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LEGACY STORIES NEED LEGWORK

June 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Legacy stories are history stories, as in historical. Some are accurate depictions of a time, an era, and get passed down. Others are told with a touch of how the teller wished things had turned out, and they get passed down too. With the advent and encouragement of and for citizen journalists, where is the […]

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POWER RULES WRITTEN TO FOLLOW

June 2, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Power rules come in a variety of formats including written, verbal, and example. The written ones seem to carry the most importance since we’ll never know the verbal or actions of history. Unless it’s written down. Once direct orders are written down, the next bit of documentation is the recollection of events, the after-action report […]

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MARATHON MINDSET OFF THE TRACK

June 1, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I hear marathon mindset and the number 332 pops up. Three hours and thirty-two minutes, the longest 3:32 I can remember. Soooo long it felt never ending, but it all worked out after twenty-six miles. If things don’t work out, then it’s not the end, which is often a problem.

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CARE MORE THAN WHAT?

May 31, 2025 by David Gillaspie

“Care more about what you can change,” is the mantra I like. There’s something on your shoe? Clean it off. Your house plant is drooping? Water it. The basics are still basics.

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STEPPING OFF? WHAT’S THE PLAN

May 27, 2025 by David Gillaspie

They say you need to be ready when stepping off the Rim Trail. Instead of looking into the Grand Canyon you’re going in. At the bare minimum you’ll need good shoes and water. It’s the opposite of mountain climbing.

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DIFFERENT TIME, DIFFERENT PLACE

May 25, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The past is a different place, different yet familiar. Maybe too familiar? Familiar like you remember it now differently than you used to remember? Here’s how I remember it:

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AWARD WINNING TAKES PRACTICE

May 23, 2025 by David Gillaspie

If you’ve never had an award winning experience, keep reading. After all of the training and expectations and worry you somehow win. What happens next? Disbelief. How did it happens? You know but still don’t believe it. Then it’s on to the next thing, the next big deal, but the feeling remains:

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BREAKING STORY, OR BROKEN STORY

May 15, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A ‘breaking story’ as we all know is called a scoop. “Hear it first, hear it here.” We’re conditioned to pay attention to new information. If it’s an update, we want it. New and improved? We want it. We want it because it will make our lives better. But . . .

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JOURNALISM WORK FOR ONE AND ALL

May 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Journalism work helps everyone understand things better. Take any topic, any story worth telling, and a journalist will find it and write it. That’s what they’re famous for, digging up sources and context and turning them into coherent writing. They are also famous for making mistakes, taking short-cuts, and telling one side. That’s why everyone […]

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LIVING CONDITIONS WITH MORE LIFE

May 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Living conditions are never permanent. That’s the good news. Things may seem like they’ll last forever, and they might, but we don’t. We’re here until we’re not.

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