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RELATIONSHIP AWARENESS: KNOW WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO

October 23, 2021 by

‘Relationship awareness’ sounds like a warning? Like a highway sign that says, “BUMPS?” If it doesn’t sound like a warning, maybe you’re not paying attention. Now is a good time to start, but start the right way.

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DESPERADO DECISION? COME DOWN FROM YOUR FENCES

October 16, 2021 by

A desperado decision happens the moment you spread your wings and fly. Like an eagle. It happens when you meet someone who says, “We can do this together.” That’s the day things change, the day you agree with a strong, “Yes, we can.” Set it in stone.

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HOMEWARD: THE DREAM AND THE REALITY

September 6, 2021 by

Homeward bound isn’t so much a destination as it is a memory. Sure you can go home, but is it really home if you’re gone a while? Yes it is, and it’s the memory that defines your relationship to where you are. Are you home? Close to home? Check your look in the mirror to […]

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OPTIONAL FRIENDSHIP: YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT

June 16, 2021 by

An optional friendship depends on time and place. But it’s not your time or your place. Tell me if this sounds familiar: “I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to do anything, but in between my schedule, my plans, my obligations, my interests, my work, my obsessions, my fears, we should get together sometime.” […]

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GUITAR RELATIONSHIPS? IT’S NOT THAT COMPLICATED

February 18, 2021 by

Guitar relationships are like any other. Some are better than others, and we remember them all. The best part about guitar relationships? They last a lifetime. Can’t say that about every relationship, unless there’s a guitar link. There’s something about music creating the ties that bind. But where does it start? By making something that […]

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RELATIONSHIP TRAINING FROM ONE BAD DATE TO THE NEXT

February 16, 2021 by

Relationship training should happen before any long term relationships to avoid the question, “What is wrong with you?” This goes out to the guys in the audience: You will eventually run out of prospects for a Saturday night out if you don’t learn the ropes. Even married people get shut down if they don’t know […]

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MICROBRAND MARRIAGE? JOIN THE CLUB

October 31, 2020 by

A microbrand marriage is an extra tightener on the matrimonial knot. The idea came to me during an important conversation about the R word. Realionship. Getting married seeps into everything until it becomes the defining relationship we’ll be judged by. The “Good Husband,” and, “Good Wife,” pressure is easier to manage in a microbrand marriage. […]

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FAKE LIFE: HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE BEING DEKED OUT

August 22, 2020 by

Living a fake life, a double life or more, comes with a few problems when you’re found out. And you will be found out since people like to talk. But what if you’re on the receiving end of a fake life scammer? Who do you blame? Not yourself.

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WALKING THE WALK LIKE YOU MEAN IT, THEN TALK THE TALK

April 30, 2020 by

Walking the walk? I’ve heard it, so have you, but what’s it really mean? Really? It seems so obvious, but not when you hear people talk the talk without walking the walk. How can we tell the difference?

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A PERSONAL PRIVATE LOVE STORY, PART TWO

January 2, 2019 by

    My biggest goal this year is getting my cancer memoir-70’s dating history-love story to a literary agent, to a publisher, to the book store in every airport with books for travelers who need something to avoid thinking about what could wrong on take off and landing and everything wrong where they’re headed. I’ve […]

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