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FARMING DISASTER DONE ON PURPOSE

June 20, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

So much of the awful results of the farming disaster in the old Soviet Union came from bad policy decisions. In the early 1930’s their main guy Stalin decided he knew more about science and farming than anyone. He also had advisers explaining it to him in a way he agreed with. Who doesn’t love […]

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FOLLOW THE LEADER? NOT SO FAST

June 19, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

‘Follow the leader,’ they say. ‘It’ll be a fun learning experience.’ If that’s a green light for you, take another look. Maybe ask a question like, ‘Where are we going?’

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RESPECT PEOPLE WHO TRUST YOU, OR . . .

June 18, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

This is the shocking end to a man trusted to respect people in his country. It was all good until it wasn’t. Is there a lesson to learn? The people he governed had had enough and voted him out? Nooooo.

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AUDIENCE RECOGNITION: KNOW THE ROOM

June 17, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Albert Einstein had audience recognition with his letter in 1939. His audience? Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States. He knew the room. It was one person.

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BETTER LISTENING SKILLS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING

June 16, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If practicing better listening skills isn’t a life goal, it should be. How hard is it to pay attention? You did it in the classroom with the encouragement of a teacher. I still remember Mr. Kraus singing ‘Toot toot tootsie goodbye’ when he tossed little tootsie rolls to students with the right answer in algebra. […]

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RETURNING REVERENCE TO IT’S RIGHTFUL PLACE

June 15, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

There’s a scent of reverence in the air, of returning reverence after a long pause. It started in my doctor’s office where I’d been called to sit on a panel with others. One of the others was Roy Pittman, one of my personal heroes. The next time I saw the doctor he told me he […]

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NBA CHAMPION CROWNED, AGAIN

June 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Becoming an NBA champion is a lifelong goal for every basketball player in the world. The best want to play the best, beat the best, to tell themselves they’re good enough. It’s that along with contracts and money and fame. All of that goes along the wayside when you stop playing in ninth grade like […]

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CLEAN LIVING FOR A QUIET LIFE

June 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Clean living is an art form, and like all art it takes practice. Yes, we’re talking about practice. It takes practice to talk without a particular tone, without too much edge. Do that and you may have a productive conversation. Go ahead and save the tone and edge for people you don’t know, who don’t […]

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I READ THE NEWS TODAY OH BOY

June 12, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The news today is all about world events. News organizations deliver it every day with the same hype and urgency. News hounds consume every detail and load it onto the pile they carry in case someone asks them ‘what’s up?’ That’s when you brace yourself for the headlines as if they’re coming from an anchorman. […]

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“REALLY HIGH” BY KEVIN LOVE

June 10, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Kevin Love of NBA, UCLA, and Lake Oswego High fame listed a few things he likes to do when he gets high, what he likes to do when he’s really high, adding more for when he’s REALLY high. The big man is talking about weed, marijuana, dope, ganja, grass, hippie lettuce, herb, pot, Mary Jane. […]

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