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NEW IDEA GETS OLD TOO SOON?

August 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Remember that new idea that was going to change everything? It was so obvious, so perfect. What happened? You forgot about it, didn’t write it down. Or one of your trusted sources said, “Your new idea will never work.”

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GET LIT, BUT NOT TOO LIT

July 23, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Get lit, getting lit, lighting the fuse? They all shift things around, sometimes more than planned. In one case you’re in for an internal reaction; in another it’s external. Both come with their own problems, and you might be one of them.

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DRINK BEER OUTSIDE? FOLLOWING ORDERS FROM 10 BARREL

August 9, 2020 by David Gillaspie

If drink beer outside sounds like an order to follow, then you’re a true Oregonian. Drink beer outside at the coast? Why, of course. What else would you want to do? Go fishing? Naw.

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Oregon BrewFest 2018 Featuring Famous Mandy Hat

July 30, 2018 by David Gillaspie

In a tradition unlike any other, the Oregon brewfest is more than tossing beers down on a hot day. It’s civic involvement. I’d like to think every big beer event carries similar goals. If it’s only about drinking beer you can do that in your garage, or living room, or backyard. But it’s […]

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MOTHERS IN LAW DRINK

September 3, 2016 by David Gillaspie

At Tigard’s Tapphoria good things happen when mothers in law drink. The first time I met the lady in white she was fifty years old and climbing out of ’69 Mustang fastback. Wearing black leather. Could have been Steve McQueen’s Mustang from Bullet. She and her second husband drove up from LA to see her […]

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