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CUTTING WOOD WITH A CREW

February 22, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Like most kids growing up on the Oregon coast, like most people with a fireplace, I’ve spent time cutting wood. My brother and I hauled and chopped rounds my dad sawed from the logs washed up on the causeway connecting Hwy101 to the sand dunes. The old man was the boss. He said we could […]

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FAVORITE WRITERS TO LOVE AND HATE

December 9, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Favorite writers have an audience of you, and you are demanding. You know what you want and don’t want. Most of all, you don’t want to be disappointed, forced to find someone new. You don’t want someone new, and the writer doesn’t want to lose you. How does this workout? With new material.

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UNIFORMED SERVICE: THE SOFT TIMES

August 22, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The uniformed service is the backbone of every country that uses effective traffic control on their busy streets. It’s either the guy in a uniform pulling drivers over for traffic violations, for not following the rules of the road, or before traffic lights, a guy in a uniform directing traffic in the street like the […]

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PERSONAL CONDITIONING FOR BETTER LIVING

March 30, 2024 by David Gillaspie

What’s the first sign you look for when see someone for the first time? For some people it’s a watch, for others it’s shoes. Or a haircut, a jacket. Maybe fancy fingernails. But no matter what you see someone wearing, what stands out first is their personal conditioning.

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CONTENT WRITER, STORY TELLER, BIG LIAR, OR SOME OF ALL

February 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Content writer defined by twitter: A content writer writes copy for MSM, magazines, blogs or web sites. Also: Marketing content, as in blogs, ad copy, magazine articles, etc. And: Anything posted online.

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FAT SHAMER OVEREATS ON FAVORITE HOLIDAY, AGAIN

November 22, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A fat shamer in a family of big people is a problem. Especially if it’s coming from a fat man who doesn’t know they’re fat. Look around and you’ll see them. More likely you’ll hear them.

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MARRIAGE TRAP, STARRING BEN AFFLECK

December 12, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Does a ‘marriage trap’ sound different than a marriage between two movie stars? Edward Hopper painted what looks like a marriage trap. A couple in a room ignoring each other, trying to find anything to do besides talk. He reads bad news, she taps a sad note. Looks like a trap to me. But, what’s […]

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BODY WEIGHT: A FAT MAN’S CONFESSION WITH NO SHAME

March 26, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Body weight became an issue for me in 7th grade. And it wasn’t fat shaming. That came later. In seventh grade there was a football weight limit for playing in the backfield. One twenty if I remember right. What I remember very accurately is I weighed slightly more, like five pounds. Coach Peasley, a small […]

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BOOTLICKER: A TASTEFUL EXAMPLE OF STYLE

June 1, 2020 by David Gillaspie

A bootlicker comes in all shapes and sizes. Baby boomers are bootlickers with years of experience. If you want some expert advice on how to lick a boot, find an old person, but not too old, and ask questions.

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MY CANCER: THE MYTH VS REALITY

August 8, 2019 by David Gillaspie

(Spoiler: It’s not my cancer, your cancer, or anyone’s cancer. It’s just cancer and it needs killing instead of you, me, or anyone else.) Calling something as awful as cancer, “My cancer,” doesn’t feel right. I don’t claim ownership, I’ll never claim ownership. My loyal readers know the rest of the story, that cancer gets […]

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