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Passive aggression is not good. Honesty is.
Here is a headline I came across a couple of days ago: Sorry you feel that way: why passive aggression took over the world: From Slack to the dinner table, honesty really is the best policy. Unfortunately the article was “paywalled” (available only to paid subscribers) and therefore remains unread
Were you thankful?
I hope you had a terrific Thanksgiving day! I hope there was food and family and friends and football. In addition to all of that, I hope there was rest and relaxation and a lifting of the weight of external expectations. It is one of my favorite holidays for all
What are you fighting for?
Wikipedia, just because it’s handy and because somebody worked pretty hard at this, says the U.S. has been involved in 107 wars. Can you name five? Six of the most known are The Revolutionary War, The Civil War, World War I, World War II, The Korean War, and The Vietnam
Change, please. But not everything.
My wife and I were in a fast-food store and a “not yet fully trained” new hire was at the counter. We ordered, and the total was, let’s say, $11.37. My wife (the treasurer) looked at the amount, handed over a twenty dollar bill, a one dollar bill, and 37¢
Scarcity or Abundance — you get to decide
My friend Brian was hitting golf balls on the practice range when I walked up. Some golf driving ranges use artificial turf, but this range had grass. Naturally swings with golf clubs often take divots, and Brian was doing that. No problem — the divots get repaired and the grass
Your Big Bad Wolf
Once upon a time I was skeptical — no, it was worse than that. I was a bit of a scoffer for those who had phobias of some kind. Fear of flying was one I could not understand, because flying is (statistically) one of the safest ways to travel. The
Be afraid. Be very afraid. (Not.)
Halloween is near, and some of you clever readers may think this is about that. Smart, but no. Of course Halloween is associated with being afraid. Movies have made it that way, and before that books. The name itself is an 18th century contraction of All Hallow Even, which is
Evil will lose.
Of all the horrific acts of evil that made the news this past week, the invasion of Israel wins. Not because Hamas won any kind of real victory. If they won on the ground at all it was a pyrrhic victory — the kind in which the cost is greater
Losing weight for good.
Last week I wrote about gravity, the wonderful, amazing, invisible force that keeps us attached to the earth. It is also that unkind, apparently uncaring power used to measure our weight. Step on a scale and the number you see is the downward force of your body. You can increase
Gravity — can you feel it?
If you have ever played a sport or game that requires the use of your whole body — from surfing to shinty — you know something about gravity. If you’ve ever danced or walked a tight rope, you know gravity. Trapeze artists are very well acquainted with the force. All
You and Kylie Jenner have something in common.
Influence is everywhere, and has been since the Garden of Eden. It is very noticeable there in the temptation of Eve by the serpent, Satan. Here’s how it went down. The serpent showed up and asked Eve a question that seemed innocent enough. “Did God really say you must not
The blame game and how to play it
I play golf now and then. In fact I’ve been playing golf most of my life and, like a cook who can quote Julia Child, I know the pros. My original golf hero was Arnold Palmer. Arnie was one of “The Big Three” of his era, along with Gary Player
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