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BROTHER CHECK IN: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY

A Facebook friend posted about a brother check, or check-in. Apparently he’s got lots of brothers, or he was using the inclusive ‘brother’ to remind everyone to check in with their loved ones during the corona virus pandemic. If you have a brother, a sister, or anyone you care about, what do you want to […]

AGING PARENT PROTESTS GETTING OLD

An aging parent is the hardest part for kids growing up. We like them in their prime years, when they could do anything, and did. The part the kids never understand is how long we get to be an aging parent.

APOLOGIZE NOW THAT YOU’VE HAD TIME TO THINK

Apologize now? For what? Who hasn’t had some regret during the coronavirus quarantine? Maybe a little remorse? If that’s you, then it’s time to apologize now. Start early and bring it up to speed.

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 part of his life […]

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. […]

BROTHER CHECK IN: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY

AGING PARENT PROTESTS GETTING OLD

APOLOGIZE NOW THAT YOU’VE HAD TIME TO THINK

BETTER PERSON? BETTER THAN WHAT?

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

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