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GOOD TIMES GOING FORWARD

November 7, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The good times ahead aren’t for everybody. They may not be for the people who voted for the good timing man. Getting on toward seventy this year, I expect to hear all about it. What’s it going to sound like going forward? You’ve heard it before:

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ACCEPTING FAILURE? LESSONS FROM LeBRON

November 6, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If you’re good at accepting failure, it means one thing: You tried, given it your best, and it wasn’t enough. You’ve done it, I’ve done it. If you haven’t done it, it’s coming. Accept failure to get better, and who doesn’t want to get better?

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PRESIDENTIAL VOTE SINCE 1900, DAVID’S VERSION

November 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The presidential vote is tricky to gauge. Some of the guys from 1900 on are cloaked in the fog of history. While this isn’t some kind of ‘last word’ on the subject, it is a reflection of the voting mood. Sometimes you just don’t know how things will turn out.

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KNOW BETTER? BETTER THAN WHAT? TO VOTE

November 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Adults have it over kids when they say, “You ought to know better,” when something goes wrong. Older people have seen plenty go wrong, have done plenty of things wrong. Did they have someone explain what they ought to know? Or did they have the grace of being stupid by themselves without the feedback? Well, […]

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FAME AND FORTUNE, BLOG WRITING ADVICE

November 3, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Fame and fortune and blog writing? Slow down there word-slinger. Start with writing, then a blog. What about fame and fortune? What about it?

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GIVING THANKS TO CAREFUL READERS

November 2, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Giving thanks for anything is a good idea. It only gets funky when you try to work it into something else, like the opposite of thanks. Would that be irony? But a sweet thank-you is not the same as a hearty F-you. All cleared up?

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GIVING UP THE FIRST TIME

November 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

I don’t remember giving up, quitting, rising the white flag. But here we are, and I’m not alone. There’s the rocking chair, the TV, the food delivery. As long as everything lasts, why not rot away quietly? Why not? Here’s why not with Kurt Vonnegut:

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ANGRY OLD MAN CHEWED ME OUT

October 31, 2024 by David Gillaspie 2 Comments

An angry old man is a dangerous man . . . to himself. Wind some guy up and they’ll do things they don’t ordinarily do. Why? Because they’re mad, they’re not happy, they are fuming. Most of the time they get over it unless someone lights their fuse.

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WRITING REWARDS YOU MISS IF YOU DON’T WRITE

October 30, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Writing rewards come in flavors other than green. JD Salinger said the act of writing is reward enough. That from a guy who locked himself up for his reward. But he didn’t throw away the key.

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HPV-16 CANCER IS A SNEAK

October 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

HPV-16 cancer is on the ballot this time around. You wouldn’t know it because there’s no hoopla, but it’s there. Sometimes it’s here, sometimes it’s there, but most of the time it’s a mystery. But, dear readers, as you know, cancer of any kind is a hard road to travel. What are my cancer talk […]

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GOOD TIMES GOING FORWARD

ACCEPTING FAILURE? LESSONS FROM LeBRON

FAME AND FORTUNE, BLOG WRITING ADVICE

GIVING UP THE FIRST TIME

ANGRY OLD MAN CHEWED ME OUT

WRITING REWARDS YOU MISS IF YOU DON’T WRITE

HPV-16 CANCER IS A SNEAK

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