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GOOD TIMES GOING FORWARD

The good times ahead aren’t for everybody. They may not be for the people who voted for the good timing man. Getting on toward seventy this year, I expect to hear all about it. What’s it going to sound like going forward? You’ve heard it before:

THESE DAYS, BALANCE EACH ONE

These Days was a Jackson Browne song from years gone by. It’s a downer from a self-proclaimed loser with a CW beat. All these years later it still hits just right:

DEATH WISH? IT’S JUST A STAGE

Death wish yourself into being a better person? “If I can’t be who I think I am I’d rather die.” Is that a wish, or a condition? I don’t know, but what I do know is ‘the end’ is the end. Most of the time.

THE MARRIAGE TRIP LOSER: DON’T DO THAT

A marriage trip can go any number of ways, including off the tracks. My wife once got a phone call from an old flame recently divorced saying they were passing through and wanted to catch up. Seems innocent enough? One thing led to another until I went negative full-jerk. Why? Because I know things about […]

KID PROMISES MADE, KID PROMISES KEPT

Kid promises are what expecting parents make, what new parents make. Then baby shows up and everyone makes new promises. If you are a parent, what kind of promises did you make to yourself. Were they the same ones you told your parenting partner?

GOOD MEDICINE FOR HARD TIMES

Good medicine comes in many flavors. When it works the way it’s supposed to, the struggle to deliver is worthwhile. However, the struggle to deliver is never ends. Everyone has feelings about good medicine, starting with, “Is it good enough?”

PROMISES MADE. THEN WHAT, ARIZONA ANGEL?

Promises made to yourself are one thing; promises made to others are another. Which one is more important? Does one carry more weight than the other? It depends on how good your memory is.