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RELATIONSHIP ABERRATION? WHO IS THE ABERRATION, WHO IS ‘NORMAL’

November 18, 2023 by

The big question in a relationship aberration is who is who? Who is the aberration for the other, who is the norm. So there I was sitting down to a late lunch with my wife talking about aberrations. I started by using a string as an example. String? Stay with me.

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MATERIAL CULTURE IN MARRIAGE

October 10, 2023 by

  Material culture before marriage is one thing, after marriage another. It starts with a ring and sometimes that’s it. When relationships don’t work out, there’s usually a reason unless someone dies. This is what happened before I got married:

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GIVE UP? HOW TO START

January 11, 2023 by

Give up is what losers do? Not so fast. It’s got other names, like surrender, capitulate, quit. But giving up sounds so final. Why?

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GRANDPARENT CHRISTMAS BLESSING

December 26, 2022 by

A grandparent Christmas is different than another Christmas? It is for the willing, as in willing to keep things on schedule. Not so much for those who set a time and place and use it for judging others. Like everything else that goes one, things come up to delay the time. But it doesn’t effect […]

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RELATIONSHIP REPORT CARDS ON BOOMERPDX

September 10, 2022 by

Relationship report cards should always be filled out by a third party. We already know how the principal partners grade: “It wasn’t me, it was them.” Sound like an A grade to you? But it’s never that easy. Nor should it be. Who is a qualified third party?

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RELATIONSHIP AWARENESS: KNOW WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO

October 23, 2021 by

‘Relationship awareness’ sounds like a warning? Like a highway sign that says, “BUMPS?” If it doesn’t sound like a warning, maybe you’re not paying attention. Now is a good time to start, but start the right way.

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DESPERADO DAYS, AN OLD SONG FOR CURRENT TIMES

September 7, 2021 by

Desperado days come into focus when you ask a millennial if they’ve heard the song before. Maybe it depends on how you ask? “This is my anthem song, my guide in the ’70’s, the song that rang true then and now. Ever hear of Desperado?” I’ll be honest here, if someone asked me like that […]

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WATCHING TELEVISION AND WONDERING IF ‘THE ONE’ IS RIGHT

March 15, 2021 by

Watching television with my wife usually means murder mystery. The English-ier the better. Lately we’ve drifted into Law and Order: SVU. It’s always full of grizzly details that makes my skin crawl. Most recently we saw The One and my skin is still crawling. Is it good question to ask? Do you think you’re The […]

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WORK RELATIONSHIPS: BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END

February 19, 2021 by

Work relationships usually begin when you start a job and meet everyone. And you’re the new guy, the FNG. Then you settle in and do the work. Until one day someone doesn’t show up. They don’t show up the next day either. Then it happens. You’re no longer the new guy once a replacement for […]

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GUITAR RELATIONSHIPS? IT’S NOT THAT COMPLICATED

February 18, 2021 by

Guitar relationships are like any other. Some are better than others, and we remember them all. The best part about guitar relationships? They last a lifetime. Can’t say that about every relationship, unless there’s a guitar link. There’s something about music creating the ties that bind. But where does it start? By making something that […]

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