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Stutz by Jonah Hill

Stutz by Jonah Hill

April 2, 2023

Editor’s Note:  If you don’t have Netflix, there’s plenty out there online regarding this 90 minute interview of psychiatrist Phil Stutz by his client, Jonah Hill.  I’ve watched it twice...
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If I Needed You

If I Needed You

By Townes Van Zandt

February 28, 2023

I recently spent a few days alone with Caitlin and Kevin, two of Alice’ and my three.   We love music so spent time trying to impress each other with...
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Trust

Trust

By Hernan Diaz

February 28, 2023

Editor’s comment:   I read this because the Times book review called it a “brilliant literary puzzle about…the warping force of wealth”.   They did not understate it as I...
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Am I Successful Yet?

Am I Successful Yet?

By Arthur Brooks

February 28, 2023

The insatiable goals to acquire more, succeed conspicuously, and be as attractive as possible lead us to objectify one another, and even ourselves. When people see themselves as little more...
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Motivating Quotes

Motivating Quotes

By Multiple Sources

February 28, 2023

For me, quotes are collections of words that make me think.   Whether famous or just from friends and family, my favorites cause behavior changes.   Below are from the...
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View from the Bottom

View from the Bottom

January 31, 2023

The youngest of our three, Caitlin, and I have talked many times about the effects of watching our older siblings as we grow up. I had four sisters and four...
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February Laugh | Bill Watterson

February Laugh | Bill Watterson

January 31, 2023

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Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

By Claire Keegan

January 31, 2023

Editor’s note:   The most beautifully written and poignant short story I’ve read.   Do not read “A Note on the Text” until the end.   It makes the story...
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That’s What the Lonely is For

That’s What the Lonely is For

By David Wilcox

January 31, 2023

My divorced daughter and almost-divorced son and I have been talking a lot about loneliness lately.   In one conversation I recalled this song that I listened to constantly about...
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Ring the Bells

Ring the Bells

By Leonard Cohen

January 31, 2023

"Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in" -Leonard Cohen Kintsugi or golden...
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The Illusion Of Control

The Illusion Of Control

January 1, 2023

I’ve been learning about control for a little more than 25 years. My initial work was on myself, and to this day, I strive to consider what I have control...
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January Laugh

January Laugh

January 1, 2023

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Uniting America

Uniting America

By Peter Shinkle

January 1, 2023

Editor’s note:   If you take a little idolizing and some moderate preaching at the end, you will enjoy this well-researched work on one of America’s most interesting periods.  A...
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Expectations are Thieves

Expectations are Thieves

By Michael Utesch

January 1, 2023

Expectations are the thieves of joy. - Michael Utesch
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Stick Season

Stick Season

By Noah Kahan

January 1, 2023

Editor’s note:  Thanks to son, Timmy, who shared this song with me during his holiday visit.  Beautiful voice, meaningful lyrics about his empty half. Favorite lyric: “Stuck between my anger...
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The Dyslexic Advantage

The Dyslexic Advantage

By Brock and Fernette Eide

November 30, 2022

Editor’s Note: When I was school, I’m not sure dyslexia was even identified.  And so these kids seen as “stupid” or “slow learners”.  When my kids were in school, dyslexia...
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Santa Lost A Ho

Santa Lost A Ho

By The Christmas Jug Band, Paul Rogers (lead vocal)

November 30, 2022

Editor’s note:  My friend, Jim Sullivan, sent me this a couple years ago and I forgot to post it.  If this one doesn’t make you smile and tap your feet,...
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What You Want

What You Want

November 30, 2022

My career has been a long series of “finding out what people want or need, then giving it to them”.  That, in very few words is how to succeed in...
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Wiley Miller | Non Sequitur

Wiley Miller | Non Sequitur

October 31, 2022

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Stuck in the Middle with You

Stuck in the Middle with You

By Stealers Wheel

October 31, 2022

Editor’s Note: On my run the other day, this song popped up which I’m sure I haven’t heard for 20 years. As I listened, it occurred to me the refrain...
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The Spy and the Traitor

The Spy and the Traitor

By Ben McIntyre

October 31, 2022

Editor’s Note: If you like John LeCarre, you will love McIntyre since, as close as the great spymaster came with his fiction, this is non-fiction. The author builds a page...
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