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INSIGHTFUL AGING TAKES PRACTICE

Insightful aging? Oh yeah, I’ve got insight. It’s not such a reach when you see people leaving the party way too soon. Once you’re done, you’re done, then the question is how will you be remembered? So how will you be remembered? How do you want to be remembered?

SELF-TALK SECRET? YOU’RE NOT THAT BAD

Self-talk proves one thing: You’re an easy sell if you talk yourself into trouble. Then what? Talk yourself out of trouble. What did you think? And that’s where opinions differ.

D0G LESSONS FOR THE REST OF US

Dog lessons begin with a special dog. Since all dogs are special to every family who lives with one, this particular dog is the prime example. Why this dog? It’s the dog I know best, the dog who knows me best. First a note on dog owners:

SPORTS FAN HISTORY: SING IT OUT

Sports fan used to be a grubby, sweaty, man who enjoyed watching other men do what they couldn’t do. His observations made him an expert to those who didn’t know sports, and an annoyance to those who did. Those were the good old days when men dressed in suits and ties, wore a hat, and […]

WINNING NOW: PHIL KNIGHT vs JERRY JONES

Winning now, right now, is more important the older you get. It’s like that when you have more seasons behind you than you do ahead. Phil Knight is eighty-five; Jerry Jones is eighty-one. Would it be too much to ask that they go out winners? First for the Ducks:

DISAPPOINTING DALLAS LAST CALL FOR 2023

Disappointing Dallas played its last football game of the year. And they are disappointed. How disappointed? Disappointed in their coach and quarterback? That disappointed? Maybe?

ENTHUSIASTIC ENERGY FOR BETTER LIVING

Enthusiastic energy comes from a special place. Sports fans show it at every game, match, or contest. Literary fans show it at readings and awards. The difference?

CHOPPED CHAMPIONS WITH LIFE LESSONS

Chopped champions get crowned at the end of the Chopped show on Food Channel. It’s a cooking competition that begins with four people working with strange food selections. One contestant is chopped after the first course, then one after the main dish, the last after dessert. Everyone finishes on time and no one stabs the […]

MONDAY MEMORIES: WHERE TO START

Monday memories matter because why not start the week strong? However, the matters of Monday to be solved require clear thinking. So ignore that hangover, lack of sleep, the cold and rain. Let’s go, but where?

OLD WRESTLERS NEVER DIE

Old wresters, new wrestlers, parents, coaches, and Team Moms, over 8500 of them, packed Oregon State’s Gil Coliseum Friday evening. The locals said it was the biggest crowd in years, that the only fanbase comparable show up for women’s basketball. Why did so many come out for a sport with low attendance in most parts […]