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HARD QUESTION NEEDS BETTER ANSWERS

August 10, 2022 by

Hard question after dinner: Would you like a wafer-thin mint? If you haven’t seen it, or don’t remember, click the link for the FULL story. It’s longer than I expected, but still hits home.

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FRAGILE MASCULINITY, OR LOST ‘MAN CARD’

August 5, 2022 by

Fragile masculinity needs help. And it requires wearing kid gloves, the softer the better Also, try and be agreeable. About everything. No one wants to see Superman crash.

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SERIOUS PEOPLE KNOW RESULTS FOR BAD BEHAVIOR

July 27, 2022 by

Serious people don’t all walk around in their academic garb. You won’t find them all on TV or radio. Sometimes a serious man or woman is just down the street. Not my street, but some street in another neighborhood. Why?

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EMOTIONAL PAIN NOTHING TO IGNORE

July 23, 2022 by

Emotional pain is when you tell your doctor, “It hurts when I do this.” If your doctor says, “Then don’t do that,” is it time to find a new doctor? Or, is it time to get to the roots of the problem. This should not be a mystery.

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HONORABLE MEN AND WOMEN SOUND DIFFERENT

July 22, 2022 by

Honorable men don’t whine and complain about how unfairly they are treated, then turn around and treat others even worse. They don’t seek the easy way out of difficult situations, then preen and primp like they’ve just done the impossible that only they could do. Most important of all, honorable men see through the smokescreen […]

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VICTIM MAN TELLS WOMEN ALL ABOUT IT

July 1, 2022 by

Who is victim man? You? Me? The guy down the street? It’s all of the above, but only one person gets the trophy: The man who cries and moans the loudest and most often.

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FATHER FLAG ON MEMORIAL DAY

May 31, 2022 by

My father flag is different than the flag shown at public gatherings. His flag was a country boy’s flag, an athlete’s flag, a Silver Star Marine’s flag. This Memorial Day I thought of him while I raised the flag. For me he is the reason for Memorial Day.

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FINISHED WORK WITH SENATOR RON JOHNSON

May 7, 2022 by

Finished work leaves a feeling of permanence. And isn’t that the idea, locked in for the long haul. What do you do after you finish something? What’s next? Maintenance. But first, about that finished work.

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CARE LIMITS: WHEN IS IT TOO MUCH?

May 4, 2022 by

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?

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COVID MASK RULING HAS TAIL WAGGING DOG

April 20, 2022 by

The first covid mask I saw wasn’t for covid. It was for cancer in a chemo waiting room, on a patient with a low immune system. First it was the mask, then the warning about wearing fragrances. Why? Then I found out why. Haven’t we found out more than we want to know about covid […]

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