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WRITE FOR BETTER OR WORSE, RICHER OR POORER

July 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Write for better because who doesn’t want to be better, hope for better, strive for better. A better you is good for everyone else. The better you doesn’t fly off the handle at every setback, spin out at every turn in the road, or quit when the going gets tough. The best you handles diversity […]

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BEER BELLY, BEER GUT, THEN WHAT

June 24, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

I’m working on a beer belly reduction plan, which means what? Drink less beer, what else? I was lamenting my loss after meeting a new guy who fixed broken guitar amps in his garage. Me: I think the signs are lining up to loose my gut.

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WAY OF LIFE. WHOSE WAY OF LIFE?

February 20, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I hear the words ‘way of life’ and automatically think of tribes deep in the Amazon who have never been out of the jungle. Instead of the variety of life found in America, I go straight to pre-contact indigenous people, who of course have had contact since we know of them. Pre-contact? Amazon jungle? In […]

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VALUABLE ASSET? ASK THE MAGNA CARTA

March 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

What is the most valuable asset we possess? I believe it is self esteem, self worth. In fact, I count on it in myself and others. Good self esteem in others means they know how to behave themselves in public. I was thinking about it during a recent Costco run that included a chat with […]

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BACKING UP AND ADDING ON

August 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Backing up into a parking space is normal? It’s getting that way, but there’re still holdouts. – People who always back into to parking spaces think they better than us. – I back into my parking space in the garage and the garage is inclined up…I also do it with a manual transmission car, […]

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SPEED SHOPPING. GOOD IDEA?

March 11, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Speed shopping with your partner. Ever heard of it? I gave it a try in a Safeway that sits between two over-55 communities. My speed shopping there made me look like The Flash. There was only one problem: I didn’t reveal my plan to my wife. Uh oh.

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HOME COOKING CONVERSATION: PORK BUTT

September 4, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Home cooking usually means there’s a cook involved. You know, a chef. With no cook or chef around you do what everyone else does: Get into that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.

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READING BOOKS IS A PROBLEM?

July 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Why is reading books a problem? Because people read the wrong books. But what’s the difference between the right book and the wrong book? Jimmy knows, so let’s ask Jimmy:

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PREMIUM CHICKEN WITH CHICKEN BONES

July 9, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Premium chicken answers one question: What came first, canned chicken or bagged chicken. The question not asked: Who eats canned or bagged chicken? If that’s you, please continue; if that’s not you, please continue.

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BIRTHDAY WEEK? DIFFERENT THAN DOG YEARS?

June 27, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Does birthday week add extra years? A seven day celebration adds seven extra years? Maybe it should to discourage people from extending the party. At least until it’s your birthday. Or mine. Unfortunately, since we don’t get to erase a year for every ignored birthday, adding years never happens either. But what does happen is […]

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