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SHIFT TALKERS WORK OVERTIME

Shift talkers like to mix it up, change things. Some do it for the better, some for the worse. They all have one thing in common: Not knowing how and when to shut up. For that we should be thankful?

FINGER POINTING HALL OF FAME

Finger pointing ought to be a sport, a professional league, since it’s so common among amateurs. It’s so popular because we all know better, or at least better than the latest opinion. There’s only one problem with starting a league, though: Everyone could do it better than anyone else. But I still want one.

SELF-TALK SECRET? YOU’RE NOT THAT BAD

Self-talk proves one thing: You’re an easy sell if you talk yourself into trouble. Then what? Talk yourself out of trouble. What did you think? And that’s where opinions differ.

LIVING LIFE FOR BETTER RESULTS

Living life by paying attention? And being astonished? As a blogger with a big boomerpdx blog, what astonishes me? Truthfully? Everything astonishes me. That’s not the problem. I’m not the problem. What is the problem?

BEACH TOWN? THERE’S ONLY ONE

Beach town is where I grew up. We had beaches all over the place, surrounded by beaches. But it was a bay town, a town on Coos Bay. Just not Coos Bay.

CHOPPED CHAMPIONS WITH LIFE LESSONS

Chopped champions get crowned at the end of the Chopped show on Food Channel. It’s a cooking competition that begins with four people working with strange food selections. One contestant is chopped after the first course, then one after the main dish, the last after dessert. Everyone finishes on time and no one stabs the […]

CAVIAR DREAMS, CHAMPAGNE WISHES

My caviar dreams started when I asked my wife what she wanted for Christmas. I wasn’t going to make the same mistake when I’ve asked before and she said, “Nothing.” Hearing nothing is not a good reason to get loved ones nothing on their birthdays or Christmas. When a wife says, “Nothing,” what they mean […]

FITNESS WORK STARTS WITH . . .

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.

BLOGGER PROBLEMS: AN AUTHENTIC TAKE

  Blogger problems come in the same package as any other problems. And they get the same initial response: What. The. Hell? After all that calms down, writing begins. For example:

NOW WHAT? GREEN FATIGUE POWER

Another year? Now what? I gave the most important Christmas present this year, one that will resonate in eternity, or maybe through January. My two girls got their letterman jacket, their superhero cape, their cloak of invincibility. I broke out the ironing board and starch and scissors and applied them all to this game changer.