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SPENDING TIME THE RIGHT WAY

September 8, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Are you spending time the way you’d like? Time is funny like that, so I made an equation of happiness. If you’re good with things 51% of the time, not so good 49% of the time, you’re on the right track. Unless you’re a parent.

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CLEANING UP QUARTZ DUST – WHERE TO START

September 6, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Cleaning up a mess, any mess, has a certain order. But not everyone knows where to start. Is there a starting point? Continue reading:

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SHAPE UP. THEN WHAT?

September 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Shape up. I’ve told myself that more than once. I’ve also looked at others and said the same thing. To myself. Most of the time.

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LIVING THAT NEW LIFE

September 3, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A new life is more than losing weight and getting a tan. More than new shoes and low socks. More than a gold chain and a green neck. What’s the new life deal this time?

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COMPARISON CULTURE: BETTER THAN WHAT?

August 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Comparison culture didn’t start with social media, but that’s where it found fertile ground. Baby Boomers and every generation before, all had the same comparison: My Dad is better than your dad. What comes after that? Maybe a fight.

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LONG RELATIONSHIPS? I’M A FAN

August 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Long relationships that have stood the test of time amaze me. Call me befuddled, bemused, bewildered. How can anyone do it, let alone me? The first thing is finding anyone able to put up with your crap. It’s works even better when they don’t consider your crap to be crap. Take my wife, please.

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BACKING UP AND ADDING ON

August 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Backing up into a parking space is normal? It’s getting that way, but there’re still holdouts. – People who always back into to parking spaces think they better than us. – I back into my parking space in the garage and the garage is inclined up…I also do it with a manual transmission car, […]

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NO FEAR, OR LOTS OF PRACTICE

August 21, 2024 by David Gillaspie

No fear is a brand and lifestyle. As for the lifestyle, it’s a lie. Who’s not afraid? Everybody’s afraid, but some are more up to the challenge than others.

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LIFELONG LEARNING? WHEN DOES IT END

August 20, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Lifelong learning is a goal, or should be a goal. Do it right and you’ll always have a motherlode of regret: “If I only knew then what I know now.” Call it what it is: continuing education. And it’s never over.

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IS FREE WAY THE RIGHT WAY? YES IT IS, AND HERE’S WHY

August 17, 2024 by David Gillaspie

When you hear the words ‘free way’ what do you think of? The freeway, the highway, a road, the interstate? Or do you think of freedom to live your life better than you ever have. Let’s go with the last one.

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