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ONE STORY ENDS, ANOTHER BEGINS

November 2, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

At a certain age you know how the story ends. Things change, someone moves, you drift away. But you still have memories, sweet memories, and that’s enough? Noooooo. A good, long, “Noooooooo.”

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VOTING FOR THE PATH FORWARD, SO VOTE

October 31, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Take a moment from your busy day and consider, if you will, the path forward. It’s that way, this way, your way, my way, but it’s forward. How can you tell if you’re moving forward? By not falling back. Follow me for more wisdom behind doors number 1, 2, or 3.

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SHARED PLACE FOR SHARING SPACE

October 30, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

A public park is a shared place for sharing space, and this one is one of the best at the job. Some parks are better at it, some worse, but this one hits the sweet spot on every count. A river? Check. A forest? Check. Comfy trails? Check.

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PILING ON SHOWS A PERSONAL PROBLEM

October 29, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Just before a big election everyone becomes an expert on the issues and start piling on those they disagree with. It’s a personal decision on whether to join in. Instead of joining in the lowbrow debate of accusations and name calling, why not just vote? Do what counts in the long run, not the number […]

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CAUTIOUS BABY BOOMER BLOGGER VISION

October 26, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

As a cautious baby boomer blogger harvesting stories and insights for more than four thousand (4031) blog posts running seven hundred and fifty words each, on average, comes to more than three million words. Divide that by 90,000, the sweet spot number of words in a novel, and if I were a novelist I’d have […]

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HOW TO VOTE CORRECTLY IN 2026 FOR MILLENNIALS

October 24, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If millennials vote correctly in 2026, their voice will be heard since they replaced baby boomers as the largest generation currently crowding everyone younger. Speaking for all boomers, I offer apologies to Gen Z, Alpha, and Beta. And this to the millennials: your welcome. Now that they’re older they’ve discovered yearnings for what they’ve taken […]

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HPV-16 CANCER IS A SNEAK

October 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

HPV-16 cancer is on the ballot this time around. You wouldn’t know it because there’s no hoopla, but it’s there. Sometimes it’s here, sometimes it’s there, but most of the time it’s a mystery. But, dear readers, as you know, cancer of any kind is a hard road to travel. What are my cancer talk […]

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VOTE DAY WITH BALLOT ENCLOSED

May 14, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Vote day is finished with the ballot in the signature required envelope. It took about five minutes. Using a black ink pen I darkened the horizontal ovals for my people. You’re doing the same for your people? Let’s be clear who ‘our people’ are.

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FRIGHTENED MAN: WHAT SCARES THEM THE MOST

August 15, 2020 by David Gillaspie

One thing about frightened man is they make lots of noise. They’re loud, yet never ask, “Can you hear me?” Instead, they keep the volume turned to eleven. How can you tell, besides the noise, if a frightened man is also nutty as hell?

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Carrying America’s Dirty Laundry, Vote Nov. 6, 2018

November 5, 2018 by David Gillaspie

Baby Boomers and Millennials get accused of so many things. Lazy parents produced entitled kids? You’ve heard that one? Millennials are too self absorbed to vote on Nov. 6, 2018? That’s been going around, too. The good news is not all Boomers are lousy parents and not all Millennials are spoiled little shits. […]

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