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THREATENING PARENTS FOR KID’S BEHAVIOR? WHAT’S NEXT

August 23, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I saw a clip of the masked men of Immigration and Customs Enforcement threatening parents to convince someone behind the locked door of a barber shop to open up. Agent: “I’m going to go get your dad—and I’m going to get your mom!” Witness: “Y’all can’t tell him that, though. His mom?” Agent: “Yes […]

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FATHERS DAY AFTER CLASS IN SESSION

June 16, 2025 by David Gillaspie

My Fathers Day go-to family picture: A thirty year old man with three sons and a wife who looks like Jackie Kennedy taken in 1960. The old man has an expression asking, ‘What have I gotten myself into.’ It’s a father’s look, the same look over the gates. It never gets old. That’s me in […]

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HAPPY DAYS PAID FORWARD WITH LITTLE WHITE LIES

June 7, 2025 by David Gillaspie

My happy days were like any other baby boomer happy days. Like every other six year old at the time I watched enough TV to notice important people. One thing they all had in common: They were all old men. Then this guy showed up.

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DO RIGHT, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW?

February 19, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I’m a ‘do right’ kind of person. That’s my big contribution. So far, so good. If there’s a clear choice to make between one thing or the other, make the right choice. “But, Blogger Dave, what about the gray area when no one is looking?”

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PACE YOURSELF FOR BEST RESULTS

January 17, 2025 by David Gillaspie

“Pace yourself.” That’s what you tell yourself the first time you quit something from exhaustion. It’s what you say before the next time you start the thing that made you quit. You might have to quit again, but at least you’ll be better prepared. Not everything works out the first time you try. For example:

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SOVING PROBLEMS, THEN FINDING MORE

December 28, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Solving problems is a process. One of the first steps, if not ‘the’ first step, is identifying the problem. The important part is not solving every problem at the same time. Pick one. (Not that one.)

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TAKING TIME, MAKING TIME

September 28, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Taking time for the little things is something we’re supposed to do. Making time to get it right is always the challenge. In some worlds, maybe yours, time is elusive, slippery, until you get rewired one way or the other.

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DAD DAYS TO GRANDDAD AND BEYOND

September 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Dad days never end, and I’m glad. I didn’t sign up for the part time version. There wasn’t a switch to throw for the eighteenth birthday that said, ‘I’m done.’ I’ve been a dad since my first born, then doubled up with my second. Since then a few surprises joined up, just not those surprises.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REMINDERS

July 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Who needs a Personal Development Plan? A PDP? More like who doesn’t. From cradle to grave we’re either doing personal development, or planning personal development. It’s good to have a plan to work. But if your goal, your plan, is to become a world class jackass, keep working.

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HOMEWARD BOUND? YES WE ARE

April 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Homeward bound is the goal of all travelers. First it’s all about getting out and around, seeing new places and new people. Then it happens. Whether a face, a building, or something you eat, you’re ready to turn the corner and head for home. That’s the story, but . . .

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