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BORDER LIFE WITH BORDER TAX

April 17, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The words ‘border life’, living on the border, goes more than one way. My closest borders are my city limits, then the county line, state line, and one state up, an international border. I like seeing the border signs, Welcome To Oregon, but other than that, what are these borders but tax districts. City tax, […]

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MENS SHAPEWEAR AND GIRDLES? WHICH MEN?

April 16, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The notions of mens shapewear came to me over the AM airwaves. If I’m in the car between 3 PM and 7, I’m listening to 1080 The Fan. Yesterday the talk was about fluffy men tightening up. Did they go on and on about diet and exercise mixed in with more diet and exercise? No. […]

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EDUCATION STEPS UP, HARVARD ROARS

April 15, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Education steps up when Harvard slams it down. No defeat baby, no surrender. No retreat. Today, with Harvard’s statement, their decree, their promise to not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights, we are all Harvard People. Without the student loan problems.

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NATURE SURPRISE, THE GOOD KIND

April 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A nature surprise is what I hope for every time I leave the house. It might be in the air, on the ground, or in a tree. I’m not looking for a snake or an alligator. Not deer, elk, or coyote. I’ve got a zoo for all of that.

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LIVING LARGE ON ROUTE 66

April 13, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Living large on Route 66 is time travel back to another era, one designed to lure you into stopping the car. So you stop. Then what? That’s when the years start rushing past.

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THE SELF RIGHTEOUS BLOGGER

April 12, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Who is self righteous? Me. And for all the right reasons. I check all of the boxes. Am I all alone on this? Here’s the definition:

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AGREEING TO AGREE? WHEN DOES THAT EVER HAPPEN

April 11, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Agreeing to agree doesn’t seem like much to the uninitiated. It gets tricky when you agree with people you’ve never thought much of; you know, disagreeable people. Tricky and stunning when the role call of those to agree with brings a cast of characters together. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like an unusual […]

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HISTORY MIRROR CLOUDED AND SMEARED

April 10, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Political turmoil gets reported daily with breathless anticipation and wide-eyed horror. It’s good to remember that America’s United States that we believe in are united by thin threads and that those threads have always been thin. How thin was that thread when one Senator beat the dog shit out of another on the Senate floor?

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DANGEROUS COMBINATIONS TO BE WARY OF

April 9, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Dangerous combinations come in every variety in all walks of life. In baseball it’s a fastball followed by an off-speed pitch for a third strike. For boxing it’s a left jab followed by a right cross for a knockout. In football it’s a running play followed by a pass. But, what about the non-sporty stuff? […]

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WALK AWAY PEOPLE? KEEP WALKING

April 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The problem with walk away people is what they leave behind: their mess. Someone will do the clean-up, just not them. They’re too busy. Not too busy walking, too busy making their next mess. There’s always something funny about them:

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BORDER LIFE WITH BORDER TAX

MENS SHAPEWEAR AND GIRDLES? WHICH MEN?

EDUCATION STEPS UP, HARVARD ROARS

NATURE SURPRISE, THE GOOD KIND

LIVING LARGE ON ROUTE 66

THE SELF RIGHTEOUS BLOGGER

AGREEING TO AGREE? WHEN DOES THAT EVER HAPPEN

HISTORY MIRROR CLOUDED AND SMEARED

DANGEROUS COMBINATIONS TO BE WARY OF

WALK AWAY PEOPLE? KEEP WALKING

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