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RETIREMENT REDUCTION: TO TRASH OR NOT TO TRASH

May 12, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Retirement Reduction is the new code for dumping stuff. You’ve heard it, I’ve heard it: “Baby boomers need to downsize and stop hoarding.” Has anyone figured out what to toss and what to keep? Discover is here to help, or try to help. It’s as funny as it is helpful.

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TUMOR REPORT: MIKE KELLY GETS THE COOKIE

May 11, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A tumor report is what you get if you find a tumor. Mike Kelly found one the hard way: I was having trouble finding words, getting them out of my mouth and, to top it all off, I had an episode Sunday night — while we were watching “Call the Midwife” — where I could […]

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MAN JUNK FOR THE HE-MAN

May 10, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Man junk is a taboo topic to bring up. Especially broken junk. Vasectomy? Same thing. It cuts a little too close to home. HPV neck cancer? Hush your mouth. Or not. Yesterday I wrote about vasectomy, which some men consider less than manly. Today, let’s take it a little further.

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VASECTOMY REVIEW FOR WOMEN

May 9, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A vasectomy review is a fine answer to the question of birth control. This is a post for women who need a link to send to men. Who would like to start the review? Anyone? Okay, I’ll start.

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ADDITIONAL PROOF? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH

May 8, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Additional proof is what’s needed to make an official arrest. Can we all agree on that? No one wants a guilty conviction based on one finger pointer. So, what is additional proof?

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FINISHED WORK WITH SENATOR RON JOHNSON

May 7, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Finished work leaves a feeling of permanence. And isn’t that the idea, locked in for the long haul. What do you do after you finish something? What’s next? Maintenance. But first, about that finished work.

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WHO CARES? YOU CAN LEARN WHO

May 6, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Who cares about others is a big mystery most of the time, but peeling back the layers shows who’s who. Leaders, the people voted to lead, are elected to care. Isn’t that the idea? When a state like Kentucky puts up winners like U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, you might wonder if there’s […]

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THE GOOD FIGHT FOR A SHARED FUTURE

May 5, 2022 by David Gillaspie

I like a good fight as much as I don’t like a bad fight. As for a shared future? If it’s not shared it can’t happen. While I’m not a political writer or activist I am a fan of both and I have experiences for the buy-in. They come from two things: age and paying […]

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CARE LIMITS: WHEN IS IT TOO MUCH?

May 4, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Family caregivers have few care limits, for better or worse. The better part is that they stay on the job. The worst part: they quit. Not everyone gets it at first, but it sinks in eventually: Now what?

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HOME STATE HIP REPORT THREE WEEKS OUT

May 3, 2022 by David Gillaspie

My home state is Oregon, the block that separates Washington from California over there on the left coast map of America. If it was South America we’d all be Chile, but that’s not how it worked out. Oregon has been good to me, which I suppose everyone says about where they live. Portland, Oregon used […]

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RETIREMENT REDUCTION: TO TRASH OR NOT TO TRASH

TUMOR REPORT: MIKE KELLY GETS THE COOKIE

MAN JUNK FOR THE HE-MAN

VASECTOMY REVIEW FOR WOMEN

ADDITIONAL PROOF? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH

FINISHED WORK WITH SENATOR RON JOHNSON

WHO CARES? YOU CAN LEARN WHO

THE GOOD FIGHT FOR A SHARED FUTURE

CARE LIMITS: WHEN IS IT TOO MUCH?

HOME STATE HIP REPORT THREE WEEKS OUT

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