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TIME TOGETHER IS NEVER ENOUGH, SO MAKE PORK BUTT PLANS

August 31, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Our time together is limited, we can all agree on that, but limited by what? Together or not, our time is always shorter than expected. We get sick and die; we have an accident and die; we do nothing and still die. So why not make plans in the meantime?

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LIVING CONDITIONS WITH MORE LIFE

May 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Living conditions are never permanent. That’s the good news. Things may seem like they’ll last forever, and they might, but we don’t. We’re here until we’re not.

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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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