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FAMILY TIME ON THE SNEAK

March 25, 2024 by David Gillaspie

If family time is a priority for you why not mix it up? Instead of the same ol’ same ol’, do new things. Like what? Like sharing time, unplanned time. For example:

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Big plans come with big responsibilities. Such as? Such as, if you buy stuff for a plan and fail, you’re stuck with the stuff and no plan. Or, like so many, you pretend the fail was part of the original plan. See how easy that was? All done, but . . .

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THE WESTERN WAY + + +

October 26, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The western way shows a solitary figure on a journey of self-discovery. That was my goal when I started. Just me and the boys and a dog. John, Bill, Stu, and Ruby. I would encase the memory like high-silica ground water does to fallen logs buried in mud. Except my memory would take three weeks, […]

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MAJOR COMPLAINT OR GENERAL COMPLAINT

July 5, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Major complaint: the specific reason for being here, or there, or anywhere. But why complain? If you want to be smarter, thinner, richer, happier, what’s stopping you? First, you need a plan.

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MAP LIFE STARTS WITH FOLLOWING A PLAN

January 19, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A map life starts with an idea, then a list. The idea is to see more than the usual, the every day, the mundane. A list compiles those magical places. You should have a list. If you have a travel partner and they make a list, make one anyway. Show some interest even if you […]

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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL IS SUPPLY CHAIN MAGIC

September 7, 2021 by David Gillaspie

A brick sounds simple. It’s just a brick like the one above, below, and on each side. Most of the time it’s not important, that brick, and it just does it’s work quietly. The work part makes it an icon. That brick didn’t fall out of the sky and get picked up by some wayward […]

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PROJECT PLAN: HOW TO WRITE A MEMOIR

July 14, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Every project plan starts with an idea, a glimmer of light shining in the darkness. It either has a flashing moment of recognition before fading to the places, or finds life on a list of things to do. A ‘To Do’ list, and ‘Action List’, an ‘Order of Operations List.’ This is when an idea […]

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LIFE CHANGES AND WE KEEP UP. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE YOU?

June 6, 2021 by David Gillaspie

‘Life changes’ sound morbid. When I hear those two words I think something bad must have happened. “We’ve had life changing events,” sounds a little dramatic, like something big happened. But why does it have to be a bad event? And why big? This is a post to celebrate the small life changes, the things […]

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PROCESS MATTERS WHEN YOU WANT TO GET SOMEPLACE

January 31, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Process matters if you’re going places, or want to go. It matters even when you don’t plan on going anywhere, because plans or not, you’re heading places. The pull of time drags us all along, kicking and screaming, fearful and spooked, and never loosens up. Don’t want to go? Too bad, you’re still going. Process […]

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BOOMERPDX ON THE ROAD TRAVEL ADVICE

August 21, 2015 by David Gillaspie

How To Find Places To Stay On The Road. If two people travel together, one is planner. They’ve got the calendar, the days, the stops, and how long you’ll be in each place. Two planners are a problem. With two planners it won’t be a trip, it’ll be a hostage negotiation where one or both […]

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FAMILY TIME ON THE SNEAK

BIG PLANS FOR A SMALL TOWN

THE WESTERN WAY + + +

MAJOR COMPLAINT OR GENERAL COMPLAINT

MAP LIFE STARTS WITH FOLLOWING A PLAN

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL IS SUPPLY CHAIN MAGIC

PROJECT PLAN: HOW TO WRITE A MEMOIR

LIFE CHANGES AND WE KEEP UP. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE YOU?

PROCESS MATTERS WHEN YOU WANT TO GET SOMEPLACE

BOOMERPDX ON THE ROAD TRAVEL ADVICE

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