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ANNOYING WORDS. ONLY WORDS?

August 2, 2023 by

Annoying words can be found everywhere. In any book, on any TV show, and coming out of the mouths of people I like. Go ahead and sweep your life clear of people who don’t respect your point of view, your ‘beliefs’, or the car you drive, and you’ll still be stuck with annoying words. In […]

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COMPLAINING COMPLAINER EXPLAINED

July 15, 2023 by

How does a complaining complainer solve problems? First they complain. Then they complain some more. To wrap things up they add a little more complaining. There you go, problem solved. Or is it?

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TRANSIT TIME: FOUR EXAMPLES

November 29, 2022 by

Transit time for container ships? If you order from Amazon and expect next day, or same day delivery, it’s not fast enough. The containers carry the world in them, from factory to you. Unless they get stuck in the Suez Canal, Panama Canal, or Chesapeake Bay. Expect delays.

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ANGRY MOB: A JAN. 6 REMINDER

October 14, 2022 by

An angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. How angry? Murderously angry. They were pumped and primed for action on the words of soft old man pretending to be a hard gear warrior. The revolution was televised after all. Just not the revolution expected.

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MESA ARIZONA NEEDS A SHOWER

October 10, 2022 by

Mesa Arizona is not fly-over country, but it might be drive-through country. It’s the sort of place between where you are and where you want to go. Oddly enough, not everyone shares this back-water idea. Mesa Arizona is a backwater? Not with the Salt River flowing nearby.

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HARD QUESTION NEEDS BETTER ANSWERS

August 10, 2022 by

Hard question after dinner: Would you like a wafer-thin mint? If you haven’t seen it, or don’t remember, click the link for the FULL story. It’s longer than I expected, but still hits home.

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FRAGILE MASCULINITY, OR LOST ‘MAN CARD’

August 5, 2022 by

Fragile masculinity needs help. And it requires wearing kid gloves, the softer the better Also, try and be agreeable. About everything. No one wants to see Superman crash.

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SERIOUS PEOPLE KNOW RESULTS FOR BAD BEHAVIOR

July 27, 2022 by

Serious people don’t all walk around in their academic garb. You won’t find them all on TV or radio. Sometimes a serious man or woman is just down the street. Not my street, but some street in another neighborhood. Why?

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EMOTIONAL PAIN NOTHING TO IGNORE

July 23, 2022 by

Emotional pain is when you tell your doctor, “It hurts when I do this.” If your doctor says, “Then don’t do that,” is it time to find a new doctor? Or, is it time to get to the roots of the problem. This should not be a mystery.

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HONORABLE MEN AND WOMEN SOUND DIFFERENT

July 22, 2022 by

Honorable men don’t whine and complain about how unfairly they are treated, then turn around and treat others even worse. They don’t seek the easy way out of difficult situations, then preen and primp like they’ve just done the impossible that only they could do. Most important of all, honorable men see through the smokescreen […]

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