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THE ART AND CRAFT OF DODGING RESPONSIBILITIES

August 29, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Dodging responsibilities for a picture is not what my pal Bill Shonley and I do. He’s met a ton of people so getting a shot was no big deal. To him; it was a big deal to me. It’s one of my favorites. We’re both Blazers fans, though I’ve cooled off since Big Red took […]

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MARRIED WEED COUPLE LOSING GRIP

August 13, 2025 by David Gillaspie

What happens when a weed couple changes their stance? When one of them decides to light up and the other doesn’t? If they are baby boomers, you’d expect them to do something baby boomer-ish, like write a letter to Dear Abby? No way. They’d sit down, after fifty years of marriage, and figure it out. […]

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NEW NUMBERS NEEDED HERE

August 8, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I need new numbers, not that I’m too good for 0-9. A new arrangement would be nice, but it is what it is. As much as I’d like to see better numbers, more improvement, I accept what I see. Upward trend? Okay. Downward trend? Okay. How about moving on instead of complaining about every tick […]

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MUTUAL INTEREST FOR THE LONG HAUL

July 24, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Start with mutual interest, something you both like. In the beginning every new discovery is a happy revelation. “You know how to cook? So do I.” “What’s this?” “Dinner.” “Oh.”

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MELANCHOLY NOSTALGIA? WHERE DO I SIGN

July 20, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Melancholy nostalgia is no one’s idea of a good time. Nostalgia alone is more than enough. Those ‘good old days’ never looked better until you start scratching around. Add a dose of melancholy to clear things up.

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HOW TO SURPRISE YOURSELF

July 18, 2025 by David Gillaspie

How often do you surprise yourself? A: More often? B: Less often? This isn’t a survey or a poll so relax. However . . .

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DEAR DOCTOR, IT HURTS WHEN I DO THIS

July 15, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Who dreams of telling their dear doctor what hurts and they make it all better? Me, I do, and so does everyone who ever had a ‘hitch in their get-along.’ That’s what my Dad called the way our old babysitter Violet’s way of walking. She had a rolling gait on one side, what I now […]

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WRITTEN RULES TO FOLLOW

July 12, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Written rules started early for baby boomers. “Do this, not that, and do it better than you did last time. I’ll write it down so you don’t forget.” From yard work to school work, to spending time with friends, there were rules. Ignore the rules and you might be the kid standing in the corner […]

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IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT . . . HEALTH CARE PANIC

June 30, 2025 by David Gillaspie

In the unlikely event this post goes viral, which is every blogger’s secret and not so secret wish, I’ll need to be precise. How precise? Very. As my longtime readers know, I write a personal blog about personal things to try and dial down the panic in case you ever face anything similar. Sometimes it’s […]

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QUICKBOOKS SOLUTIONS, AND THEN SOME

June 26, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Quickbooks solutions are what I signed up for to solve my problem. My problem? Being out of date, backward, and silly about accounting practices. The Solution? Automate, modernize, embrace the vision of that future. I’m all in, but for . . .

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