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BOOMER STATUS: WHAT MAKES A TRUE BOOMER

November 14, 2021 by

Boomer status, baby boomer that is, is more than a birth date. Technically speaking, anyone born between 1946 through 1964 is a baby boomer, but there’s a big difference between the front end and the back end. Legend has it that virtuous American soldiers and sailors returned from WWII on a magic carpet to resume […]

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WHEN ONE SIDE DOESN’T QUITE GET THE MESSAGE

August 23, 2021 by

One side, the left, are U.S. Marines in WWII. The other side is reputed to be a propaganda pic from Afghanistan. Men in both wear U.S. gear. That’s it, that’s the post. This is so wrong in so many ways.

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EVIL HISTORY IS TOO PAINFUL FOR STUDENT READING?

July 11, 2021 by

Evil history includes a list of everything you wish you’d never heard of. It’s the story of man’s injustice to his fellow man, and woman, and non-binary person. If you’ve lived long enough, you’ve heard some evil history; add a few more years and you’ve lived some of it, and the aftermath. Everyone has a […]

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SURPRISING CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION?

July 9, 2021 by

Brace yourself for surprising consequences for not paying attention. More important, dial up your empathy when you hear someone telling about the consequences for their poor behavior. “I didn’t do anything wrong. I mean, I know how it looks, but what’s the problem? It could have been anyone.” If you’re listening, maintain eye contact, nod […]

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THE COVID HALF MILLION HIT YESTERDAY, FEB 22

February 22, 2021 by

My phone laid on the table top near my screen. It lit up with “News Top Stories.” That top story is the covid half million dead. “The U.S. has surpassed 500,000 COVID-19 deaths. Here’s how to visualize the overwhelming loss.”

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EMOTIONAL SCOREBOARD, TALLY OF ANSWERS TO BIG QUESTIONS

February 15, 2021 by

Emotional Scoreboard doesn’t explain who wins, who loses, or the odd tie. It says more about effort, determination, and sportsmanship. As Robert DeNiro explained so eloquently in The Deer Hunter, “This is this. Not this, this.” Emotional scoreboard defines the argument of who won what without any details of what the winner won. (51-49, right […]

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AMERICAN CITY ON THE LEFT COAST: PORTLAND

July 26, 2020 by

Normandy, not Portland Portland, Oregon is an American city on the west coast. Not too big, not too small, but just right for a big rural state on the edge of the North American continent. (Think top left corner of America. That’s Seattle. Everybody knows Seattle. Portland is down from there.) For an extra reminder, […]

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ENGLISH GIRLS ON D-DAY

June 6, 2020 by

English girls and young women got engaged during WWII, some more than once. My English mother in law had been engaged several times. I asked her about it.

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WORLD LEADER: A SHORT HISTORY OF SUCCESS

April 13, 2020 by

Who is the top world leader in history? It doesn’t take a history degree from a drive-by college like Portland State to make the call, but it doesn’t hurt. Deciding who is the world leader favorite takes a long view of the past. Try not to throw a name on the wall and see if […]

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WHY AMERICAN MILITARY ARE STATIONED IN GERMANY AND JAPAN

January 30, 2020 by

My sources say over 33,000 US military personnel live in Germany, and 50,000 in Japan when their census came in in 2013. I’m part of the chorus asking, “Why?” Then I remember WWII.

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