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OLD FOLKS TALKING IT OUT ON TELEVISION

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.

MICRO MEMOIR II: LEAVING TOWN CHRISTMAS PARTY

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:

OVER TALKING? WHO DRAWS THE LINE

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. […]

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

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?

PREEMPTIVE CONVERSATION: SORRY, I WASN’T LISTENING

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.

NEW BETTER IS BETTER THAN THE OLD BETTER?

    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 […]