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DOG WALKING TO START A BETTER WORLD

October 26, 2022 by

Dog walking for a ‘better world’ sounds pretty good. But what’s a better world? Let’s start with a cleaner world.

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KID COMPANY: VOTE LIKE THEY MATTER

October 18, 2022 by

‘Kid company’ is different than babysitting. Instead of a few hours, it’s a few days. During those days you can see what a kid wants and needs more than you can in a few hours. What do they want? They want ‘you’ all day, so bring your best. What’s that look like?

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HARD TRUTH FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE

August 17, 2022 by

Hard truth comes in one flavor, and it’s not sweet. It’s more of a gag-reflex flavor. You listen, want to disagree, but you keep listening instead. Then you go to the ICU? Maybe.

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LEGAL LITERACY: HOW THE LAW WORKS

August 9, 2022 by

Legal literacy helps allay fear of the courtroom. Unless you work there, walking into a courtroom the first time is intimidating. And it’s no accident. Court decor is meant as a reminder: Bring your A-Game.

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VETERANS HEALTH FROM THE 1974 ARMY ONWARD

July 30, 2022 by

Veterans health came to mind during boot camp at Fort Ord, California. The gas chamber was on the schedule a few days after I was demoted from Platoon Guide, to Squad Leader, to regular army guy. I takes a special soldier to get demoted in boot camp, and I was that guy. It happened twice […]

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TAKEDOWN TACTICS LEARNED IN A WRESTLING ROOM

June 8, 2022 by

Takedown tactics in wrestling come from as many angles as there are wrestlers. Takedowns in real life are the same, except no one is keeping score. Since real life takedowns come with unforeseen consequences, be careful how you choose. The first thing to do is show up.

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GUN VIOLENCE PRIMER: TEAM PICTURES OF THE FUTURE

June 6, 2022 by

Gun violence changes the future of team pictures and school pictures. What will they look like to survivors of school shootings when they’re older? The kids in this picture are at the beginning of the their run through public school. The adults are coaches and team parents supporting their kids. What’s wrong in this picture? […]

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MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY, BUT MOVING

May 17, 2022 by

If the plan is moving forward, it’s fair to ask, “Moving forward from what?” I was in traffic and saw a 1964 Ford Galaxy. That’s it in the image. Spoiler: It was yesterday, not 1964, though I was a robust ten year old back then. By the time I was in high school the same […]

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VOTER DOG SAYS LET’S VOTE

May 16, 2022 by

Read the voting material, find your people, and vote for them. Why do you make me pull you to vote? Voter Dog says, “Let’s go.”

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EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL? AN EARLY UNDERSTANDING

March 25, 2022 by

I remember thinking of equal rights my senior year in high school. In 1973, just before graduation where everyone would trek off and change the world, some of the class boarded a bus in front of the school. While we waited to leave, Principal Stuckey came out and played his bagpipes in a kilt. It’s […]

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