Angry comes easy. It’s calm confidence which requires effort. Frustration is common and it’s frustration we find at the root of anger. An irate person doesn’t know how to voice their desires. They don’t have control of something so their frustration bubbles up as a red-flushed face, pinched brow, clenched fists, clenched teeth, clenched buttocks, …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
The Best And Worst Trail Names
It is a good sign that as I was perusing mountain bike trail names all over the western United States, I found more names I would place in the Best column than in the Worst column. As I’ve seen them though, the majority of the total were rather bland and inane. You get a lot …
Motivation Ninja
Not that everybody has the same goals for their offspring, but here are a few tips on how to motivate them, from an “expert” father. For instance, you may want to encourage your child to find work so they can learn life skills, pay their way, and get out of the house sometimes. One way …
A Tomato Is A Vegetable
Recently, I heard someone claim ketchup is really only tomato jam. If you think that sounds reasonable, then maybe you’d like to chow down on a peanut butter and tomato jam sandwich. Personally, I’d rather have strawberry, grape, tangerine, any jam other than “tomato jam”. You see, this whole insane debate started with some unnamed …
Headphones
Headphones were invented in 1910 by a man named Nathaniel Baldwin. The reason he invented them was because he couldn’t hear the talks in a General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Like any inventor, he made a number of varieties before he started to develop a durable, working product. …
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