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PROBLEM SOLVER OR TROUBLE MAKER

February 20, 2024 by David Gillaspie

There are two people you meet over and over, the problem solver and the trouble maker. There’s a thin line between the two. Why? Sometimes it’s the same person. Then you end up with twice the problems.

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RED FLAG, OR JUST BEING AN ADULT?

December 4, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Who is quick to pull a red flag as often as possible? The same people who whine the loudest when they get flagged. If that’s you, let’s talk about flagmanship, red flagmanship.

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CHANGING SEASONS = CHANGING CLIMATE?

September 21, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Changing seasons were more of a mystery when human intelligence gathered and agreed that the sun and stars all moved around the earth. Back then we were the center of the universe. Man, those were the good old days. Or were they?

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WORKING KITCHEN HARD AT WORK

September 13, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A Working Kitchen comes in two versions in my experience: One: A place to make food. Two: A place to show off cooking gear. Who’s hungry?

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REINVENTING FRIENDSHIP: MIDLIFE GUYS

July 24, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Try reinventing friendship when your main guys move away. It happens, and it will happen more than once. You might move away, they might move away, then what? How do you break in new friends?

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SAD SONGS ON SUNDAY? PERFECT

May 7, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Sad Songs by Elton John on Sunday: If someone else is suffering enough oh to write it downWhen every single word makes senseThen it’s easier to have those songs aroundThe kick inside is in the line that finally gets to youAnd it feels so good to hurt so badAnd suffer just enough to sing the […]

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COLLEGE DANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL, 1972

November 28, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A college dance had a special allure to high school kids. We were high school homers in 1972; the college was Southwestern Oregon Community College, or: SWOCC. The campus was in Coos Bay, Oregon, a city of mystery and sawdust. I’d never been to a college dance, but I was a high school junior and […]

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‘BACK HOME’ IS THE SADDEST PLACE

August 3, 2022 by David Gillaspie

“Back home we don’t call it that.” Those are the words I overheard at Tapphoria. Two people at another table were going over things. They weren’t from here and the more they talked the more each mentioned their own ‘back home.’ I know homesick when I hear it.

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CONTAGIOUS FRIENDSHIP LESSONS FROM REAL LIFE

June 11, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Contagious friendship sounds odd in the Covid era, but what else can you call it? People dedicated to spending time with each other make it happen. The best part is how friendship influences another. If this is your experience also, then you need to answer one question:

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NO FRIENDS? SOUNDS LIKE A SAFE LIFE

March 27, 2022 by David Gillaspie

During ‘my research’ I came across this gem: “If you have no friends you’ll probably never get Covid19.” This isn’t the sort of research that leads to cockeyed ideas on how to treat Covid once you get it. My research is different than people who say they’re ‘doing research’ but who don’t understand what research […]

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