Wildlife helpers keep a low profile at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. Visitors get help from signs in the parking lot on how to behave. No running, no dogs, stay on the trail, and don’t upset the wildlife by being wild. It’s plain and simple: take a walk in nature and leave. Bring your […]
LIFE WRITING RULES
December 6, 2024 by
Rules for life writing: Get a life. Pay attention. Find a favorable form. Then what?
BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES, THEN WHAT
June 13, 2024 by
After living through the best of times, there’s only one way to go. What’s better than the best? The correct answer is nothing, but that’s not the answer you’ll get from drunks and drug addicts. It’s hard to tell any time when you’re numbed to reality.
STUDY CULTURE FOR MORE SATISFACTION
June 2, 2024 by
Study culture in a bar that has a stairway to a church balcony in the corner. What do you do? Pretty simple question, don’t you think? You go upstairs.
AIRPORT SECURITY LINE MANNERS
May 16, 2024 by
Airport security lines have rules we follow, or we don’t make the plane. No jokes, no references, no greeting to your buddy Jack with, “Hi, Jack.” If you don’t know the rules and decide to f around and find out, you not only won’t make the plane, you might find yourself on ‘the list.’ The […]
SETTLED RULES = LAW OF THE LAND
March 31, 2024 by
When settled rules are ignored they get angry. Common courtesy wants to fight. Good manners want a go in the octagon. Eventually things calm down in what I understand is called ‘normalized’, as in: The New Normal.
NEW TRADITIONS FROM OLD: 100 DAYS AND COUNTING
March 21, 2024 by
New traditions aren’t always new, just new to some. The 100 Day tradition of throwing a party was new to me, but not new. When a new mom’s parents are born in China, there will be a 100 Day celebration. Now I wonder why everyone doesn’t have the same? It points to the differences in […]
OVERTIME RULES: ASK T-REX ALL ABOUT IT
March 18, 2024 by
Overtime rules are simple: Come at me bro. It’s the same with normal time: Let’s go T. That’s T for T-Rex. The difference is that time is up for that big-headed beast. How about you? Are you feeling the same? Is your time up, too? Keep reading for hints it’s not.
FOLLOWING RULES IS TOO HARD, SO MAKE YOUR OWN?
April 8, 2022 by
Ask someone if following rules is too hard for them and they naturally say, “No, I can follow rules.” Ask the same question after they get three quick traffic tickets and lose their license. Following rules shouldn’t be too difficult since laws are passed after intense discussion and votes from intelligent elected officials. Let’s start […]
TRIBE RULES? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING RULES
May 21, 2021 by
Tribe rules help people get organized. However, rules are a problem some folks can’t overcome. The ‘Don’t Tell Me What To Do’ tribe comes to mind. And not to forget the ‘My Rights’ tribe. What are the rules these two tribes adhere to? It’s complicated. Start by moving from wherever you live now to the […]
