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BUSY LIFE IN THE FAST LANE, PASSING LANE, OR . . .

March 28, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

A busy life means making a difference to someone, to something, to somewhere. Take your pick. Pick more than one. What you can’t pick is anyone else’s priorities for their busy life. You can try, but why?

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PUSHING YOUR BOUNDARIES? NOT TOO FAR

January 31, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Do you know your boundaries, and how far to push? I reviewed some yesterday. Maybe one. As a fitness fan who also likes taking it easy, I sometimes go too far. To far one way with a slack day, or two; too far another day with too much. Here’s how it worked out yesterday:

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TENSION AND RELEASE, THEN REPEAT

August 24, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Honest Abe knew all about tension and release. When things got a little too tight for the old rail splitter, he grabbed his other axe and let it out. Some say he was a rocker, some say a folk singer, but he was a blues man. Look at the way he’s working the fifth fret […]

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BIG CANCER, BIG NAMES, AND THE REST OF US

August 21, 2025 by David Gillaspie

All cancer is big cancer? It’s big when you’re the one locked down on the radiation table. It’s even bigger when you’re a star, a celebrity, a known quantity. And that’s a good thing? Yes, and here’s why: They raise awareness. WebMD ran a post on Facebook today titled: Celebrities With Head and Neck […]

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IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT . . . HEALTH CARE PANIC

June 30, 2025 by David Gillaspie

In the unlikely event this post goes viral, which is every blogger’s secret and not so secret wish, I’ll need to be precise. How precise? Very. As my longtime readers know, I write a personal blog about personal things to try and dial down the panic in case you ever face anything similar. Sometimes it’s […]

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ROLLING ONWARD YEAR AFTER SHORTENING YEAR

June 24, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Today we’re rolling onward since it’s the only place to go. If you have a better idea, I’m listening. Comments are open for suggestions on the blog. My name’s not Gatsby and I’m not Great, but we do share a common sentiment: “And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into […]

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LEARNING CURVE NEVER ENDS

May 13, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A learning curve shows where you start and where you finish. You learn what you don’t know, then how to apply it. From newbie to seasoned pro, eventually. We used to learn new things from the news, from newspapers to news shows to breaking news. Journalists used to spoon-feed us the most important stories.

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HEALTH BLOG, CANCER VERSION

January 26, 2025 by David Gillaspie

My youngest niece is starting a health blog. During her cancer treatment she posted updates and concerns for others to heed. She was inspiring, an inspiration for others to take care of themselves. It’s good to have another blogger in the group. If she asks her Uncle David for advice, this is what I’d say:

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MAKE MONEY, BE STRONG, THEN WHAT

January 13, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A life goal is to make money? If that’s the goal, and you accomplish it, what kind of a life to you have? Now you can relax and slow down? That’s not what billionaires do, so why would you?

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HEALTH PLAN? WHERE TO START

December 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

One health plan: don’t get sick. After that it’s a roll of the dice. But chances are pretty good you will come down with something, hopefully not THAT something, the devastating something that shakes so hard that all of the leaves and nuts and fruit fall off your tree. With that in mind, let’s start […]

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