Sorting history is the difference between hoarders and historians. If there were no difference, every garage full of crap would be a museum. And I say garage full of crap with all due respect, since I’ve got one piling up. In the end, that stuff tells a part of our story. But it doesn’t have […]
SORTING HISTORY: WHAT MATTERS vs WHAT MATTERS MORE
September 19, 2020 by David Gillaspie
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Ben Affleck or George Clooney, A Monumental Man Dilemma
January 25, 2014 by David Gillaspie

Which Actor / Director / Producer Works Best For The Next Epic WWII Script? Here on the outskirts of civilization the choice of who would do Flying Home justice grows more complicated. Both Affleck and Clooney won Oscars for producing Argo. Both know Hollywood inside out. George seems to like people for who they are, not what they […]
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