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DRIVEN PEOPLE STAY ON TRACK

You know driven people the moment you meet them. How? By asking what they do? No, they’ll tell you before you ask. Something like, “My name is David and I’m good.” Convincing enough? How about:

WRITE NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE

‘Write now’ is what I hear every morning at 5, or sometimes 6:30. Keeping a schedule is good; having something to say is good. Why is joining them together so hard? Some answers make sense, some don’t. Mine are . . .

HUMAN POTENTIAL: THE BURDEN OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Human potential grade from counselor: “You can do anything you want to do.” Human response: “What am I supposed to do with that?” And so begins the journey of great expectations with: “What do you want to be?” I knew what I didn’t want to be early. My dad told me.

GUEST BLOGGER RANDALL CUTHBERT

A guest blogger is one who finds their way onto a blog one way or another. My guest blogger career to boost boomerpdx showed me what it takes. Did I know Dr. Cuthbert would have what it takes? I had my suspicions.

PERSONAL MEMOIR, NOT THE OTHER KIND

Personal memoir says, “Too few people take the time to explore themselves thoroughly.” Unless you’re married. Then it’s too little exploring, too much exploring, what’s with all this exploring, what are you, a narcissist? Funny you’d ask.

ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY OR UNNATURALLY

If you find yourself alone again, don’t despair. The young people will find others and wistfully remember their alone days. The elderly treasure their memories of an active, busy, life. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. What gets in the way? Social media?

AMATEUR CRIME LIFE WITH PEER PRESSURE

My life in amateur crime began in 5th grade. If you were going to hang with the cool kids, you had to show you belonged. One test was shoplifting at the local Payless. It was an anchor store at Pony Village, the biggest shopping mall on the west coast between Seattle and San Francisco right […]

LIFETIME LEARNING MEANS HOMEWORK FOREVER?

Lifetime learning means not quitting until you figure things out. It also means knowing what you don’t know and when to call an expert. This is when it gets dicey. You know what you don’t know, but still wonder if the experts know more. These are the lessons of when to listen and learn.

HOBBY BLOGGER EXPLAINS: WHY BOTHER WRITING?

Hobby blogger here, busy counting vanity metrics. Google analytics reports traffic from Seattle, not so much from Portland. West Coast readers show up more than any other region in the country. Call me a West Coast hobby blogger? I’ll take it, but . . .

DRIVEN PEOPLE STAY ON TRACK

WRITE NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE

HUMAN POTENTIAL: THE BURDEN OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS

GUEST BLOGGER RANDALL CUTHBERT

PERSONAL MEMOIR, NOT THE OTHER KIND

AMATEUR CRIME LIFE WITH PEER PRESSURE

LIFETIME LEARNING MEANS HOMEWORK FOREVER?

VANITY PROJECT, OR INSANITY GOALS

HOBBY BLOGGER EXPLAINS: WHY BOTHER WRITING?

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