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STABLE MAN? WHAT HE IS, OR WHERE HE LIVES?

A stable man is good to know, whether it’s in the neighborhood or the horse barn. If you see a man mucking out a stall, that’s a stable man. The same also name applies to the guy who keeps his yard up, his car clean, and decorates his porch with flowers instead of old refrigerators. […]

CARE LIMITS: WHEN IS IT TOO MUCH?

Family caregivers have few care limits, for better or worse. The better part is that they stay on the job. The worst part: they quit. Not everyone gets it at first, but it sinks in eventually: Now what?

WHY LEGITIMATE POLITICAL DISCOURSE NEEDS SOME SCHOOLING

Since I’m an expert on political discourse I’ll tell you how I became such an expert After reading this, see if the same criteria applies to others who claim expertise in legitimate political discourse. For me, it all started in second grade. Experts, believable experts, need early references.

HAPPY PLACES, BECAUSE WE NEED MORE THAN ONE

Happy places hard to find? It’s the virus pandemic, the lockdown, broiling temperatures, and forest fires. It’s the political right, political left, the politically disconnected. It’s President Trump, former VP Joe Biden, and the specter of a stealth third party candidate swaying the vote. Anyone but you, right? You’d be in your happy places if […]

DREAMS DIE? NO, THEY GET CROWDED OUT BY NEW DREAMS

Dreams die, or seem to die, because that’s what dreams do. Does anyone remember the dream they had last night better than the dreams they had as kids? When a dream is memorable as an adult, which way do they go: nightmare, or comfort? I lean toward the anxious side.

DEMOCRAT PARTY OFFICIAL WEBSITE PHONE CALL

  I got the call last night from the Democrat Party, and like a story that goes public after signing non-disclosure statements, I felt a sense of freedom.   The phone call on my land line, yes I still have a land line, was a money call. One hundred dollars was the starting point.   […]

BLOGGER BILL OF WRITES, PT 2

Why you need a blogger bill of writes when you call yourself a writer. If you’ve ever written anything that matters to you, you’re a writer. Say it loud, “I’m a writer.” Feels good, doesn’t it. Do it again. “I’m a writer.” Say it loud and proud, writer. “I’M A WRITER.” Now the hard part. […]