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YOUNG DUDES WHO VOTE?

September 23, 2024 by

Young dudes who talk about voting have a look. Some wear a suit and tie, an expression like they’re looking at the sun, and get their hair cut high and tight like the special force they feel a part of. You’ve seen them in pictures, on camera, looking fierce. Maybe they are fierce? Incel fierce?

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PRIORITY LIST: WHERE TO START?

February 13, 2024 by

Priority list? Maybe you call it something else. What if it’s a list someone makes for you? From wife: Honey Do. At work: To Do. Your friends: How do you do? But this is your list. What happens if urgency doesn’t feel like a priority?

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WANT TO DO RIGHT, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW?

December 3, 2022 by

Who wants to do right? Start something and doing it right seems pretty basic. But that’s not how things always turn out. Then what happens?

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NO REGRET LIFE FOR LIVING WITH REGRETS

July 18, 2022 by

Life with no regret, not one, is a life worth living. If you hear someone say they have no regrets about anything, it’s not your job to find something for them to regret. But it is your job to know how words work, beginning with definitions. Your understanding of regret might need an update:

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DISCOMFORT LEVEL FOR NOISE, WATER, AND ELON MUSK

April 14, 2022 by

I set my discomfort level running a marathon in new insoles. It was my only marathon. Training rules say don’t run in new shoes, not insoles. By five miles my feet were on fire. I ran past it. I squeezed sponge water down my neck at an eight mile water station. It drained down my […]

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THUNDER ROAD ON NW LOVEJOY, PORTLAND

January 7, 2022 by

Thunder Road is a map of the love/hate relationship I’ve felt for Bruce Springsteen since 1975. I love that Bruuuuuce has persevered beyond all expectations. I hate the decision I made when Mary Anne in the Philadelphia clinic invited me along with her friends to see the local phenom across the river in New Jersey. […]

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HEALING PROCESS SECRET? STAY OUT OF THE WAY

September 21, 2021 by

I learned about the healing process early. The first fourteen years included two brothers, then a sister. My dad used to tell us to “quiet down, there’s a sick man in the hospital.” In North Bend, Oregon, the hospital was about a mile and a half from our house. We weren’t that noisy. After a […]

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BE YOURSELF SINCE EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN

May 18, 2021 by

If we’ve learned one thing in baby boomer life it’s Be Yourself. Mr. Spielberg may have a different take, but he’s still Steven Spielberg. Not to say he’s got a mental health problem like multiple personalities, but who turns into a different person? Every year? Maybe it works best in his world, where personal identity […]

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IT TAKES A WORRIED MAN TO SING A WORRIED SONG

August 5, 2020 by

A worried man singing a worried song needs to check the lyrics first. Since they’re not carved in stone, the words change from artist to artist. But don’t worry too much, just add a few lines of your own. For example:

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