page contents Google

Search Results for: oregon football

DALLAS COWBOYS CHECK IN

October 7, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The Dallas Cowboys have had three quarterbacks that have one thing in common: They are Super Bowl caliber players, just not for the Cowboys. If the three had been traded to a contender, they would have been even better than they were in their time in Dallas. Their names?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: 49ers, dak prescott, Dallas Cowboys, Danny White, football, joe montana, lombardi trophy, NFL, Patrick mahomes, Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback, sports, Super Bowl, tom brady, Tony Romo

STOMP OUT CANCER FROM THE KICK OFF

October 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Stomp out cancer was the theme for the Oregon Ducks v Michigan State football game at Autzen stadium. It was a fitting theme in my family where cancer is no stranger. Maybe your family, too, but I hope not. Here’s what it looks like and sounds like:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cancer, cancer cure, cancer treatment, chemo, diabetes, face cancer, football, heart disease, hpv16, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Ducks, Phil Knight, radiation, stomp cancer, stomp out cancer

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.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Army, army career, big decisions, biggest decision, culture, Darth Vader, decided, deciding, decisions, leave a comment, logger, logging, logging town, married, no decision, no failure, North Bend, North Bend Oregon, Oregon, wife

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.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: alone time, big bills, big houses, big jobs, boring parent, boring parents, commitment, down size, empty next, friends, good parent, Grandparents, grandparents day, happiness, kids, married couple, married couples, parenting, party time, satisfaction, spending time, sports mom, well being

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.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: afraid, candidates, Churchill, courage, decisions, elections, fear, fearful, government, hope, Justin herbert, muscle memory, music, musical, musician, Oregon, practice, Roosevelt, skill, stalin, truman

BIG CROWDS OF A LIFETIME

August 11, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Big crowds signal over population? Not when it’s an Olympic crowd in Paris. Did I feel like part of the crowd watching on TV? Yes, I did, and it felt close enough.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: agony of defeat, big crowd, big crowds, champion, crowd, crowds, defeat, deploy, deployment, football teams, good crowd, great run, happiness, joy, lives together, North Bend Bulldogs, Olympic moment, Paris olympics, purposeful life, sports, sports crowd, sports fan, sports travelers, team sports, thrill of victory, too much, USA USA USA, victory, warm up, wrestling teams

EXTRA EFFORT WHEN IT MATTERS

August 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Extra effort often gives a big win in sports, at work, in life. Or you get lucky. After a big win you don’t need to do anything extra. So why do people ask, “What’s next?” after a big victory?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: athletes, authority figure, basketball, big win, blog, blogger, extra effort, let it fly, olympians, Olympics, paris, permission, reporter, reporters, sports, sports reporters, story, table tennis, USA, victory, what's next, winners, writer, writing

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REMINDERS

July 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Who needs a Personal Development Plan? A PDP? More like who doesn’t. From cradle to grave we’re either doing personal development, or planning personal development. It’s good to have a plan to work. But if your goal, your plan, is to become a world class jackass, keep working.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blogger, correct response, Dad, goal, grandiose, jackass, Joe biden, Mom, North Bend, over deliver, over promise, PDP, personal development, personal development plan, plan, self promoter, show more, showboat, speak more, under deliver, under promise, verbose, work, world class, writer, writing

SOLVING PROBLEMS THAT AREN’T YOURS

July 2, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Solving problems makes you one thing: A Problem Solver. You’ve had trouble searching for your purpose? Not anymore with the right solutions.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, boomers, car crash, class action, forward thinker, inspiration, inspiring, manners, mutual respect, old fashioned, own ideas, polite, problem solver, respect, solving problems, toyota, Toyota Hybrid Highlander Platinum, your purpose

CITIZENSHIP TEST REVIEW: VOTING

June 11, 2024 by David Gillaspie

I’ve never taken a citizenship test because I was born here from people who were born here. So no test for me, but I’ve always wondered if I could pass one. As a history major in college I have high confidence for a passing grade. If you do nothing but pay attention to current events, […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adult competency, baby boomer, blog, blogger, blogger heaven, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, citizen, citizenship, citizenship test, current events, drivers license, election, history, older blogger, passport, trump, voter ID, world traveler