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GOOD PARKS FOR A BETTER LIFE

May 21, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

I didn’t move to the suburbs for good parks, but I would have if I knew how important they are for living a better life. The first time I took my tiny kids they weren’t impressed. I was. It was Cook Park in Tigard, Oregon and it was beautiful with paths and forests alongside the […]

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SENDING THE RIGHT MESSAGE TO WHO?

May 20, 2026 by David Gillaspie 1 Comment

I’ve heard the right message all of my life: Do this and this; don’t do that. Sometimes the right message comes from the right place. Other times?

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REMEMBER TO VOTE: BE SOMEBODY

May 19, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Remember to vote at this late date. Late? Well, this is the last day to drop ballots at collection sites. Mine dropped yesterday. Felt pretty good.

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HIGH SCHOOL CLASS FOR PLUMB, LEVEL, AND SQUARE

May 18, 2026 by David Gillaspie 2 Comments

The high school class I regret not taking? Shop. Woodworking. Construction. Why the regret? I bought a table saw. It’s piece of machinery people in their thirties and forties buy because there’s something missing in their life: They’ve never built anything. The table saw is also famous for kick-backs that send a piece of lumber […]

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VOTERS’ PAMPHLET OR VISION OF THE FUTURE

May 17, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

What do you do when the voters’ pamphlet arrives in the mail? Ignore it because you already know who to vote for? Open it up to see who in the world would put themselves up for election? Or read it in search for better candidates for better representation at the local and national level?

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WRITING TOOLS: THE SHORT LIST

May 15, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Writing tools were easy in the beginning. Either write something worth reading. Or, do something worth writing about. Is there more? There’s always more.

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MY BEATLES MARATHON

May 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie 2 Comments

First off, it didn’t start as a planned Beatles marathon. I hadn’t even thought of it when my wife came home and said, “This is the same music I heard when I left this morning.” Me: Hey Siri, play The Beatles for two days. No, I didn’t say that. Nobody says that, but here we […]

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BASHING CIVIL DISCOURSE TO NEW HEIGHTS

May 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

How often do you catch yourself in civil discourse and regret what you’ve said? It usually goes something like, ‘this would have been better if I had just stayed on topic.’ That’s the polite self-talk. The other? Not so polite.

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THE RUBY ANNIVERSARY LANTERN

May 12, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

What’s a ruby anniversary? We’ve all heard of the silver and golden anniversaries, but ruby? Weddings are funny things, and now so are anniversaries. You don’t want any missteps or mistakes, so in service to all matrimonial celebrations:

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CUVÉE MOTHER’S DAY WITH CHEF GILBERT HENRY AND COMPANY

May 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day grows more importance when it’s part of a masterplan. Add a road trip with a restaurant at the end and it edges toward epic. It goes without saying that any two lane drive through rural Washington and Yamhill County is enough to make you want to sell everything and move into a dilapidated […]

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