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FATHERS DAY AFTER CLASS IN SESSION

June 16, 2025 by David Gillaspie

My Fathers Day go-to family picture: A thirty year old man with three sons and a wife who looks like Jackie Kennedy taken in 1960. The old man has an expression asking, ‘What have I gotten myself into.’ It’s a father’s look, the same look over the gates. It never gets old. That’s me in […]

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THE RIGHT SHIRT PULLS EVERYTHING TOGETHER

June 15, 2025 by David Gillaspie

What is the right shirt for the occasion? As all fashionistas know, it depends on the occasion. You don’t want to go too over the top as much as you don’t want to look like you could care less. Try not to channel your inner-Lady Gaga. This was the right shirt for the No Kings […]

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NO KINGS? HOW THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME

June 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Running at the No Kings march? No, but . . . Things change slowly that feel like warp speed looking back. One day you’re a marathoner in Seaside cruising down the road. Feeling good, looking good, before hitting the wall. Then it’s all about recovering and finishing big. On the sandy beach. Ugh.

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“I HAD NO IDEA?” OK BOOMER

June 13, 2025 by David Gillaspie

At some point ‘no idea’ or ‘I have no idea’ is the wrong answer. You can use it as an excuse up to a point, up to a certain age, and it isn’t seventy. Too often I feel like I should have an answer to the hard questions, something better than raising the white flag […]

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LASTING CONSISTENCY OVER THE LONG HAUL

June 12, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Lasting consistency means one thing: dependable. You know what you’re looking for and you know what you’re getting when you find it. History is full of people needing things they can depend on and you can depend on this writer to dig them up. I know you’ve got a few yourself but that’s for your […]

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RESISTANCE TRAINING = BETTER LIFE

June 11, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I believe in resistance training for a better life. Call it a core belief for one and all. Does everyone benefit from resistance? Yes they do, but there is resistance out there.

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BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE WALL OF FAME

June 10, 2025 by David Gillaspie

You’ve got bragging rights when you’re got a good dog like this. We went to class together, graduated together, and one of us peed on the floor during class. We’re still going strong but the teacher and the store she worked for moved on. Education is funny like that. What we learn stays with us […]

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INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

June 9, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I’ve been personally indivisible for quite some time. It could be from growing up with brothers where you carved out your own identity, and a sister who had it all figured out. And I wasn’t the first born, which is important, so I never had everything to myself without some pesky little creature making sounds […]

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WHO DESERVES BETTER? YOU, YOU, AND YOU

June 8, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I’ve taken a poll with the question ‘who deserves better.’ The results? Everyone deserves better. Shocking? I know. Here’s how it works:

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HAPPY DAYS PAID FORWARD WITH LITTLE WHITE LIES

June 7, 2025 by David Gillaspie

My happy days were like any other baby boomer happy days. Like every other six year old at the time I watched enough TV to notice important people. One thing they all had in common: They were all old men. Then this guy showed up.

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FATHERS DAY AFTER CLASS IN SESSION

THE RIGHT SHIRT PULLS EVERYTHING TOGETHER

NO KINGS? HOW THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME

“I HAD NO IDEA?” OK BOOMER

LASTING CONSISTENCY OVER THE LONG HAUL

RESISTANCE TRAINING = BETTER LIFE

BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE WALL OF FAME

INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

WHO DESERVES BETTER? YOU, YOU, AND YOU

HAPPY DAYS PAID FORWARD WITH LITTLE WHITE LIES

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