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INSIGHTFUL AGING TAKES PRACTICE

January 23, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Insightful aging? Oh yeah, I’ve got insight. It’s not such a reach when you see people leaving the party way too soon. Once you’re done, you’re done, then the question is how will you be remembered? So how will you be remembered? How do you want to be remembered?

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OREGON ART PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES

October 31, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Art people live in every state, every country. This map shows state size based on population. Oregon looks pretty small compared to New Jersey. What follows are Oregon art people.

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SPORT FAN MARVELS AT MODERN ATHLETES

January 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Sport fan comes in two flavors: ‘Awe struck’ is one. The other is, “Come on, it’s not that hard.”. One gets it, the other never will. I’m in the awe struck camp, but love hearing how it’s not that hard.

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Today Is A Special Day For Someone, What’s Your Day Like

July 12, 2018 by David Gillaspie

Coaches have had a grand time reminding their athletes that, “There’s someone somewhere training just as hard as you. Time to step it up.” They say this right after you’ve had a special day of success so you won’t let it go to your head too fast. Or, “Someone is training harder […]

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OREGON SPORTS DIAMONDS

November 13, 2015 by David Gillaspie

The jewels of Oregon sports get ready to shine brighter than ever in the new Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame. Out of the shadows of a clouded past you’ll see stars from every year join with the Class of 2015 being inducted at Multnomah Athletic Club, and together enter the new OHOF. From appearances the […]

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OREGON SPORTS HALL OF FAME

October 21, 2015 by David Gillaspie

When You Finally Make The Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame Team, What’s Next? How do you make it to the Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame? The same way you make it to Carnegie Hall, you practice. No one gets there accidentally. Just like it takes more than a few words to write a sports column, […]

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INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

April 16, 2013 by David Gillaspie

HOW SPORTS PREPARES YOU TO STAND UP IN LIFE Like the athletes who play them, sports come in all shapes and sizes. Competition allows athletes to stand alone at some point, to take responsibility for their actions, to be accountable. It’s the combination of solitude and team that make athletes who they are. They see […]

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