Damaged men are all around, but you’d never know it. Why? Not because they tell you, because they don’t. In a show and tell world, they do the show part better than the tell part.
FAMILY TIME SUNSET ON THE WESTERN EDGE
October 1, 2024 by
Family time needs a motto, and this could be one: “It’s better to create something and be criticized that to create nothing and criticize others.” But what feeds the creative force?
SENIOR CITIZEN TO JUNIOR CITIZEN
September 26, 2024 by
Being a senior citizen is easy. Wake up every day and thank your parents for decent DNA and a good immune system. That’s it, except for the other stuff. The other stuff? What other stuff?
BACKING UP AND ADDING ON
August 26, 2024 by
Backing up into a parking space is normal? It’s getting that way, but there’re still holdouts. – People who always back into to parking spaces think they better than us. – I back into my parking space in the garage and the garage is inclined up…I also do it with a manual transmission car, […]
MICRO MEMOIR II: LEAVING TOWN CHRISTMAS PARTY
April 20, 2024 by
Leaving town used to be easy, if I remember right. Pack a bag, get in a car, hop on bus, and leave. “I’ll be there in a few days.” Same story going out to Brooklyn as leaving:
FULL HOUSE WITH A HOUSEFUL
February 24, 2024 by
A full house comes in a variety of forms. But you knew that. There’s cards, then there’s my houseful last night. How full?
SHIFT TALKERS WORK OVERTIME
January 26, 2024 by
Shift talkers like to mix it up, change things. Some do it for the better, some for the worse. They all have one thing in common: Not knowing how and when to shut up. For that we should be thankful?
TALKING BACK? DON’T BACKTALK ME SON
July 14, 2023 by
Talking back is a right and a privilege, but it comes with a caveat: It may not be as appreciated as you’d hope. The great Randy Johnson said it well with: “I don’t care who you are, don’t get in my face!” the 6-10 Johnson snapped at one point as they brushed past the cameraman. […]
LEARNING HOW THINGS WORK? FIRST LEARN WORDS
June 15, 2023 by
Learning how to do anything takes a special effort when you already know everything. Then you find out what you’ve learned is wrong and your time and energy feels wasted? After that it’s pointing fingers, assigning blame. Or, there’s another way to justify the time and energy to learn how things work. Call it a […]
FAMILY PROTECTION ADVICE FROM A DADDY
June 2, 2023 by
Family protection comes down to two things: Threat, and perceived threat. Both trigger a need. Let’s start with threat:
