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Is ‘Better’ Good Enough
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August 11, 2012 by David Gillaspie

OR A SHORT FLIGHT TO CRASH AND BURN You can workout anywhere. It’s not all about the gym suit. Ask …
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Category: exersise, inspire, sports, wellness | Tags: accident, aging, boomer generation, culture, Dwight Howard, gym, health, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Hood to Coast, humor, injury, people, Physical exercise, Push-up, sports, sports writer, surgery, weight training
The Sport/Heroin Equation
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January 23, 2011 by David Gillaspie

For the biggest games you either watch alone, or invite others. The ‘alone’ guys think their concentration matters to the outcome …
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Category: education, wellness | Tags: Addictions, drugs, heroin, Opiates, substance abuse
The Esau Way
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December 30, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Inspired By http://www.shapeonline.com/healthy_eating/success_stories/34?show=all_comments And http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2009/02/combining_smaller_portions_lon.html Every pay-to-play gym has a familiar routine: people show up and sweat. Some go to the …
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Category: education, exersise, health care, sports, wellness | Tags: Adjustable gastric band, aging, Bariatric surgery, boomer generation, Cara Esau, culture, Dan Gable, essay, Gastric bypass surgery, health, Medicine, people, surgery, sweat, United Nations, weight loss, workout, writer, writing
Food Fight
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December 22, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Sarah Palin vs Michelle Obama At The Snack Counter Most graphics depicting the fattest states in America start with Mississippi …
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Category: education, history, kids, MMA, wellness | Tags: Alaska, childhood obesity, children, China, Colorado, Dolly Madison, First Lady, Hong Kong, Lady Bird Johnson, Michelle Obama, Mississippi, MMAuthor, responsibility, role model, Sarah Palin, United States
The Face Of Spain During An Emergency
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September 20, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(originally published on tripadvisor.com, http://tiny.cc/gcqer) The best way to learn a language is to live with it. My kids …
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Category: Couples, fear, health care, marriage, medicine, travel, wellness | Tags: culture, essay, Granada, life, medical emergency, Mexico, Michelle Obama, people, South America, Spain, Spanish language, Tourism, travel writing, tripadvisor, United States, writer, writing
Death And Dying Again
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August 11, 2010 by David Gillaspie

A CYCLE Travelers to DG’s B&B come with travel stories from other parts of the world. Some show up in …
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Category: exersise, health care, travel, wellness | Tags: B&B, boomer generation, cigarette, culture, cycle of grief, health, Helen Kubler-Ross, humor, life, Oregon, Spain, travel oxygen, writer, writing
Wrestling With New World Healthcare Reform
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August 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie

You want healthcare reform? Do you want healthcare reform? You can’t handle healthcare reform. (with thanks to Jack Nicholson as …
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Category: health care, medicine, wellness | Tags: boomer generation, cancer, David Gillaspie, education, emotions, end of life, essay, family, Granada, healthcare reform, hopital, humor, life, medical costs, medical savings, people, Spain, stress, writer, writing
Wrestling With WTF
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August 6, 2010 by David Gillaspie

For most, the word wrestling works best as a metaphor, a way to connect two ideas. For example, when you …
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Category: education, health care, wellness | Tags: aging, amateur wrestling, boomer generation, college wrestling, essay, high school wrestling, Hotel America, Mark Palmer, medical emergency, memoir, MMA, Spain, University of Oregon wrestling, writer, writing
AMERICAN ANGEL
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July 20, 2010 by David Gillaspie

IS PRIMARY CAREGIVING WASTED ON THE AFFLICTED? If you haven’t been there, then you’ve heard the story: someone’s health takes …
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Category: family, family caregiver, wellness | Tags: aging, boomer generation, caregiver tactics, diabetes, divorce, elderly, learning, Marine Corps, parent care, parents, primary caregiver, stress
The Mick Says
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July 11, 2010 by David Gillaspie

If you didn’t know anything about sports and saw this shot, you’d be a baseball fan. Mickey Mantle could do …
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Category: exersise, family, medicine, sports, wellness | Tags: aging, boomer generation, caregiver, caregiving, chronic pain, culture, diet, education, end of life, family caregiver, fitness, humor, life, mickey mantle, New York Yankees, Troy Aikman, weight loss, weight training, writer, writing
That Old Independence
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July 4, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Would a School Board cut PE during the time of one-room school houses? Did they have PE to cut? If kids …
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Category: education, exersise, sports, wellness | Tags: aging, American Dream, boomer generation, culture, elder care, essay, Great Depression, Greatest Generation, Independence Day, life, Oregon, people, physical education, politics, Portland Oregon, stress
Lookout Care
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May 3, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Serious crime fiction always needs an extra set of eyes to make the story work. The grab and go guys grab …
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Category: crime, education, friends, kids, sports, wellness | Tags: boomer generation, chemical dependency, culture, death, drugs, emotions, end of life, essay, family, life, Oregon, people, substance abuse, trust
Calling Doctor Magic, Doctor Magic
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April 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie

A neighbor stopped by the B&B for a cup of coffee last week. They brought a copy of a newspaper …
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Category: family, medicine, wellness | Tags: alternative medicine, boomer generation, culture, education, emotions, essay, fear, healthcare reform, medical doctor, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic medicine, naturopaths, people, portland tribune, primary care
Wrestler’s Remedy
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March 17, 2010 by David Gillaspie

I’m not a dentist but I pull teeth, wrestling teeth. If you are a wrestler, or an ex-wrestler, I’ll find …
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Category: education, wellness, wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, caregiver, caregiving, DVT, education, family caregiving, Grandparents, high school wrestling, sports, wrestling
Finisher
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March 16, 2010 by David Gillaspie

A public gym tells the tale. That’s where you’ll find guys who have done nothing competitively crushing on the dip …
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Category: education, wellness, wrestling | Tags: caregiving, culture, emotions, exercise, family, gym, high school wrestling, life, people, workout, wrestling
Tiger Woods Pledges To Save Lives
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February 20, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Tiger Woods makes a comeback.

Category: education, health care, sports, wellness | Tags: adultery, Africa, AIDS, China, condoms, culture, life, Oregon, safe sex, sports, Tiger Woods
The Informatician Always Rings Twice
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January 11, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Information defines who you are; how you use it refines who you are. From the breakfast you eat, to the car …
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Category: education, medicine, wellness | Tags: creative non fiction, education, health care, Henry Ford, informatician, informatics, information, learning, research, writer, writing
The Cost Of Care
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December 21, 2009 by David Gillaspie

CODE CHECK FOR FUN AND SAVINGS by David Gillaspie A guest at DG’s B&B Christmas party came on crutches. Broken foot? …
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Category: education, health care, medicine, wellness | Tags: caregiver, CPT code, family caregiver, health care fraud, health care reform, medical bill, Oregon, people
The Hipstress
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October 8, 2009 by David Gillaspie

BONE ON BONE Guests at DG’s B&B arrive in all shapes and sizes. The regulars share more of their …
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Category: medicine, wellness | Tags: aging, alternative medicine, baby boomer, boomer generation, chiropractic, essay, exercise, fitness, hip injury, limp, pain, pain medication, people, stress, stretching, surgery, weight control, wellness, yoga
Carousel Of Care
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August 24, 2009 by David Gillaspie

Every relationship has conflict and joy, the proverbial two-way street. Resolve conflict the right way and the relationships grow …
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Category: caregiving, Couples, family caregiver, medicine, parkinson's, wellness | Tags: caregiving, culture, education, family, family caregiver, learning, parkinson's, people, primary caregiver, Sandwich Generation

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