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FANCY PEOPLE, BUT NOT TOO FANCY

September 2, 2024 by David Gillaspie

My wife and I are not fancy people, but one of us is more than the other. As it should be, as long as it’s not me. I’ve seen fancy and come away with the same feelings each time: No Thanks.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Broadway, college girls, community, dating, fancy, fancy people, girls, good manners, good will, jean jacket, kindness, main line, manners, Nordstrom's, overwhelmed, overwhelming, people, philadelphia, sex, sexual, sexual tension, thoughtfulness, wife

THE NEW THING vs OLD THING

August 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie

My new thing is blogging like I’ve never blogged before and calling myself a writer. “So what do you do?” “I’m a blogger.” “No, I mean what do you really do?”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, beautiful reflection, blog, blogger, bloggers, boomerpdx, clicks, creative side, decrepitude, diary, familiar faces, fitness, hate bloggers, influence, International Olympic Committee, journal, middle aged, money, new thing, notoriety, olympic medal, Olympics, personal pressure, racist bloggers, reading, right place, seeker, seeking attention, story, writer

READ INSTRUCTIONS, VERIFIABLE INSTRUCTIONS

July 28, 2024 by David Gillaspie

We all read instructions before starting things. Or should. But . . . ? You already know what to do? They don’t make sense? No one is telling you what to do?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: better tomorrow, bible, blog, blogger, blogger opinion, common sense, divisive, education, hateful, holy bible, ignorant, instructions, learn, learning, life experience, read, read instructions, reader, reading, regular people, Roman Empire, verifiable, verifiable instructions, verifiable truth, write, writer

YOUR PURPOSE? WHO’S ASKING

June 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

You’re supposed to know your purpose in life? That’s the question I got while watching the second part of the two part Muhammad Ali documentary. With my wife. She was asking a serious question and deserved a serious answer. I tried.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: boxing, clean life, cowboys, goal, helping others, muhammad Ali, my purpose, our purpose, purpose in life, sports, sports fan, the ring, unforgiving sport, your purpose

WEDNESDAY SEVENS UP ON MIDDLE CLASS

June 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie

I found the Wednesday Sevens during my usual pre-writing routine, (reading Yahoo News, scrolling twitter, checking Facebook like a pro.) The sevens are, Yahoo News: 7 Things the Middle Class Won’t Be Able To Afford in the Next 5 Years Twitter: 7 Keys To Life Facebook: Nothing, so I adapted.

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TRAVEL PLANS FOR HUSBAND AND WIVE JOY

June 20, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Travel plans for a couple means cooperation. If you are having trouble communicating, take a trip to clear things up. There’s something special about arguing six thousand mile away from home. What’re you gonna do? Get along.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cooperation, culture, destination, England, English, great memories, great times, happiness, history, home, london, packing list, plans, someone special, travel, travel magic, travel plans, worriers, worry, writing, writing time

INSPIRATION NEEDED? HERE YOU GO

June 14, 2024 by David Gillaspie

When is inspiration needed? Right now? Yesterday? Whoever you are, wherever you are, things could be better. At least that’s the common rule of thumb. But better than what becomes the question.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: American History, american way, bad man, cheat, cheating, church, college, divine status, education, good man, inspiration, inspiration needed, liar, lying, news organization, scummy man, Social media, unknown story

BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES, THEN WHAT

June 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie

After living through the best of times, there’s only one way to go. What’s better than the best? The correct answer is nothing, but that’s not the answer you’ll get from drunks and drug addicts. It’s hard to tell any time when you’re numbed to reality.

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GET MARRIED, STAY MARRIED, HERE’S HOW

May 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie

When you get married something happens. A woman with an upcoming marriage had this to say: ‘My fiancé is so sweet. He told me it was my day and he’d do his best to make it great.’ Who wouldn’t want to hear that? Did you hear that?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beautiful women, bookstore, college sweetheart, divorced guys, get married, girlfriend, haunted, here's how, husband, marriage experience, naked ladies, naked women, orgy, playboy, playmates, porn, self help, stay married, sweetheart, wedding, wedding anniversaries, wife, women

STORM CHASING IN THE CANCER WARD

May 8, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Storm chasing without a tornado on the horizon? The storm in the cancer ward is chemo therapy that runs through everything in your body sweeping out the good and the bad cells. It shakes you down to your core hoping the good cells prevail. Not everyone is built for this particular battle.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, boomers, buzzed, cancer, cancer ward, chemo, chemo therapy, Children, deadly deadly condition, doctor, failing, failing health, family intervention, feeding tube, feel high, imminent death, Love, love reaction, medical marijuna, millennials, oxy, storm chaser, the nadir, tornado, weed, weed brownies, young adults