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MUNDANE LIFE? CONGRATULATIONS

May 6, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Fear the mundane life, or celebrate the accomplishment? The more the pace of life speeds up, and you don’t, the more your effort shines. Who knew normal and ordinary could feel so good? But there’s a problem. Not everyone gets it.

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PLACING BLAME IN THE RIGHT PLACE

May 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie

What’s the best way of placing blame? Pointing a finger? Yelling? Or checking to make sure there’s anyone or anything to blame? What about the blameless among us who’ve never done anything wrong?

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GUITAR PLAYERS OF THE PAST

April 30, 2024 by David Gillaspie

My guitar friends say guitar players are the same from every era. Unlike current critics of the NBA who say past greats played against milkmen and plumbers and wouldn’t survive in today’s game, musicians from the past are just a request away. Or a documentary. I recently saw The Wrecking Crew.

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HARD LOVE DADDY ON A HEALTH KICK

April 16, 2024 by David Gillaspie

I saw hard love work on my Dad after he got his heart fixed. No smoking for the old chimney. The doc said it, the family said it, the friends said it. You’d say it too.

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REWRITING HISTORY: HOW HARD CAN IT BE

April 15, 2024 by David Gillaspie

People are rewriting history all of the time and don’t know it. If you repeat what you’ve heard to one person, and it turns out to be not accurate, what’s the big deal? Not so big for one person, but what if you repeat what you know to be false to millions of people? Do […]

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TOO MUCH? TOO MANY? WHEN CAN YOU TELL

April 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Too much of anything is a problem, but not when someone else tells you. You’ve got to tell yourself. It’s that simple. And that difficult. But, as usual, there’s more to it.

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THESE DAYS, BALANCE EACH ONE

April 11, 2024 by David Gillaspie

These Days was a Jackson Browne song from years gone by. It’s a downer from a self-proclaimed loser with a CW beat. All these years later it still hits just right:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adversity, brighter days, comfort, hospital, Jackson Browne, joyful moments, North Bend, promises, these days, wife

HOMEWARD BOUND? YES WE ARE

April 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Homeward bound is the goal of all travelers. First it’s all about getting out and around, seeing new places and new people. Then it happens. Whether a face, a building, or something you eat, you’re ready to turn the corner and head for home. That’s the story, but . . .

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LIFE PLANS? MAKE THEM SOONER THAN LATER

April 6, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Who makes life plans? Who has a life plan? I don’t, but my wife does. Always has. She’s got a plan for everything, then back-up plans for every possibility along with back-up plans for the back-up plans. But I knew this from the start. How?

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DEDICATION, DEVOTION, WRITING A BLANK SCREEN ALIVE

April 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

BoomerPdx spam is very encouraging with kudos for dedication, devotion, and persistence. Persistence, not pestilence. For the most part I work to promote persistence in whatever field you find yourself in. You didn’t get there by accident. It may have started from an accident, or happenstance, but once you settle in, keep going.

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