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WWII DOCUMENTARIES SHOW TOO MUCH DEATH

February 16, 2024 by David Gillaspie

WWII documentaries and death usually go hand in hand. That’s what you get watching video about the deadliest war in human history. But the bigger story is for those who lived to tell. Or a blogging veteran, U.S. Army, ’74-’76.

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PRIORITY LIST: WHERE TO START?

February 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Priority list? Maybe you call it something else. What if it’s a list someone makes for you? From wife: Honey Do. At work: To Do. Your friends: How do you do? But this is your list. What happens if urgency doesn’t feel like a priority?

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MORE FOOD? IT’S NOT A QUESTION

February 12, 2024 by David Gillaspie

There’s more food on the table. Have another plate. If it’s Super Bowl Sunday you’ll ruin your team’s chances if you don’t gorge yourself. The barbecued little sausages won’t eat themselves. Grab a toothpick. Homemade Buffalo wings? Right there.

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POWER COUPLE OF THE LAST NFL GAME OF THE YEAR

February 11, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Power Couple? You and who you’re with. But there are others of note, especially today. What day? Super Bowl Day, or the last time my wife says, “Is there a game on, a big game, a REALLY BIG GAME,” dripping with fake enthusiasm. My answer (with authentic hype-man energy): “They’re all big, honey. It’s the […]

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BOOMER BAR SETS HIGH STANDARDS

February 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Who set the baby boomer bar for making a better world for our children? Our parents, our grandparents, our teachers, and coaches? If that’s your guess, it’s a good one. But who set it so high; why did they do that to us?

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DEATH WISH? IT’S JUST A STAGE

February 7, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Death wish yourself into being a better person? “If I can’t be who I think I am I’d rather die.” Is that a wish, or a condition? I don’t know, but what I do know is ‘the end’ is the end. Most of the time.

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LAST CALL? NOT FOR YOU

February 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Last call for alcohol? Nope, not that one. If you don’t hear from yourself on a regular basis, check in. If it’s busy, make a recall.

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WRITE POORLY FIRST, THEN WHAT?

January 31, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Write poorly on purpose? That’s the goal. Sounds foolish, but not if you do it with enthusiasm. Do it long enough and something happens. Let’s ask an expert what happens:

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GET BETTER, GET BITTER, OR . . .?

January 25, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Get better. That’s the plan? Yes, that is the plan. Otherwise, what are you going to do? I’m asking, what are the other options because I don’t see them. Do you? Let a blogger explain why if you’re having trouble with it.

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ANXIETY TODAY: WHAT IF . . . ?

January 22, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Anxiety today is nothing new, but plenty of new people experience it. First it’s one thing, then another, until it’s everything all the time. And it never slows down, never stops. Then what?

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