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WINNING ARGUMENTS: THEN AND NOW

February 6, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Winning arguments with strangers is one thing; winning the same argument with someone close comes with side-effects. Someone close? How close. Let’s start with an internal argument, that little voice that won’t go away. Can’t get any closer than that, huh?

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LIFE EXPERIENCE SHARED AND IGNORED? SO WHAT

June 10, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Life experience comes in two flavors: Useful and Not Useful. Boomerpdx comes in one flavor: Useful. So let’s look at ‘Life Experience.’

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