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2025 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR, SO FAR

December 31, 2025 by David Gillaspie

2025 highlights have come every day, with each new one besting the last. And, like last year, 2024, it’s come to this. The End. Also like last year, and the years before, tomorrow is a: New Beginning. Let’s say it together. New. Beginning.

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FAMOUS PEOPLE MAKE BAD DEALS TOO

January 30, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Famous people are like unicorns around here: I’d have to make one up. Besides, I like famous people best when I know nothing about them. Call it the Elvis Effect.

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