Holding on comes with an important question: Are you holding on to something? Or, is something gripping you?
OLD YEAR, NEW YEAR, GOODYEAR
December 31, 2024 by David Gillaspie

With the old year out, the new year in, why not plan a road trip on a set of Goodyears? What else sounds better than Goodyear? A new year deserves a slice of goodness to balance what comes next. But that’s still to come.
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MORE ‘WANT TO?’ BUT WHERE IS IT
December 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie

‘Want to’ is what you need starting out. More ‘want to’ is what it takes to keep going. Some folks use it all in the start-up phase, others in the keep going phase. Then there’s the closer who never runs out.
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BEACH LIGHTHOUSE AT WORK FOR SAFER SEAS
March 15, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A beach lighthouse is essential for ocean swimmers. It’s also important for goofy people trying to catch a wave on a boogie board surrounded by surfers. And drifting further down and further down on a current. Then there’s the power swim to shore. Or else.
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