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ASPIRATIONAL LIVING STEP BY STEP

August 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Aspirational living has it’s own vocabulary. “I would have done that.” “I could have done that.” “How hard can it be?” Sometimes reality sets in sooner than later, as it should.

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LONG HAUL, OR LONG IN THE TOOTH

August 16, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The ‘long haul’ is a lifespan, no matter how long or short. Baby boomers know all about it, yet some are still reluctant to embrace the details. How does that work out over the long haul? Let the embracing begin.

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PHILADELPHIA TIME STANDING STILL

August 15, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Philadelphia time passed by these stadiums and arenas in South Philly. It’s a shot from the Seventies with Veteran’s Stadium, JFK Stadium, with The Spectrum in between. The Phillies and Eagles played in The Vet, The 76ers in The Spectrum, with the annual Army v Navy game at JFK. Not. Any. More.

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KEEP GRINDING, WRITERS

August 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

“Keep grinding’ is the message all writers tell themselves, but not out loud. Instead, what they say is their word count for the day. Maybe it’s a thousand, maybe more. The message they send is keep grinding.

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PERSUASIVE POWER OF WORDS NOT SPOKEN

August 13, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My persuasive power, if any, comes with words attached. It comes with observation that hopefully morphs into helpful insights. Or, when I swing and miss it’s just another load of ‘look at me’ like my blogging brethren. Let’s take a look together, shall we?

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RESPONSIBLE BLOGGER IN REAL TIME

August 12, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A responsible blogger is hard to find? Not at all, just search for an echo chamber that repeats what you think. Find that blogger and you start wondering why everything else isn’t as easy. But that’s not what’s going on here. I’m not doing the work, you are.

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PICTURE GREATER TODAY WITH CHARLIE SANDBO

August 11, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Picture Greater shows someone in tune with nature. In this case they grew up and got in touch with something that got in touch with nature. Either way, photographer Charlie Sandbo attracts nature to him. Does he ever. He’s a nature magnet. He also carries a camera and knows how to use it. This is […]

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CANCER CONVERSATIONS ONLINE AND OFF

August 11, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Cancer conversations never get old for people who’ve had it, and those living with it. They happen in waiting rooms for chemo, waiting rooms for radiation, and waiting rooms for scans and probes. Sound fun yet? This isn’t a suggestion: Make it fun or a little of you dies in that waiting room. Find something.

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YELLED AT? HOW TO RECOVER

August 10, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Getting yelled at is not an experience for the timid. But how often do we have a choice of who yells what? Never. Especially when it goes off the tracks, off topic. Then it’s not about you, but them. Goes like this:

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‘OPPENHEIMER’ OR ‘DAYS OF HEAVEN’

August 9, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Oppenheimer opened in theaters big and small, 70mm and Imax. After the rush calmed down, I saw it at the local Regal Theater in Bridgeport. The multiplex included Barbie with a Photo Booth set up in the lobby. What? No Oppenheimer photo booth?

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LONG HAUL, OR LONG IN THE TOOTH

PHILADELPHIA TIME STANDING STILL

KEEP GRINDING, WRITERS

PERSUASIVE POWER OF WORDS NOT SPOKEN

RESPONSIBLE BLOGGER IN REAL TIME

PICTURE GREATER TODAY WITH CHARLIE SANDBO

CANCER CONVERSATIONS ONLINE AND OFF

YELLED AT? HOW TO RECOVER

‘OPPENHEIMER’ OR ‘DAYS OF HEAVEN’

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