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DAD ANALYSIS: DO IT LIKE THIS NOT LIKE THAT

June 20, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Dad analysis needs to be a new science aimed directly at them. Like all science new and old, it will need data to back up wild claims. On Father’s Day, the claim is Greatest Dad Ever. How many can there really be? What is the criteria?

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FRIENDSHIP FEAR: WHAT DO THEY REALLY WANT?

June 26, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Friendship fear doesn’t start early. If you’re watched toddlers in daycare, they’re not afraid of new people. It doesn’t start in the neighborhood either. The bigger concern for young kids are older kids pushing them around. Unless you grew up in a bully-free zone, which is a homeschooled only child living under strict rules of […]

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LIME JUICE, LEMON JUICE, AND ORANGE JUICE

June 22, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Juice comes from any fruit or vegetable that gets squeezed hard enough. But why not just eat the fruit or vegetable and call it good? Once you eat a grape, drink some grape juice, what’s next? Some might say wine, some might not, but wine is the answer.

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SUKES OF HAZZARD

June 24, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Primetime With The Sukes Of Hazzard. No Isaac? Athletes convey confidence. They ooze it. The greater the achievement, the higher the confidence. And much more oozing. Radio guys either bring the ooze, or they learn it well enough to fool the rest of us. Big Suke of Portland sports talk radio seems to have done […]

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OREGONIAN OF RECORD

April 14, 2015 by David Gillaspie

When News Leads, The Oregonian Gets There First. Before the internet we watched television news. Walter Cronkite explained how it was before signing off each night with, “And that’s the way it is.” Baby boomers got used to watching the non-telegenic Cronkite’s newscast. No need for a pretty boy like Brian Williams giving the news […]

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BIG DECISIONS ARE TOO HARD?

September 9, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Big decisions come every day, one fastball after another. In the game of life, you stand in and take your cuts. You might get on base, you might strike out. Or you might opt out of the whole thing? Wait a minute.

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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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HOMEWARD BOUND FOR NORTH BEND TOWN

August 23, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Homeward bound will always be North Bend, Oregon. For me, maybe not you. What feels like a nice memory is more than that. Let’s go with a living testament to the hardworking people who still call it home. Hard working?

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GET OUT: WHEN YOU’RE ASKED TO LEAVE NICELY

May 31, 2023 by David Gillaspie

“Get out,” are more than just pretty words. I’ve heard it said before. It was said by a roommate I once had. Here’s what I did: I got out.

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LOVE LIFE HISTORY OF THE BABY BOOMER

January 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

For a successful love life you need to make the decision all English majors make: Do you throw yourself into the fire, or coast along for the ride? Do the required reading? Or go to Cliff Notes? Checking in on an old Baby Boomer favorite from Facebook.

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