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TALKING DOWN TO SOMEONE? WHY

November 23, 2024 by

How can you tell when someone is talking down to you? It might be the clarification questions you ask that gets them annoyed to the point of explaining everything a few times, very slowly. Or it might their regular way of communicating. Which leads to more questions, like, “Why be a jerk?

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OLD FOLKS TALKING IT OUT ON TELEVISION

June 28, 2024 by

Why would old folks not rest on their laurels? Either they’re not tired, or they have no laurels. Last night’s Presidential Debate showed more than just the candidates. It also showed the problem with the format.

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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:

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OVER TALKING? WHO DRAWS THE LINE

April 14, 2024 by

Over talking is not an illness that needs a diagnosis and a treatment. More like a habit; for some a vocation. After all, every radio personality is an over talker by definition since we can’t see their faces. Not any more. Now everyone’s on a screen, ready or not. But I’m still a radio fan. […]

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WALKING THE WALK LIKE YOU MEAN IT, THEN TALK THE TALK

April 30, 2020 by

Walking the walk? I’ve heard it, so have you, but what’s it really mean? Really? It seems so obvious, but not when you hear people talk the talk without walking the walk. How can we tell the difference?

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PREEMPTIVE CONVERSATION: SORRY, I WASN’T LISTENING

February 22, 2020 by

When is the best time for a Preemptive Conversation? Married men have different answers than singles, from both sides of the fence: Her side, and yer side.

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NEW BETTER IS BETTER THAN THE OLD BETTER?

February 3, 2018 by

    If Bruce is right, then what is the opposite called, the one who can’t listen over their own voice, thinks only what they’re told to think, and blind to the world around them.   Fill in the blank with your favorite, even if advice from Bruce Lee isn’t best for you.   I […]

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