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COMMON GOOD STILL TOO UNCOMMON FOR TOO MANY

August 24, 2021 by David Gillaspie

The common good means something different to everyone, but that’s still not right. A simple definition might clear things up, starting with the basics, the common needs for human existence. Fortunately, it’s already been done. Thank you, Abraham Maslow.

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COLOR TELEVISION STARTED THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA

August 24, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Color television started before hippies were tripping on recreational acid. Young Moondoggie and Star Dreamer saw the Wizard of Oz in black and white as kids. If they hadn’t seen it in a theater, color television blew their minds when Dorothy stepped out of the house after it landed. Spoiler Alert: It went from black […]

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WHEN ONE SIDE DOESN’T QUITE GET THE MESSAGE

August 23, 2021 by David Gillaspie

One side, the left, are U.S. Marines in WWII. The other side is reputed to be a propaganda pic from Afghanistan. Men in both wear U.S. gear. That’s it, that’s the post. This is so wrong in so many ways.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Afghanistan, Iwo Jima, Marines, propaganda, taliban, WWII

HUMAN TIME ON THE CLOCK AND IT KEEPS TICKING

August 23, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Human Time has a nice ring to it, like we ought to be celebrating the accomplishments of man in a hard, cruel, world. But it’s hard to focus on the beauty and grandeur living under a cloud of disease and death that goes unabated. Instead of working together to overcome the scourge of covid and […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: corona virus, covid mask, covid vaccine, covid-19, FDA approval, human, human time, humanity, pandemic

DO YOU KNOW BETTER? PROBABLY NOT AND YOU’RE NOT ALONE

August 22, 2021 by David Gillaspie

What age marks the moment when you ‘ought to know better?’ How many times do we get fooled before we say we won’t get fooled again? The first time you got fooled: That was unexpected. The second time you got fooled: Didn’t we take care of that last time? The third time you got fooled: […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: academic excellence, academic ranking, academic standards, conspiracy theories, covid vaccine, covid-19, education, health, know better, medical treatment, oregon education, Phil valentine, school, teachers

CONSISTENCY HABIT? WHAT YOU DO IS WHO YOU ARE

August 21, 2021 by David Gillaspie

If a consistency habit sounds like one step away from living in a rut, then you’re doing it wrong. A rut, or living in a rut, is the hole you’ve been digging. When life said ‘Dig in’ you started and never stopped, never asked why. That’s a rut you’ve been plowing, my friends, and I’m […]

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DECISION MAKERS: MEN WHO NEED SOMEONE TO BLAME

August 20, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Decision makers are the last word, the final word. If you don’t believe it, just ask one. There’s no lack of men ready to jump and claim the title of Top Dog. “This is my final decision,” they say. But it rarely is final. Go to court and lose? File an appeal. Go to a […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: covid, decision, decision makers, experiments, failure, family, final word, information, last word, mask mandates, scientific method, vaccine doubters, vaccines, vax pssports

BEST LIFE TO LIVE IS RIGHT NOW, RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE

August 19, 2021 by David Gillaspie

“Live your best life,” they say, but what’s it really mean? I’m pretty sure ‘they’ don’t mean take a page from the bi-polar play book and create new personalities based on internet scrolling. Mental health is no laughing matter, but what is it about some people who display red flags and call it their best […]

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NEW EXPERTS CHECK IN WITH MEDICAL AND MILITARY WIZARDRY

August 18, 2021 by David Gillaspie

New experts are coming out of the woodwork, crawling out from under rocks, and they need to be heard. Luckily for the rest of us we have social media to learn from them. After enough twitter and Facebook scrolling, I’m ready for class, ready to discover new insights from these evolving geniuses. You know I […]

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A BIKE RIDE TOO FAR WITH DUBIOUS REWARDS

August 17, 2021 by David Gillaspie

A good bike ride is a cause for celebration and a good bike makes all the difference. Better yet, a good bike seat makes all the difference. But there’s more: bike shorts with a big old pad, water and food for a longer ride, and the determination to finish what you started. That last part […]

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COMMON GOOD STILL TOO UNCOMMON FOR TOO MANY

COLOR TELEVISION STARTED THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA

WHEN ONE SIDE DOESN’T QUITE GET THE MESSAGE

HUMAN TIME ON THE CLOCK AND IT KEEPS TICKING

DO YOU KNOW BETTER? PROBABLY NOT AND YOU’RE NOT ALONE

CONSISTENCY HABIT? WHAT YOU DO IS WHO YOU ARE

DECISION MAKERS: MEN WHO NEED SOMEONE TO BLAME

BEST LIFE TO LIVE IS RIGHT NOW, RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE

A BIKE RIDE TOO FAR WITH DUBIOUS REWARDS

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