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LINES CROSSED? DRAW A BETTER LINE

March 13, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Lines crossed is a warning” “Don’t cross that line, bro.” But who listens to that? It’s just a line, isn’t it? This is called ‘learning from experience.’

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SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT I DON’T KNOW

March 10, 2025 by David Gillaspie

‘Smart enough’ is a fair goal in education. It’ll take you where you want to go, and help avoid places you don’t want to go. There’s a self-serving element to it when you like school so much you go to college to become a teacher. Or, you like kids enough to give them a better […]

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DO RIGHT, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW?

February 19, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I’m a ‘do right’ kind of person. That’s my big contribution. So far, so good. If there’s a clear choice to make between one thing or the other, make the right choice. “But, Blogger Dave, what about the gray area when no one is looking?”

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STAYING COMPETITIVE, WITH YOURSELF

February 18, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Staying competitive can be a life goal. It means staying sharp, alert, ready. Being quietly competitive is one thing; you may bring out the best in you. Loud competition can be a problem, such as?

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PERMANENT BUILDINGS FOR THE FUTURE

February 8, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I look for permanent buildings the older I get. It’s always a treat. I’m older than the town I live in, older than the first house I owned, older than where I live mow. Maybe I’m the permanent building? Naw. Maybe you?

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PORTLAND DIRT IS JUST LIKE YOUR DIRTY TOWN

February 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

To know Portland Oregon you better like dirt. I’m not talking about pioneering farmers, either. It started with the first native canoe stopping on the Willamette. Paddling against the current takes as much energy now as it did then, so if you’re into historical reenactment you’d better be in shape.

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ROTHKO BORDERS FROM MCMINNVILLE, OREGON

February 2, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Where did Rothko get ides for his border paintings? Hmmm?

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THE WILD SIDE, OR JUST ANOTHER WALK

January 29, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Oregon’s wild side is a twenty minute drive away. Big city life gets gritty near Portland, Oregon’s West Burnside. The pretty lights, the shimmering beauty reflected on the Willamette from the top deck of the Marquam Bridge that looks like Paris lights on the Seine from the Eiffel Tower, disappear after you park your car. […]

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EXQUISITE CREATURES, OR JUST MY FAMILY

January 25, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Exquisite Creatures is in the final days of its second run at OMSI. Christopher Marley’s nature collection occupies two floors. In one word, it’s an incredible experience made more so by who I saw it with: Wife, kid, daughter in-law, and a four year old. But not just any four year old, which I’ll get […]

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HEALING POWER OF WRITING (feeling better yet?)

January 6, 2025 by David Gillaspie

healing power

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