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MY JOURNEY? WHERE ARE WE GOING

October 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

How many times have you seen a title beginning with, ‘My Journey?’ The answer is, “A lot.” I googled it to make sure. Everything is journey, an adventure, a trip? No, no it’s not, and understanding why is a great cause of disappointment. But, if everything was a journey, how many have you had?

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PORTLAND WAR ZONE: OMSI DRAFT

October 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I got drafted to go to the Portland war zone at OMSI. It’s been in the works for quite some time with all of the science and industry nonsense spewing out at an unsuspecting public who knows better. I suspended my disbelief, girded my loins, and made the long slog.

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CHILDREN LEARN BY EXAMPLE SO TEACH THEM WELL

October 2, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Children learn by looking to their elders for clues. Elders don’t always remember the clues when they’re too busy feeling forgotten. But, there are reminders. You, who are on the roadMust have a code you try to live byAnd so become yourselfBecause the past is just a goodbye

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STEP UP, STEP OUT, SOONER THAN LATER

September 26, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Step up to the standard of steps, which from most voices is around ten thousand a day. 10K? How can that be? Where does that happen? This is one example of how and where it might.

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TRY ME? EVERY FATHER’S HOPE

September 25, 2025 by David Gillaspie

“I’ve got three boys,” a former football star said. “I’ve got to stay in shape because they’re going to try me.” Try me? Do we all know what that means? Probably not if you didn’t try your Dad. But you did. Right? You did? How did that work out for you? How does it ever […]

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THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS AND FRIENDS

September 23, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The kindness of strangers came in when I took the wrong turn on an LA sidewalk. It was a turn right or turn left choice and I turned the wrong way. Another couple came out of the same door and turned the opposite way. It was during a car return ordeal, which isn’t usually an […]

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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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THE ART AND CRAFT OF DODGING RESPONSIBILITIES

August 29, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Dodging responsibilities for a picture is not what my pal Bill Shonley and I do. He’s met a ton of people so getting a shot was no big deal. To him; it was a big deal to me. It’s one of my favorites. We’re both Blazers fans, though I’ve cooled off since Big Red took […]

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THREATENING PARENTS FOR KID’S BEHAVIOR? WHAT’S NEXT

August 23, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I saw a clip of the masked men of Immigration and Customs Enforcement threatening parents to convince someone behind the locked door of a barber shop to open up. Agent: “I’m going to go get your dad—and I’m going to get your mom!” Witness: “Y’all can’t tell him that, though. His mom?” Agent: “Yes […]

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HUMAN PROJECT OF YOU

August 16, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A human project is easy to find. They’re all around because everyone is a project in some stage of completion. The secret? It’s never complete, but there are signs of progress.

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