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FULL HOUSE WITH A HOUSEFUL

February 24, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A full house comes in a variety of forms. But you knew that. There’s cards, then there’s my houseful last night. How full?

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BIG PLANS FOR A SMALL TOWN

February 21, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Big plans come with big responsibilities. Such as? Such as, if you buy stuff for a plan and fail, you’re stuck with the stuff and no plan. Or, like so many, you pretend the fail was part of the original plan. See how easy that was? All done, but . . .

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COMFORT BLOG LIKE COMFORT FOOD, BUT LESS FATTENING

February 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Comfort blog? You don’t know it, but you need one. Fortunately I write one. But why is it comforting? What’s more comforting than Jeff Bridges explaining the origins of life? By his measure, I’m a nine year old.

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TOO OLD FOR A NEW STORY?

February 18, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Too old to start over? The big hurdles begin with the definition of ‘start’ and ‘over.’ To start, just to start, is a fight against inertia to move forward on a project. There’s that page for a new story. The letters won’t get on there by themselves.

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WWII DOCUMENTARIES SHOW TOO MUCH DEATH

February 16, 2024 by David Gillaspie

WWII documentaries and death usually go hand in hand. That’s what you get watching video about the deadliest war in human history. But the bigger story is for those who lived to tell. Or a blogging veteran, U.S. Army, ’74-’76.

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GENERATIONAL GENERALITIES? DON’T TAKE THEM TO HEART

February 14, 2024 by David Gillaspie

I admit that generational generalities come in handy. I use them all the time when I’m feeling too lazy to read anything new. Like a checked box, they are what they are and will never change. Never, ever, change. Except when they do. Then what?

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PRIORITY LIST: WHERE TO START?

February 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Priority list? Maybe you call it something else. What if it’s a list someone makes for you? From wife: Honey Do. At work: To Do. Your friends: How do you do? But this is your list. What happens if urgency doesn’t feel like a priority?

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MORE FOOD? IT’S NOT A QUESTION

February 12, 2024 by David Gillaspie

There’s more food on the table. Have another plate. If it’s Super Bowl Sunday you’ll ruin your team’s chances if you don’t gorge yourself. The barbecued little sausages won’t eat themselves. Grab a toothpick. Homemade Buffalo wings? Right there.

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STORY BUILDING FROM THE BOTTOM UP

February 9, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Story building is something you learn through trial and error? Or learn from graduate programs and writing conferences? Or reading? Lots of Reading? Don’t be shocked to think it’s all of that and more. But, where to start? Why not the beginning?

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DEATH WISH? IT’S JUST A STAGE

February 7, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Death wish yourself into being a better person? “If I can’t be who I think I am I’d rather die.” Is that a wish, or a condition? I don’t know, but what I do know is ‘the end’ is the end. Most of the time.

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