Smart Boston Loves Boomerpdx Portland But It’s Not Enough
Smart Boston got it’s name by being smart. No news there, not when the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education list of top colleges came out Wednesday, September 27th, 2017. Do we all...
View ArticleSPORT TALK RADIO ADS ON PORTLAND’S 620, 750, 1080
Look at the face of sport talk reason. This man isn’t on sport talk radio because of his face. This face is on sport talk radio because of the audience. They want him. They need him. It doesn’t...
View ArticleAUTHORITARIAN PARENT? WHAT OTHER KIND IS THERE
A scene from the movie Vision Quest shows Louden Swain’s buddy Kuch at home with his dad. Instead of a bonding moment of shared struggle, the dad slaps Kuch around, telling him he’ll never be...
View ArticleHOW TO COACH CANCER SURVIVORS
The impact of cancer news hits far and wide, but it is a fastball to the face of the patient and they have no defense. Imagine getting clocked in the head like Tony C and waking up to that ‘new...
View ArticleHow Teamwork Is Supposed To Work In Real Life
A team is a temporary group with the same goals. Whether it’s sports, school, work, or family, it’s important to know how teamwork is supposed to work. The biggest element of teamwork is...
View ArticleFATHER’S DAY REMINDER: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?
When my kids were young we played a game of ‘Who’s Your Daddy’ one Father’s Day. It started and ended with one question: “Who would you rather have as a dad than me?” I had their answers all...
View ArticleGood Sport Or Bad Sport, Follow The Rules If You Play The Game
One thing learned from the beginning? If I play sports I’m going to get dirty. Not everyone got the message along the way. A new kid with a new glove and ball came to play. Another kid rubbed dirt...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick Kneels For Nike Like I Kneel For Nike
Do I kneel for Nike? I sure do, but it’s more in awe than anything else. Nike is awesome. So is Colin Kaepernick, but I don’t kneel to him. For some reason the Kaepernick Kneel is an irritant...
View ArticleTONY ROMO WINS NFL BROADCAST BOOTH
Count me among the sports fans who watched the NFL playoffs on Championship Sunday. Did I watch NFL games at a sports bar with my crew? First I’d need a crew. Did I watch it with my football player...
View ArticleDAN PATRICK REPORTS IN
Dan Patrick is the face of sports biggest awards. No one hands out the Vince Lombardi trophy like Dan; no one wants to take it from anyone else. Mr. Patrick gave us something else today. Part apology,...
View ArticleREAL THIRD PLACE LIVING SPACE
For a brief time I was an athlete with potential. I’d learned how to not get pinned in wrestling, how to lose by decision, how to win by decision, and finally how to stall to victory. It’s the last one...
View ArticleCONFLICT RESOLUTION BASIC TRAINING
I’ll start with a common conflict that needs a few rounds of conflict resolution. Let’s say you have a pile of composed bark dust and six wheel barrows and six shovels and six Scouts doing community...
View ArticleHOW SPORTS LIFE GUIDES REAL LIFE
Sports life not about winning and losing, but how you play the game? Real life says sports life isn’t an accurate reflection, that winning is the reason, the only reason, to do anything. People in the...
View ArticleALTERNATIVE MEDICINE MEDAL OF COURAGE FOR DAN PATRICK
I don’t know why, but my wife isn’t a fan of sports talk radio. She says it’s all about men trying to sound angry enough to make their opinions seem to matter. I blame Jim Rome, one of my favorites...
View ArticleBITTER SPORTS TAKE VOLUME ONE: THE BAD BULLY
Today’s the day for ‘Bitter Sports Takes,’ a new feature here. What’s it take to make the bitter sports take? Look at Oregon, more specifically the Oregon Ducks of Oregon Duck football. Who remembers...
View ArticleCOLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL: HOW ABOUT THOSE OREGON DUCKS
The Oregon Ducks didn’t play in the college football finals last night. Neither did Oklahoma. Today the final rankings came out. Oregon was #5 in the polls that matter, #7 in a network poll where the...
View ArticleWRESTLING WITH THE DEVIL, A SUN DEVIL, AND WINNING
Great wrestling stories are journeys, internally and externally. From The Odyssey, to Tom Sawyer, to Saving Private Ryan, a journey works to transport readers into the lives and times of those written...
View ArticleEMPATHY ADDICTION: IT HURTS WHEN I FEEL
Is empathy addiction a call to action every time you feel something so intensely you have to do something? “That could’ve been me; I’ll make sure it never happens again.” Or, does sympathy rule the...
View ArticlePREEMPTIVE CONVERSATION: SORRY, I WASN’T LISTENING
When is the best time for a Preemptive Conversation? Married men have different answers than singles, from both sides of the fence: Her side, and yer side. I’ll set the definition first: A Preemptive...
View ArticleBASKETBALL COURT: A DATE WITH HISTORY FROM THE DRIVEWAY
A basketball court is today’s proving ground for American youth. Like other kids of a certain generation, though, baseball was my first proving ground. After I proved I wasn’t very good at it,...
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