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MAKING HISTORY? THEN MAKE GOOD HISTORY

March 6, 2022 by

Making history feels like something you might realize after the fact. You did something well, felt good about it, then someone says, “That’s never been done before.” Does that make what you’ve done more important? Maybe important enough to try again?

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PROBLEM CHILD GETS ALL OF THE ATTENTION

November 4, 2021 by

The problem child is only a problem if they grow up to be problems for others. And themselves. Who wants to be a Problem Adult? No one. And yet, here we are.

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DIFFERENT COUNTRY? DIFFERENT THAN WHAT?

September 8, 2021 by

Every time I read, “We’re a different country now,” I start picking things apart. We’re different because some man or woman got their feelings hurt? Different because someone didn’t get their way and had a meltdown? It sounds different, but what’s really going on? I call it EMPOWERMENT, where normally quiet people discover the sound […]

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OTHER AMERICA ASKS WHAT’S WRONG, EVERYTHING’S FINE

July 16, 2021 by

The other America sees a problem, but instead of seeking a solution, they tune into their favorite channel to discover if it’s a real problem. And who to blame. Not fix, but blame. Problems don’t go away if you scream a cry loud and often. Shocking? But, not to you? An American living in Germany […]

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AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE UPDATE: NOW WHAT?

July 2, 2021 by

We all understand American Independence from a historical point of view. “Freedom from the tyranny of taxation without representation.” And other tyrannies? What about independence from other tyrannies? Can we get freedom from self-imposed tyrannies? Personal tyranny? If so, how? That’s the question, how? You could read an essay for starters. It’s an Oregon-born essay […]

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AMERICAN IGNORANCE YOU CAN COUNT ON IN A PINCH

July 1, 2021 by

American ignorance is a special kind of stupid. Start with the smart people who screw up, like the man who leans into your face to explain how wrong you are about wearing a mask. Or the men and women who possess a special knowledge that goes beyond science when they make fun of mask wearing […]

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AMERICAN JOURNEY: ASK FOR DIRECTIONS NOW AND THEN

June 30, 2021 by

The American journey was once a clear path: Behave yourself, finish school, get a job. Followed by: meet someone special and start a family. Then teach kids to behave themselves, finish school, and get a job. With all the work done, find a good rocking chair for the porch and relax. It’s been on repeat […]

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AWAKE AMERICA STARTS AT HOME, YOUR HOME ON THE RANGE

June 29, 2021 by

After last year it’s time to awake America, time for an awake America? Or time to find a new boogieman? Who remembers the first time someone yelled, “Wake Up,” in your face. If it’s never happened, then never mind, go back to sleep. But if it has happened, was it helpful? Were you asleep at […]

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AMERICAN ORIGINAL: BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS

January 17, 2021 by

An American original sounds special? Maybe too special, like a club that only allows members with the proper appearance, background, and complexion? And somehow you don’t fit any of the criteria? You don’t need permission to be an American original, even with feelings of being left out, discarded, passed over. But if that is how […]

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UNIVERSAL FEAR OF MASK WEARING IS A WEAPON. OH YEAH?

December 11, 2020 by

Universal fear is what the other guy feels when they face the same things as the rest of us. Like wearing a mask. Over here in America, see, we have rights. We have choices here in the land of the free, home of the brave. One choice is to embrace universal fear and hold it […]

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