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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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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?”

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BONA FIDE BLOGGER WITH VERIFIABLE TRUE STORY

July 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The idea of a bona fide blogger doesn’t come from O Brother Where Art Thou. They say bona fide, just not blogger. Lately I’ve been working with the words verify and verifiable in terms of truth and bona fide fits right in. So does the word trust. You know the word trust?

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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?

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VERIFIABLE TRUTH MATTERS BECAUSE . . . ?

July 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Verifiable truth came up the other day when I showed this picture. “It’s a halo.” “Yes it is.” “A miracle.” “Uh huh.” Or the reflection in a car window as I passed by. You need to keep a sharp eye out for those halos when they pop up.

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EMPATHY FEELINGS? LET ‘EM OUT

July 25, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The first time I wrote out ’empathy feelings’, spell check went to ’empty feelings.’ Empty feelings might be a better key word, just not the one I’m looking for. But I got an empty feeling scrolling through twitter, through yahoo news, and every other post was red hat related. Honest blogger that I am, it […]

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LOVE STORY WITH CLOSING DOORS AND WINDOWS

July 20, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The love story in The Last Rave is a warning. But a warning for who? From a gender perspective it’s a warning for women who want more from their guy. Turns out some guys have bigger problems than women who want them to want more with them.

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YOU WANT ME TO WANT TO?

July 17, 2024 by David Gillaspie

In Patrick DeWitt’s novel French Exit, the mom asks her thirty-two year old son to get something for her. “Please bring me my cup.” “I will if you want me to.” “I want you to want to.” And he obeys. So I ask . . .

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THE DAY AFTER TODAY IS THE BEST DAY, OR IS IT TODAY

July 15, 2024 by David Gillaspie

I grew up thinking good times were the day after I first heard about ‘delayed satisfaction.’ People who wanted it all, and wanted it now, were not realistic. What do you want? All. When do you want it? Now. Why didn’t that work out for me? I had brothers and sisters.

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COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN

June 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

If a writer isn’t complaining, what are the other options? After a quick look since I came up with nothing, it’s praise. Praising. But we’re not used to praising. That needs to change.

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