The idea of a ‘second pick’ can be a way of life, not a mistake. You’re heard of ‘one hit wonders?’ That’s what they call a band that only reaches the stratosphere of popularity with one song, not an entire catalog. Most of the time we hear ‘second pick’ and think of professional sports drafts. […]
MODERN ELDERS SEEK AUDIENCE WITH YOUTHS
October 18, 2024 by
Modern elders want to be heard by someone. They have much to impart to the rising generations, but there’s a problem. Can the ‘Me Generation’ ever get over itself enough to make sense? Will young people ever trust those who said never trust anyone over thirty?
LONG RELATIONSHIPS? I’M A FAN
August 27, 2024 by
Long relationships that have stood the test of time amaze me. Call me befuddled, bemused, bewildered. How can anyone do it, let alone me? The first thing is finding anyone able to put up with your crap. It’s works even better when they don’t consider your crap to be crap. Take my wife, please.
BACKING UP AND ADDING ON
August 26, 2024 by
Backing up into a parking space is normal? It’s getting that way, but there’re still holdouts. – People who always back into to parking spaces think they better than us. – I back into my parking space in the garage and the garage is inclined up…I also do it with a manual transmission car, […]
LIFELONG LEARNING? WHEN DOES IT END
August 20, 2024 by
Lifelong learning is a goal, or should be a goal. Do it right and you’ll always have a motherlode of regret: “If I only knew then what I know now.” Call it what it is: continuing education. And it’s never over.
BONA FIDE BLOGGER WITH VERIFIABLE TRUE STORY
July 29, 2024 by
The idea of a bona fide blogger doesn’t come from O Brother Where Art Thou. They say bona fide, just not blogger. Lately I’ve been working with the words verify and verifiable in terms of truth and bona fide fits right in. So does the word trust. You know the word trust?
CAPITAL ONE TRUST WEAKNESS NEEDS EXERCISE
July 21, 2024 by
How’s your Capital One trust? If it’s weak, you can fix it. But start small. You don’t tell new people all of your secrets at once and you don’t throw your important data at whoever asks for it. I agree with old Ernie here, you make people trust-worthy by trusting them. I’ll start with something […]
FACEBOOK VIDEO EXPLAINS CONTINENTAL DRIFT
July 12, 2024 by
What comes to mind when you read the words ‘Facebook video?’ A ‘How To’ video? A vacation experience? A medical cure all? Or geological process?
TRUST, HOPE, THEN EXPLOIT
April 23, 2024 by
If you believe in the power of trust, hope, and faith, and you should, what could go wrong? Do it right and you’ll find yourself in the company of others with the same beliefs. At first. Then time reveals other plans.
BIRTH WATERS: YOUR RIVER, LAKE, OR BAY. OKAY, AND OCEAN
November 6, 2023 by
Birth waters are usually called ‘breaking waters.’ I’ll get back to that. For now let’s say “Birth Waters,” and leave the amniotic fluid for later. Let’s throw in some suspension of disbelief while we’re at it, okay?
