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SCOREBOARD TRAINING FOR SPORTS FANS

November 30, 2024 by

Scoreboard training is a class to take just in case things don’t turn out the way you wanted. At this point in  the college football season Oregon Duck fans have graduated. You get that when you show up for the last game of the regular season undefeated. Then they start over for the College Football […]

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HUMAN TRAINING IS DOG TRAINING

November 27, 2024 by

Human training is complicated. How complicated? Ask a teacher, an instructor, a professor. Ask a coach, a Drill Sergeant, a parent. Or just ask yourself, “Was I difficult to train?”

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DOG TRAINING IS HUMAN TRAINING

November 26, 2024 by

Dog training starts with the dog. Then it’s you. But first the dog. Everyone learns new ways to communicate. No one says, “Stay.” About that dog:

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OBEDIENCE TRAINING FOR COMPLIANCE

July 3, 2024 by

For most of us obedience training started early. Early Baby Boomers learned from the boss, their old man, who learned it from his old man, then the Army. But that lineup leaves out the goal of obedience: Learning how to treat people correctly, beginning with your momma. Why momma?

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FITNESS WORK STARTS WITH . . .

January 4, 2024 by

Fitness work starts with a glancing look in a mirror, a reflection in a window. Or your wife asking, “What happened?” However, if you’re not married, no problem. There are still plenty of body shaming opinions shared quietly. Just not with you.

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TREAT TRAINING FOR WORLD PEACE JEANS

March 11, 2022 by

Treat training for a teething puppy is better than a bloody hand every time you pet it. Ask me how I know. Could it work for rogue nations intent on attacking neighbors like said puppy attacks everything as if their existence depends on it? Try explaining how this works to the dog before you call […]

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UNDERSTANDING MILITARY TRAINING FOR A BETTER ATTITUDE

December 8, 2021 by

Military training? Everyone knows what that is. “Yeah, I saw Full Metal Jacket, so I know what you mean.” What they’re missing is the hot breath and spray of some nut case screaming words in their face. Which words? It doesn’t matter. The sheer volume obscures the words. It doesn’t matter because you know what […]

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GYM RAT REPORT ON GYM FAIL NATION

February 21, 2020 by

If you self identify as a rat, a gym rat, then you’ve seen it, heard it, and done it: Quirky people doing quirky things under pressure; call it quirky resistance training Keep in mind, the gym rat habit is no laughing matter . . . oh yes it is. And once it sinks in you […]

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OFFICE DESK COLLECTS WEIRDOS

February 11, 2019 by

Office work is a game of territory and if you don’t recognize the boundaries right away you’ll fall behind. Sometimes the boundaries are all too visible, sometimes not, just don’t be the last person to miss them. For example:

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Today Is A Special Day For Someone, What’s Your Day Like

July 12, 2018 by

  Coaches have had a grand time reminding their athletes that, “There’s someone somewhere training just as hard as you. Time to step it up.”   They say this right after you’ve had a special day of success so you won’t let it go to your head too fast.   Or, “Someone is training harder […]

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