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ELECTION GUIDE? VOTE LIKE FAMILY

November 3, 2022 by

Election guide 2022 sponsored by Phil Knight? Vote like Mr. Knight if you share common values. He’s a businessman, Oregon’s claim to membership in the billionaires club. And he’s competitive in how he sees money spent, so he’s working as an election guide? Unfortunately, his picks come with overweight baggage fees.

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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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ADULT COSTUMES OR THE REAL DEAL

October 31, 2021 by

Adult costumes on Halloween are not the problem. The problem is the costume adults wear the rest of the time. You know the ones I’m talking about, where everyone looks normal? Or at least normal for them and their friends.

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MANSPLAINING MANSPLAINING IS NOT MANLY UNLESS . . .

September 30, 2020 by

A man mansplaining mansplaining is as useful as men explaining birth to a new mom, or why men are so drawn to bullies like Donald Trump. With that said, do you want to know why? Because I’ll tell you why. Then you will understand it better.

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LOSER LIFE? DON’T BE A SUCKER FOR THAT DEAL

September 4, 2020 by

What is a loser life, and who gets permission to judge one from another, the winners and losers? It starts by agreeing with the sharp people who define winners and losers. If it’s not a coach, a judge, or your mom, then a loser life is just an opinion, even if it comes from a […]

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GOVERNMENT GOALS: TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE

August 12, 2019 by

Does it take a movie star, or blogger, to help get out the vote? Probably not, but it can’t hurt either, especially when the voter numbers look so sketchy. If the question is why vote, I know the answer.

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SECRET VOTES: SCHOOL, SAFETY, HEALTH CARE

June 21, 2017 by

During election years voters pick their horse, their favorite. No secret votes at the start. If they turn out they way they say they’ll turn out, good job in the ballot box. If they don’t they have a built in excuse: “I’m the lesser of two evils.” No one runs a campaign based on being […]

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WHO CRIES MOST? NON-VOTER

October 20, 2016 by

Non-voters need change, will do anything for change. Anything, they say. Except vote. Every excuse is a good excuse to not vote, just don’t say the dog ate your ballet. Instead, use these tried and true non-voter lines: I got my registration in late. I moved. I thought my driver’s license was enough. Or,

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MILLENNIAL VOTE, BABY BOOMER HISTORY

September 20, 2016 by

Who gets the millennial vote? Election spin twists faster and faster the closer voting day gets. One minute the official polls change, the next they change back. The 24 hour news cycles needs drama to keep the pot boiling, so why worry? Here’s why: For all the bashing they get, millennials keep surfacing as a […]

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JB EXPLAINS ELECTION CHOICES

July 30, 2016 by

Baby Boomer Generation Knows Election Choices Putting a new tenant in the White House is always a roll of the dice, a gamble the entire world hopes goes their way. If you’re all about hope for better, then you seek ideas and writers who open doors, open windows, knock down walls of fear and doubt. […]

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