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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.

TIME TELLS ON ALL OF US

Time tells, so why not make it good story? “Go to sleep for twenty years and wake up and tell everyone how great you could have been.” That’s a line from The Tender Bar. It’s a good line, maybe the best in the movie.

LIFE REWIND? HOW DOES THAT WORK

For a life rewind, the big question is how far to rewind? Let’s agree to one thing: not as far as the picture here. That’s too far. But how far is far enough?

BOOK HOARDING ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS

Book hoarding is not a disease. If that makes you feel better, you might be a librarian. Not a librarian, but still have loads of books? Still not a disease, and here’s why:

MENTORING WORK FOR A LIFETIME

Mentoring work starts when you learn a better way of doing things from someone you trust. You might learn how to teach someone else what you’e learned. Mentorship says, “If you can do it, show others how it’s done.” Let’s go:

WHO CARES? YOU CAN LEARN WHO

Who cares about others is a big mystery most of the time, but peeling back the layers shows who’s who. Leaders, the people voted to lead, are elected to care. Isn’t that the idea? When a state like Kentucky puts up winners like U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, you might wonder if there’s […]

BOOMERPDX LIFE LESSONS? #1: MAKE AN EFFORT

Life lessons start with the first one. One lesson is more than enough to start. Get that first lesson right and the foundation is set for additions. #1: Make an effort you’re proud of.

ADULT LEARNING NEVER GROWS OLD, YOU DO

Adult learning is when you say, “I was today years old when I learned _____.? For example, just last year I manned up and asked the Coach of Coaches the question that has haunted me for decades: How do referees know where to put the football after a player is tackled to the ground? Sure, […]

HEADLOCK EDUCATION IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, 1969

Headlock education is a fond memory that follows, with names changed to protect the innocent, but since it was small town eighth grade how guilty can anyone be? I’ve learned that teachers have two jobs, teaching their subject and teaching life. Fight me.

BAR RESEARCH: DO YOU READ BEER BLOGS

Bar research is essential to bloggers in the know. Just ask me. Goes like this: Mask up, find a seat with space around it, and say the magic words: “Beer, please.” Then retweet a Tapphoria tweet to get on the big screen, Big Time. Things proceed from there, but go slow. If you ask someone […]

LIFETIME LEARNING MEANS HOMEWORK FOREVER?

TIME TELLS ON ALL OF US

LIFE REWIND? HOW DOES THAT WORK

BOOK HOARDING ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS

MENTORING WORK FOR A LIFETIME

WHO CARES? YOU CAN LEARN WHO

BOOMERPDX LIFE LESSONS? #1: MAKE AN EFFORT

ADULT LEARNING NEVER GROWS OLD, YOU DO

HEADLOCK EDUCATION IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, 1969

BAR RESEARCH: DO YOU READ BEER BLOGS

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