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END OF THE LINE . . . “ARE WE THERE YET”

March 18, 2026 by

It’s one thing to see the end of line, a whole other to drive past the start in Newport, Oregon. If I have a full tank of gas I hit empty after 460 miles. Eight tanks later, give or take, I’d be in Boston. Might take a week of 500 mile freeway days, or two […]

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FOR OLDER PEOPLE: WHAT’S IT LIKE?

March 4, 2024 by

Who doesn’t like a question directed to ‘older people?’ This was the question from twitter: I wonder what it’s like for the older people now, who were born in the previous millennium. How can people born in 1999 be old? Easy.

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GROWING UP: THINGS TO DO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

November 17, 2021 by

Growing up too fast in not a good thing. Neither is a prolonged childhood, Peter Pan. But there are thresholds along the way, things to wait on as well as things to accomplish as soon as possible. Twitter asked a question: “Why would you wait to get a covid vaccine during a pandemic?” It made […]

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SELF INTEREST? DON’T FORGET THE ‘ENLIGHTENED’ PART

November 6, 2021 by

‘Self interest’ is the biggest driver in human history. Think about it. Self + Interest = “Waddabout me?” But, you know this. They aren’t cuss words, or accusations, like ‘selfish interest,’ or, ‘selfish bastard,’ because this is where the enlightened part is supposed to kick in. “Enlightened self interest,” or, “Whaddabout me and you?” That’s […]

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