS DAY, LIKE A BIRTHDAY BUT NOT A WEEK LONG

Ten years later our sister showed up for family pictures. Until then it was all boys. Fathers of an all boy family have problems with their Boys Club. If the boys grow up to be bad men, it’s on the them. Good men? Lucky they had such a good mom. Does that sound right? A […]

WORLD STAGE: PLAYING MANY PARTS AT HOME

NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY FORGETS THE ONLY CHILD

Funeral Feelings Expressed With Shovels And Sweat, Salt And Sea Water

BETTER SELF? IF YOU HAVE A BETTER SELF, WHO WERE YOU BEFORE FINDING OUT?

PORTLAND HEAT: HOW TO CELEBRATE BREAKING RECORDS

AUTHORITARIAN PARENT? WHAT OTHER KIND IS THERE

BRAIN FOOD STARTS WITH GOOD HANDS

HOW TO NOT SEE THE EVIDENCE

FAILING MEMORIES, ENHANCED THOUGHT, BOOMER BRAIN

FATHERS DAY, LIKE A BIRTHDAY BUT NOT A WEEK LONG

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