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LOVE TRAIN? TICKETS PLEASE

October 16, 2022 by

Does the love train run on time? That’s the question, because you want to jump on board. Instead of the love bus, or love taxi, or boat, it’s train or nothing. So, how long is long enough to wait in the station? As long as it takes. And here’s why:

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SLIPPERY ROCKS? HOW NOT TO FALL

October 13, 2022 by

Slippery rocks will take you down in Oregon. It’s the moss and moister and neglect that does it. But we blame the rocks. What else gets its share of unearned blame?

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BANNED BOOKS ON BANNED BOOK WEEK?

September 19, 2022 by

Banned books sounds like a term from the Middle Ages, or the Spanish Inquisition where you might pay with your life if the wrong book was found on your property. Book bans are nothing new, and don’t last, but in our hyper-alert social medial world that makes it feel like the world is collapsing every […]

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MENTORING WORK FOR A LIFETIME

July 11, 2022 by

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:

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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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BEST INVESTMENT? CHECK THE MIRROR

April 10, 2022 by

The best investment is the one you believe in. Do you believe in yourself? Then invest in yourself. Start with your health.

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ANTICIPATION ANXIETY, OR “HOW BAD CAN THIS BE?”

April 2, 2022 by

New beginnings around here start with anticipation anxiety, sleepless nights, and carefully moving forward. Does that sound like your standard operating procedure, your SOP? It’s one thing when it’s on the job, another when it’s just you and you’re got an idea you want to figure out. Instead of the trusted steps of 1, 2, […]

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LOVING FEELING: WHO’S GOT IT?

December 10, 2021 by

Who’s lost that loving feeling besides the Righteous Brothers? No one wants to hear that, but what are you gonna do? Get down on your knees and beg? Watch the other person take a knee? It could happen, and it wouldn’t be the first time:

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PYTHON PLANTS VOTED OFF THE TRELLIS

September 8, 2021 by

Python plants are like real pythons: they squeeze like nobodies business. Over eighteen years I’ve had a few go rounds here, one of which included cutting all of them down. They grew back stronger. I’ve had discussions with the Lead Gardiner about replacing them all together. It’s never been a fruitful talk. Until yesterday.

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HARD WORK PAVES THE ROAD FORWARD, LAYS THE RAILS

June 17, 2021 by

Hard work is what others call your regular day? If that ever happens, congratulations, you’re a badass. When someone witnesses your struggle, but it’s not a struggle for you, it says more about them than it does about you. Of course there’s an accompanying saying to tie it all together. I don’t know who said […]

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