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I never had the luxury of being a Johnny One-Note. I was booted from High School early and ran out of my home to avoid an inevitable confrontation with my father about it. What I left with was my guitar, maybe five dollars, a change of clothes in a suitcase, and a lot of desperation. …
Now, I'm not being evasive, but it is complex. It may depend on the situation. For instance, there was one I learned in ancient times when I trained to be a medical first responder. The instructor was clear: " Don't become a victim!" He meant that you can't save human lives in a crisis if …
When young, I couldn't afford fancy tours of new places. And the places I needed to find, like lowdown musical venues where I might play in exchange for some coin, were not on those tours. The well-to-do tourist tours were in limos, buses, or chaperoned walking tours. Mine started at the local bus terminal and …
Marcus: Dad was in the living room playing that thing with strings. He was playing some sad song and making noises with the low strings and oohing and ahhhing about a new bass run he'd learned. I didn't see any basses running, and I looked. It might have been fun chasing one. Anyhow, I figured …
Last time the genie prompt rolled around two years ago, this was my take on it. I hope you enjoy it! In popular literature, genies are trouble. They always set us up to fail after the tricksy trio of troubled desires condemns us to an obscure and miserable fate—shudder. You'd think we'd learn.Oh boy, here's …
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I've made side hustles into main hustles. Woodcarving and videography; currently, I have no active side hustles. At this point, I'm not looking for any more, either. Over the years, I had many. I was the managing editor of a small community newspaper. I wrote the editorial and a feature article or two, but mostly …
I think any physical therapist would flinch at a list of exercises that everyone can do. One size does not fit all; it shouldn't, and it would be dangerous to suggest one regimen of exercise for many people with physical ailments. I burn wood for most of the heat provided to our house in winter. …
During the sixties and seventies, I had lots of friends who generally fit into the category of "Folkie". We spent a lot of time experimenting with alternative lifestyles, attire, music, and food. A certain number followed this experimentation to what they considered to be a logical exit from conventional religion as well. Over the years …
Advice on how to live a fruitful and happy life can cost nothing or be very expensive. You can pay hefty sums to a life coach to help put your life on track, or you can find your own sweet spot through experimentation. What about me? It was luck, experimentation, and listening to some good …
I read about "influencers" on the news with hundreds of thousands followers, and I marvel at some of the idiocy they propose, and people seem to oooh and ahhh about all that rubbish. That's not me. Those folks could seemingly write a post about how pesto is implicated in making those addicted to it glabrous, …
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