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THE GREEN BOOK MOVIE REVIEW

August 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

I saw The Green Book after watching documentaries on Bill Russell and Quincy Jones. The sequence matters because real people in the docs had already explained in pretty stark terms how it was to be black. The harsh reality they told showed up in scene after scene in a different context. How different?

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AGING ALONG WITH QUINCY JONES, BILL RUSSELL, AND JERRY JONES

August 12, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Time goes on and we’re aging along and it’s still hurry, hurry, hurry? If you need to ask if it’s necessary, the answer is YES. But, maybe it’s just me? For better answers I watched documentaries about three men in their eighties.

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DESCRIPTIVE TITLES ARE NOT ADMISSIONS OF GUILT

August 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If some well known celebrity shows up on a screen, any screen, talking about drug addiction, mental health, and suicide, they’re not talking about themselves. Instead, they’re using their recognition, their acclaim, and their name-fame, to get a message across to a broader audience. Why do they bother with adding their feelings? Because they […]

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MAKE PLANS, DO THE WORK, HOPE FOR THE BEST

August 10, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Make plans to build momentum. Put one foot in front of the other and toe the line. You’re a winner, have been a winner, and will win today. Then the starting gun fires and you’re off.

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HOW TO BUSY SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2026

August 9, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Focus on a busy Saturday starts Friday night. I’m looking at you, baby boomer: Go to bed early Friday night and get up refreshed and enthusiastic, instead of hungover and droopy. No one needs to see that beyond the mirror, and your spouse. Get up early, hustle through the routine, and get out the door. […]

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FROM CENTRAL OREGON SMOKE TO PORTLAND AIR

August 8, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

To anyone who has gone over the mountain from the valley to Central Oregon, this is the last thing you ever want to see. It’s forest fire smoke, brush fire smoke, doing its scorched earth best to show the power of fire. Not fire-power, the sort of thing you can start and end, but Mother […]

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SOCIAL MEDIA FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN

August 7, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

To use social media to any satisfaction you need to be strong, at least strong enough to carry your feelings. One bucket for your feelings, another for social media. Which one is heavier? Which one ought to be heavier?

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LIVING LIFE AND LISTENING

August 6, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Listening, being a good listener, is an important part of living life the way it should be lived. Take it from me, a serial interrupter who has changed his ways. I’ve changed my ways, and you should too. What’s that you say?

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WHEN YOU NEED A FATHER FIGURE

August 5, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

This is my latest new mug, the Father Figure, and it’s my favorite of all time. The handle is right. The size is right. It holds so much ice water I don’t need to refill it during my workout routine and lose focus. But there’s so much more.

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LEARNING CURVE FOR BLOGGERS

August 4, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

A learning curve is something we face from the beginning. From first grade to last grade, the challenge is never ending. And that’s the good part. Then there’s the other part.

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