Super Bowl Sunday ought to be a national holiday. So should national voting day, national Election Day, but I’ll start with the more important day. I’ve seen the shampoo ad with football players talking about doing things 100%. Here’s the link to Head and Shoulders dandruff shampoo, but this is the important part: “I eat […]
QUITTERS DO IT FOR A REASON AND IT’S NEVER GOOD ENOUGH
January 21, 2021 by
Quitters. They’re are all over the place, but they’re hard to see. Hard to see because being a quitter isn’t the sort of badge people wear with pride. Sure, quitters can be positive, like quitting cigarettes, but that’s not what we’re here to talk about. In this post the focus is on The Big Quit, […]
STICKING AROUND AND SETTLING DOWN
November 14, 2020 by
Sticking around is an art form. It’s not hanging around, it’s sticking. Sticky. Instead of a picture on a wall to walk past, sticking around goes with you. (I know you’re thinking of shoes and gum.) When you start feeling like a piece of furniture, a decoration in your own life, do the sensible thing […]
FAMILY PLAN? FARM THE KIDS OUT FOR PEACE AND QUIET
September 16, 2020 by
For most, a family plan is making sure the kids are alright. Planned pregnancies and Tiger Mom tactics? What’s that? My parents had four kids and we always lived across from a sand dune and a forest. Smart move. When they said go out and play, we knew where to go. Forest play was more […]
BEER DRINKING THE HARD WAY WITH A FAIR FATHER
September 8, 2020 by
Most times, when it comes to beer drinking, you need a plan. The easy part is when and where. Then it gets tougher. Which beer to drink has become an identity check. In a place like Portland Beer City, a beer identity means everything. Beer cred means never getting caught with a commercial light beer. […]
FAKE LIFE: HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE BEING DEKED OUT
August 22, 2020 by
Living a fake life, a double life or more, comes with a few problems when you’re found out. And you will be found out since people like to talk. But what if you’re on the receiving end of a fake life scammer? Who do you blame? Not yourself.
AGING PARENT PROTESTS GETTING OLD
July 22, 2020 by
An aging parent is the hardest part for kids growing up. We like them in their prime years, when they could do anything, and did. The part the kids never understand is how long we get to be an aging parent.
NEEDY READERS? GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT
July 15, 2020 by
What do needy readers want? Tastes change, fads come and go, but the top selling book of all time is pretty clear. Across all platforms one book stands higher than all the rest. Do you need a hint? Think ‘Tale of Two Cities.’ Wait, that’s the title. Damn. The big question: Is it worthy? What […]
LIME JUICE, LEMON JUICE, AND ORANGE JUICE
June 22, 2020 by
Juice comes from any fruit or vegetable that gets squeezed hard enough. But why not just eat the fruit or vegetable and call it good? Once you eat a grape, drink some grape juice, what’s next? Some might say wine, some might not, but wine is the answer.
WRITERS WORK TO EXPLAIN WITHOUT BEING A JERK
May 29, 2020 by
Writers work, readers read, and somewhere between the two an agreement happens. Sometimes the agreement includes a reader who stops reading while the writer keeps writing. That’s what writers do. Readers look for the next story, something more worthy of their time. Then this happened:
