Who thinks of true joy as the day your parents permitted you to ride your bike to your pals house a couple of streets over? They trusted you because you demonstrated proficiency on your street. Now you were one of the big guys. When you got that first bike you wanted to ride it everywhere. […]
TRUE JOY, A COMPENDIUM
December 20, 2023 by David Gillaspie
Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: 1973, approval, blog, blogger, boomerpdx, cheerleaders, compendium, David Gillaspie, education, family, football star, high school, hugging, joy, marshfield, North Bend, podium, pretty boy, sports, sports fan, state champion, state championships, true joy, wrestlers, wrestling, wrestling match, writer, writers, writing
GOLDEN MEMORIES: HOW SPORTS DEFINE YOU
September 22, 2022 by David Gillaspie
Golden memories, the ones that stand the test of time, reveal you who you are. Remember when you hit the homer that won the game in extra innings? When you picked up a fumble and ran ninety-nine yards for the score? Or when you drained a half court shot to win in overtime? Sure you […]
Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: gold medal, golden memories, greco roman champion, greco-roman, Greco-Roman wrestling, life, life changes, listening, loser, memories, memory, Olympics, Oregon State, quitter, sports, sports fan, sportsmanship, state champion, wrestling