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GROWING UP AND STAYING SHARP

November 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Growing up is a decision. It’s a decision to be on time, show up ready to go, and inspire others by your example. Like writing a blog, lol. The biggest decision to make? Decide to stay sharp, in spite of having sons.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: college football, decision, family, fathers, fresh memories, growing up, inspire others, internet information, looking back, memories, men, misinformation, multiple kids, multiple women, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, reddit, reliable source, sharp, sons, stay sharp, staying sharp, television

SELF MADE BADGE OF HONOR, OR GLORY HOG

April 3, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The self proclaimed ‘self made’ man stands alone all by himself. No one else gets any credit for his accomplishments because: A: His accomplishments are so meager no one knows, or, B: He’s been shunned. Which is it, because no man is a self made man.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: arnold, blogger, college education, dull gibberish, favorite blogger, handmade books, help, helping hand, homemade books, learning, readers, reddit, self made, self made man, self made myth, self made writer, shunned, teachers, write, writer, writing, writing better, writing conferences, writing seminars

FINISHING SCHOOL FOR THE UNFINISHED

December 13, 2023 by David Gillaspie

If you’ve never heard of it, a finishing school is where women become ladies. Ladies? What kind of ladies? Ladies who grew up expecting others to know what they’d learned in finishing school. To that we say, “Good luck.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blogger, boomerpdx, charm school, Communication, David Gillaspie, dinner table, finishing school, history, inherit money, Love, make money, manners, MARRIAGE, money, old money, reddit, school loans, soft skills, sports, women, writer, writers, writing

CHANGING FOCUS WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU WANTED

April 24, 2021 by David Gillaspie

The idea of changing focus comes up when you don’t want what you asked for. All bloggers want more traffic, to reach more markets, to find new readers who stick around. I did. I still do, but with a changing focus. I’m not so crazy about this particular dream come true. But the results? I’m […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: americas blogger, blog traffic, bloggers, boomerpdx, changing focus, content production, david, more traffic, new readers, online, reddit, social change, twitter