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NEED MORE, WANT MORE? GIVE IT A MINUTE

August 7, 2025 by

Why does William Shakespeare need more? Because, according to him, he’s a fool. He didn’t call himself a wise man, but I figured it out. The greatest writer in the English language knows enough to know he’s a fool? Will wants more, he’s a lifelong learner, and he’s game for it. But, what if you […]

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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 […]

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NEXT YEAR, MAYBE THE YEAR AFTER

October 12, 2024 by

Next year shows up fast, so fast that you haven’t gotten over anything from the last year. Suddenly you’re stacking the new ‘get over it’ on top of the old ‘get over it.’ You used to care about getting over things. What happened? This happened:

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LIFETIME LEARNING MEANS HOMEWORK FOREVER?

November 14, 2022 by

Lifetime learning means not quitting until you figure things out. It also means knowing what you don’t know and when to call an expert. This is when it gets dicey. You know what you don’t know, but still wonder if the experts know more. These are the lessons of when to listen and learn.

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PLAY MUSIC ON THE PORCH DAY HEALTH WARNING

August 29, 2020 by

“Take a stroll and listen to people play music on their porch,” they say. Sounds inviting to me. But what ‘they’ don’t say are the dangers of hearing others play music in such an inviting place as a front porch.

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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION MEANS KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

August 17, 2019 by

Have you ever tried reaching people, but instead of responding, they lay around like a bunch of logs? Effective communication says there’s two reasons for this: One, they might be logs, and two, you need to work on your presentation. Check carefully to know which is which.

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FIVE DIAMOND ATTITUDE: WORK IN PROGRESS

January 10, 2018 by

    Ultimate luxury, like crack, coke, meth, heroin, oxy, opioids in general, and cigarettes, is a hard habit to kick.   I’ve worn this wristband for three weeks as a reminder of ultimate luxury, and clever marketing. It reminds me to put things back where I found them in their original luxury, and find […]

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