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IMPORTANT PEOPLE NEED MORE IMPORTANCE

December 26, 2023 by David Gillaspie

You know the important people in your life. How? Because they’re important to you. And you know why they’re important. Maybe you even tell them they are the important people in your life. But maybe you don’t, then what? They’ll tell you.

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CHRISTMAS CONTRAST: LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

December 22, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A Christmas contrast happens every year. Whenever some adult says, “I remember when I was a kid. Christmas was different,” is just the start. Different? Compared to what? Was Christmas nicer?

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HOLIDAY BUNDLE WRAPPED UP TOGETHER

December 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

What’s the usual holiday bundle? Lights, tree, presents. Add some snow and you’re all done. But then a day like yesterday adds something extra, something unexpected. There I was, sitting in a car dealership while my ride was in the garage. You know the drill?

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LIFE LESSONS: FIRST DO NO HARM

December 6, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Life lessons start early and never stop. But, and this is a tough one, people do look away. “But Blogger D, aren’t older people a repository of life lessons?” Not always, but who am I to judge? If you need to ask, this might not be the place for you.

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SPORTS FAN REVIEW: IN THE BEGINNING

December 1, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Sports fan knows one thing: Rivalry. Without rivalry, sporting events resemble theater without the curtains. With rivalry we feel something deeper, way deeper, way down there. If you come from a certain time and place the only rivals that mattered were the Marshfield High School Pirates. But, everyone grows up. Right?

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VOTING AGE FIRST PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER

November 30, 2023 by David Gillaspie

I came of voting age just in time to vote for President Carter. Why not have a naval academy graduate in the White House? I was eighteen in 1974, not an election year. That was the year Gerald Ford pardoned former president Nixon.

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FAT SHAMER OVEREATS ON FAVORITE HOLIDAY, AGAIN

November 22, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A fat shamer in a family of big people is a problem. Especially if it’s coming from a fat man who doesn’t know they’re fat. Look around and you’ll see them. More likely you’ll hear them.

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MILLION VETERANS PROGRAM, MVP

November 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The VA sent out a mailer for joining the Million Veterans Program. The MVP is asking veterans to join 940,000 others to help improve health care for veterans. As a veteran of the Gerald Ford Army, the VA sent the request to my address. That alone shows efficient dexterity in such a huge agency. To […]

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LONG SLOG BLOG GOES EVEN LONGER

November 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A long slog is not a walk in the park. On a sunny day. With friends and plans for more fun. Oh, no, that’s not slogging. This is slogging:

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EVERYDAY EVERYMAN FOR THE WIN ON VETERANS DAY

November 11, 2023 by David Gillaspie

An everyday everyman is the goal to strive for. Not average, not ordinary, not basic. Everyman isn’t richer, stronger, or taller, either. Even if they were, you’d never know. Why?

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