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‘PRETTY BOY.’ WHEN IT’S NOT A COMPLIMENT

August 22, 2023 by David Gillaspie

“Pretty boy” isn’t what you expected to be called? And you didn’t like it. So what do you do? Here’s what I did:

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NATURAL BEAUTY, OR CLOSE ENOUGH

August 21, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Natural beauty? You know it when you see it. You should know it when you see it after a certain age. Do you see natural beauty, or do beauty ‘influencers’ show you? Let’s start at the beginning. Let’s start with your mom, my mom, any mom.

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LIFE GOALS: CLIMB THE LADDER, WANDER AROUND, OR BOTH

August 20, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Life goals bring everything into focus the way the right rug ties a room together. It starts with a list of things to accomplish by a certain year and an ambitious plan for doing it. There’s the calendar with each day, week, month, year, with room to pencil in your progress. And you are progressing, […]

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VENARDOS CIRCUS LIFE, AND MINE TOO

August 19, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Venardos Circus showed up on the calendar as a nice family outing with the children. It was perfect timing before they got too old to enjoy the spectacle of The Big Top. Don’t the mid-thirties seem just about right? We were a party of husbands, wives, a ten year old, a toddler, and more. But […]

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DANGEROUS PLACES #1: MATERNITY WARD

August 18, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Dangerous places are pretty obvious. Who doesn’t have a list of them. Here in Oregon, land of the great outdoors, we have plenty of danger. But, instead of a list picturing the grandeur and beauty of this great state, then spoiling if by saying climate change makes it all dangerous, let’s work a little harder.

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ASPIRATIONAL LIVING STEP BY STEP

August 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Aspirational living has it’s own vocabulary. “I would have done that.” “I could have done that.” “How hard can it be?” Sometimes reality sets in sooner than later, as it should.

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LONG HAUL, OR LONG IN THE TOOTH

August 16, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The ‘long haul’ is a lifespan, no matter how long or short. Baby boomers know all about it, yet some are still reluctant to embrace the details. How does that work out over the long haul? Let the embracing begin.

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PHILADELPHIA TIME STANDING STILL

August 15, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Philadelphia time passed by these stadiums and arenas in South Philly. It’s a shot from the Seventies with Veteran’s Stadium, JFK Stadium, with The Spectrum in between. The Phillies and Eagles played in The Vet, The 76ers in The Spectrum, with the annual Army v Navy game at JFK. Not. Any. More.

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KEEP GRINDING, WRITERS

August 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

“Keep grinding’ is the message all writers tell themselves, but not out loud. Instead, what they say is their word count for the day. Maybe it’s a thousand, maybe more. The message they send is keep grinding.

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PERSUASIVE POWER OF WORDS NOT SPOKEN

August 13, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My persuasive power, if any, comes with words attached. It comes with observation that hopefully morphs into helpful insights. Or, when I swing and miss it’s just another load of ‘look at me’ like my blogging brethren. Let’s take a look together, shall we?

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‘PRETTY BOY.’ WHEN IT’S NOT A COMPLIMENT

NATURAL BEAUTY, OR CLOSE ENOUGH

LIFE GOALS: CLIMB THE LADDER, WANDER AROUND, OR BOTH

VENARDOS CIRCUS LIFE, AND MINE TOO

DANGEROUS PLACES #1: MATERNITY WARD

LONG HAUL, OR LONG IN THE TOOTH

PHILADELPHIA TIME STANDING STILL

KEEP GRINDING, WRITERS

PERSUASIVE POWER OF WORDS NOT SPOKEN

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