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KNOW BETTER? BETTER THAN WHAT? TO VOTE

November 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Adults have it over kids when they say, “You ought to know better,” when something goes wrong. Older people have seen plenty go wrong, have done plenty of things wrong. Did they have someone explain what they ought to know? Or did they have the grace of being stupid by themselves without the feedback? Well, […]

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GIVING THANKS TO CAREFUL READERS

November 2, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Giving thanks for anything is a good idea. It only gets funky when you try to work it into something else, like the opposite of thanks. Would that be irony? But a sweet thank-you is not the same as a hearty F-you. All cleared up?

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GIVING UP THE FIRST TIME

November 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

I don’t remember giving up, quitting, rising the white flag. But here we are, and I’m not alone. There’s the rocking chair, the TV, the food delivery. As long as everything lasts, why not rot away quietly? Why not? Here’s why not with Kurt Vonnegut:

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GOOD TWITTER, BAD X?

October 22, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Good twitter was a great scroll. Celebrities and famous names shared their interests, causes, and struggles. They made themselves look almost normal, which was nice. Not so nice?

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THE WAY YOU DO ANYTHING IS THE WAY YOU DO EVERYTHING

October 17, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Agree or disagree, but the way you do anything explains a lot. If you have an identity crisis do a quick review of the past day to see who you are. What you did yesterday is who you are today. Actions speak louder than words, so what did you do yesterday?

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CARE ENOUGH WHEN IT MATTERS, OR . . .

October 14, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Does anyone care enough? Yes? No? Depends? Ask someone who cares about everything, all the time, with every fiber in their soul, blah, blah, blah. They care, just ask them. How can anyone care so much about so many things? What’s the secret? Please continue:

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BETTER MEN? BETTER THAN WHAT?

October 11, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The idea of better men is different than Best Man. If you’ve ever been selected as a Best Man, you know what better feels like. Somehow, someone valued your friendship, in spite of how you might value yourself. Can anyone be a better man? Let’s not get carried away.

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BETTER WORLD IN THE 90’S? BETTER THAN WHAT?

October 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Do you remember a better world that existed thirty years ago? Talking 1994? I’m trying without looking, but I hit the archives on history.com. Ron Rule from twitter inspired me with this:

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YOUNG MEN LEARNING TO VOTE

September 22, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Young men can do their own math on voting, but I’ll help: One man, one vote; one woman, one vote. You have one vote, bro, and it may not seem like much, but that’s what it is. One. Vote. Does it even matter enough to bother with? One vote may not seem like much, but […]

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FIGHTING BLOGGER vs TECHNOLOGY

September 17, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The fighting blogger is more than stirring things up. It’s responding to problems, not making problems. When the problem is technology, the fight is on. What is the current technology problem? DNS propagation.

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