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POLLUTION SOLUTION = DILUTION? OR DISTRIBUTION

August 6, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Who needs a pollution solution? We need a solution. How do we find a solution to pollution? Ask a guy in a bar after spending a week in the Arizona oven.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: air pollution, airplane, Arizona, Big Box Store, car, DESERT, dilute, dilution, distribution network, environmental pollution, home depot, phoenix, pollution, pollution solution, solution, truck, Walmart

INTERNAL POLLUTION IN A BABY BOOMER WORLD

April 23, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Internal pollution is the filter we see through. It’s our judgement, our favoritism, our prejudice, and bias. What we see runs through our up-bringing, education, life choices, and judgement. Did I mention judgement? Add cataracts to that mess and you’ve got a problem. Cataracts?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, bias, boomers, broken men, cataracts, depressing, dying man, education, grandma, grandpa, Great Depression, internal pollution, January 2017, judgement, life choices, loved ones, pollution, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, prejudice, problem solver, the system

VIRUS IN THE AIR = AIR POLLUTION?

March 13, 2020 by David Gillaspie

The coronavirus virus asks for a social distance of six feet, which seems short considering how far a grown man can spit after a lifetime of practice. From Little League sunflower seeds to high school Beechnut, many men have learned how to cut loose closer to ten feet. A strong hack could take it out […]

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RIGHT THING? YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT

May 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Doing the ‘right thing’ used to be easier. Maybe is was because baby boomers didn’t have as many choices for doing wrong? I didn’t see a lot of choices besides ‘Do what you’re told’ growing up. From parents, to teachers, to coaches, scout leaders, and beyond, we were told what to do by people we […]

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SETTLED RULES = LAW OF THE LAND

March 31, 2024 by David Gillaspie

When settled rules are ignored they get angry. Common courtesy wants to fight. Good manners want a go in the octagon. Eventually things calm down in what I understand is called ‘normalized’, as in: The New Normal.

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DIFFERENCE MAKER, THE RECIPE

March 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A difference maker is often the last to know what’s up. Who has ever been to a funeral or memorial and heard strangers talk about the deceased in terms so glowing it sounds like nobody you know. And you’ve known them most of your life. How does that happen?

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DOWNER BEACH PLASTIC FOR BEACH TOWN

January 12, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Downer Beach shouldn’t be pretty. Neither should the beach town next to it. Whose problem is the plastic on a downer beach near a nice little tourist town? Whose problem?

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RECOVERY ROAD POT HOLES AND HUMPS

December 5, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Recovery road is paved with promise and hope. Most of all, it’s paved with compasses to stay on track. Whether recovery involves substance or emotions, staying on track is vital. How does that work?

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BIRTH WATERS: YOUR RIVER, LAKE, OR BAY. OKAY, AND OCEAN

November 6, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Birth waters are usually called ‘breaking waters.’ I’ll get back to that. For now let’s say “Birth Waters,” and leave the amniotic fluid for later. Let’s throw in some suspension of disbelief while we’re at it, okay?

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GRASSROOTS WORK FOR THE NEAR FUTURE

September 20, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Grassroots work for the future is making noise. In our digital age ‘grassroots’ means something different than other times. The Attention Economy asks but one question: “Can you make me care about your cause?”

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