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YOUNG DUDES WHO VOTE?

September 23, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Young dudes who talk about voting have a look. Some wear a suit and tie, an expression like they’re looking at the sun, and get their hair cut high and tight like the special force they feel a part of. You’ve seen them in pictures, on camera, looking fierce. Maybe they are fierce? Incel fierce?

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OVERTIME RULES: ASK T-REX ALL ABOUT IT

March 18, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Overtime rules are simple: Come at me bro. It’s the same with normal time: Let’s go T. That’s T for T-Rex. The difference is that time is up for that big-headed beast. How about you? Are you feeling the same? Is your time up, too? Keep reading for hints it’s not.

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WELLNESS BLOG vs BLOG WELLNESS

December 15, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A ‘wellness blog’ does what it says: promote health and wellness to an audience who ignores their own health and wellness. If you’re reading a blog for ‘wellness,’ if you’re doing your own ‘research,’ be sure better ideas come from credible sources. Taking medical advice, or simple health advice, from a moron is not the […]

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ACCEPTABLE LOSSES? WHO DECIDES FOR BOOMERS

March 29, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Acceptable losses are like minor surgery. There’s no such things as minor surgery, just minor surgeons. Or, it’s minor surgery if it’s someone else going under the knife. Losses are the same. The closer you are, the less acceptable the loss.

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GRADING COVID REACTIONS LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL

September 6, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Grading covid like it was a class is an easy way to understand how people react. But first let’s be clear about one thing: death is not a failing grade. However, anti-mask, anti-vaxx death is another matter. Dying from ignorance, arrogance, and intolerance is a failing grade. I saw a clip of people protesting for […]

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BASIC WRITER QUESTION: WHY BOTHER

July 13, 2020 by David Gillaspie

The best writer question is the one they ask themselves before starting their daily word haul. It’s a question writers never want readers to ask, so they ask themselves: Why bother? Here’s why:

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HOW TO KEEP HOPE ALIVE WHEN THINGS FEEL HOPELESS

June 16, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Keeping hope alive might sound like some Pollyanna talk. Keep hope alive, like it’s dying or something? Who believes that? Well, until a new level of dread arrives, no one. It’s all good, right up until it’s not. That’s when hope starts to fade.

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OREGON DROPOUT TOO HIGH? KGW SAYS YES

May 18, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Oregon students drop out of high school more than any other state? Education statistics work to show progress, decline, indifference. You’ve seen those graphs. Chances are good these aren’t dropouts analyzing the data. They are smart people working the numbers. Depending on the point being made, the numbers are the name of the game. […]

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