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Kickers vs Huggers

Posted on July 15, 2021 by clubfredbaja

The phrase “tough love” is believed to have originated from the title of Bill Milliken’s book “Tough Love”, in 1968. It has since become a catch phrase for any kind of stern, blunt, cold, punitive, and even harmful way of … Continue reading →

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All the Beautiful Losers

Posted on October 13, 2020 by clubfredbaja

It seems impossible to believe now but there once was a time when beauty pageants commanded the TV spotlight and families gathered in the glow to see which woman would tearfully accept a crown and ascend to her role as … Continue reading →

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The Letting Go

Posted on June 19, 2020 by clubfredbaja

I’m grieving. Again. Not for the dead but for the loss of the living. Fred says I should get over it, ignore it, not talk about it. There’s a logic in that, I guess. But I keep coming back to … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful, Treacherous, Complicated Art of Communication

Posted on August 28, 2017 by clubfredbaja

“Kris, tell your dad it’s dinner.” I can’t count how many times in my childhood I played messenger for my mom while she gave my dad the silent treatment. That phrase is too sterile in my opinion. “Silent treatment”, it … Continue reading →

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I Want It All!

Posted on May 16, 2017 by clubfredbaja

Something pretty great happened last week. Great, unexpected, awe-inducing, and more words that describe an event so completely out of left field that almost a week later I am still shaking my head and asking myself, “Really? Did that happen?” … Continue reading →

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On Failing

Posted on July 2, 2016 by clubfredbaja

“No one talks about what happens when following your passion leads you off a cliff.” ~ Twitter user whose name I cannot recall I suspect, because humans are creative and curious by nature, that we have been dreaming big and … Continue reading →

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Feast!

Posted on May 14, 2016 by clubfredbaja

If you graphed the activity level of my life with Prez, you would see a pattern–peaks and valleys, stretches of empty schedules followed by periods of “too busy can’t talk now!”. Like most things, this is our own fault. Nomadic, … Continue reading →

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Worse Than Death

Posted on March 16, 2016 by clubfredbaja

Anniversary season has begun. “This time last year…” But that is not why I’m writing this. Well, it is and it is not why I am writing this. Two important movements are happening in North America right now, both of … Continue reading →

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Panic in the Control Room

Posted on February 5, 2016 by clubfredbaja

February 2, 2016 Today I’m writing from the base of Mount Shasta, in California, in the world’s most comfortable chair, looking out over a trout pond ringed by patches of snow and sturdy pines. This is the second-to-last stop on … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on December 30, 2012 by clubfredbaja

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,500 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

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