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CAREFUL PLANNING TAKES TIME

January 26, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Planning, careful planning, is an essential element to all caring relationships. Especially the relationship you have with yourself, your inner-world with your inner-voice on a continuous narrative. ‘Let’s do this, then that, but this before that. And only on the weekend.’ What kind of a plan is that, a beer drinker’s weight loss plan? Nooooooo, […]

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DOG WALKING FOR BEGINNERS

January 22, 2026 by David Gillaspie

This is the dog for dog walking, also known as ‘my dog.’ She gets excited for a walk, but only if you go as far as she wants to go. Go too far, make the wrong turn, and she sits down until you make the right turn. Quite a dog, the best dog I’ve ever […]

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TO MY 715 ‘READERS’ IN CHINA, WITH LOVE

January 21, 2026 by David Gillaspie

A recent tally indicates 715 readers in China. Nothing about the sort of readers, whether bots, or AI, if those are separate elements. Bots means robots, if I’m not mistaken. Taking out the ‘r’ and the ‘o’ , of ro-bot is so much more convenient. Who do I thank? Let’s start with 715 thank-yous to […]

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WHAT PEOPLE WANT AND WHAT THEY GET

January 16, 2026 by David Gillaspie

What people want is ‘better.’ ‘Better what’ is the big question, and while we ponder that, we get what we can tolerate. After time passes, we grow intolerant, and want something better. In America, that can be a problem. Here’s why:

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TRAFFIC SEARCH: FIND WHAT FINDS YOU

January 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Traffic search is the opposite of a normal search. For your search, you type in a question. My search asks ‘Where is my traffic coming from.’ I have my hunches, my suspicions, my hopes.

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SOLVING PROBLEMS ONE WAY, (and the other)

January 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I started solving problems early with a traffic court appearance. I was sixteen and charged with speeding. On a Honda 100 motorcycle. It wasn’t known for speed. What was the problem?

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WORLD CLASS WINE WORKING OVERTIME

January 12, 2026 by David Gillaspie

This is a glass of wine, world class wine. Mmm, mmm. It originally comes from the Hawks View Winery in Sherwood, Oregon. Today it came from my basement, racked with the other wine in the house. If you’ve heard of Sherwood, it’s probably from reading about Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest. Is it world class? […]

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SELF DEFENSE WITH THE PROPER MOVES

January 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Self defense? I’ve never taken a class, but I encourage anyone to do it. Learn how to find a solution to a difficult problem. How much is too much? How far is too far? Where to start? In my mid to late teens I was a small town high school wrestler.

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HOW COLLEGE FOOTBALL MATTERS

January 10, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Football matters to everyone who has played the game in the backyard, in the street, and on the football field. It matters because we all like to think we were as good as the guys playing today; our teams were better than their record. No matter the level of play, we were so much better […]

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LISTENING PRACTICE: START SOONER THAN LATER

January 8, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Listening practice with Ernest Hemingway: “We learn to talk by two, we learn to listen by sixty.” That he was dead at sixty-one says something about his listening skills? Nooooooo.

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