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November 28, 2012 by David Gillaspie
BUT ALWAYS ROOM FOR DUCK FANS. STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH You want to do the right thing for the …
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Category: sports
| Tags: Oregon Duck football
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September 27, 2012 by David Gillaspie
A large wedding party swirls across the grounds of an immaculate estate. Undercover policemen wander through the packed parking lot …
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Category: crime, football, sports
| Tags: boomer generation, culture, fiction, gambling, Godfather, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas, mafia, negotiations, NFL, people, point spread, referee, Seattle Seahawks, sports book, writer
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September 19, 2012 by David Gillaspie
How To Stick The Landing Start with the best advice. A reliable guide shows the way. Once you arrive at …
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Category: boomers, exersise, sports
| Tags: cliff diving, Columbia Gorge, culture, danger, Diving, life, Olympic Games, Oregon, people, Recreation, water sports
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September 12, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Clint Eastwood talked to a stool. I talked to a game case for Madden NFL 2013. It’s normal when you know it’s slipping away.
Category: boomers, football, money, sports
| Tags: Best Buy, boomer generation, Clint Eastwood, customer service, Eastwooding, John Madden, Madden NFL Football, memoir, National Football League, retail, sports, Super Bowl
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August 22, 2012 by David Gillaspie
OR, How About Some Miss Itminan Choudhury love for MICHAEL PHELPS, KBE The London Olympics sent athletes home with gold, …
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Category: China, England, history, Oregon Sports News, sports
| Tags: boomer generation, British Empire, Cabinet Office, culture, England, honor, Horse Guards Road, KBE, knighthood, London, Michael Phelps, Olympic, Olympic Games, people
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August 15, 2012 by David Gillaspie
YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT Coming down from the London Olympics is like the day after the Super …
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Category: basketball, Oregon Sports News, southern states, sports
| Tags: Charles Barkley, choices, college wrestling, competition, culture, deegeesbb, humor, NBA, Olympic, Olympic Games, oregon sports news, people, Shaquille O'Neal, sports writer, Super Bowl, Terrell Owens
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August 13, 2012 by David Gillaspie
CLOSING CEREMONIES NO PLACE FOR COVER BANDS OR SPORTS CHEATS At the end of the day (a quite English saying …
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Category: England, music, Oregon Sports News, sports
| Tags: BALCO, Beatle, Beatles, boomer generation, Carl Lewis, competition, Crossroads, deegeesbb, doping, drug testing, Eric Cplaton, John Lennon, London Olympics, Olympic Games, people, Pink Flyod, Robert Johnson, Spice Girls, sports writer, Usain Bolt
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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
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August 9, 2012 by David Gillaspie
THE POOL SHARK SAYS GOOD BYE One way to tell if you’re a big deal is scoring a prime time …
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Category: China, Oregon Sports News, sports
| Tags: Bob Costas, challenge, emotions, Gold medal, London Olympics, Mark Spitz, Michael Jordan, MichaelPhelps, Olympic Games, Shaq-Fu, sports writer
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August 9, 2012 by David Gillaspie
ARE CHINESE OLYMPIANS BETTER? CHECK THE MEDAL COUNT The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat looks the same …
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Category: sports
| Tags: China, competition, culture, London Olympics, nationalism, Olympic, Olympic Games, Oregon, Podium, sports, sports writer, United States, Winter Games
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August 4, 2012 by David Gillaspie
I saw it coming my way. The game was over and a dad from my team walked toward my car. …
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Category: sports
| Tags: basketball, boomer generation, coaching, context, culture, Eye–hand coordination, Games, leadership, learning, McDonald, parent, sport, Talk radio, teaching, Video Games
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July 26, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Just because London says it speaks English, don’t expect to understand every word. If you’ve tried learning another language, like …
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Category: Pink Floyd, sports
| Tags: boomer generation, Cake, England, English cuisine, ethnic food, food, humor, life, London, London Olympics, Meat, Olympics, Oregon, Oregonian, Pink Floyd, Pudding, Spain, Spotted Dick
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July 15, 2012 by David Gillaspie
You’ve heard the saying “You can’t know someone until you’ve walked in their shoes.” Or walk in their footsteps. Or …
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Category: blogging, exersise, sports
| Tags: 24 Hour Fitness, business, Clothing, creative writing, fitness, Footwear, Foundation (engineering), Grants, Jenny Craig, Philanthropy, shopping, sweat, writing
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June 29, 2012 by David Gillaspie
This sports moment brought to you by the memoir, Memoir Of The 3Gs, available soon. Outside the degenerate gambler, sports …
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Category: family, sports
| Tags: coaching, competition, humor, motivation, Oregon, Oregonian, Portland Oregon, rec-league, Recreation and Sports, soccer, sport, suburban, Title IX, women's issues, youth sports
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June 23, 2012 by David Gillaspie
One of life’s great mysteries is the Adventure Race. It seems more people sign up for these things every year. …
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Category: Oregon Sports News, sports, war in the pacific
| Tags: Adventure Racing, Bataan Death March, character, Hood to Coast Relay, Mount Marathon Race, Native Americans in the United States, Philippines, Seth Godin, Spartan Challenge, Spartan Death Race, sports, Trail of Tears, trust
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June 20, 2012 by David Gillaspie
What are the hallmarks of a champion once you get past the trophy? Blink past the glare of the gold …
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Category: college, Oregon Sports News, sports
| Tags: Auto racing, BMW M3, competition, Corvallis Oregon, education, engineering, family, Gale Sayers, Global Formula Racing, Jim Brown, Motorsports, Oregon, Oregon State, Oregon State University, sports
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June 18, 2012 by David Gillaspie
OR HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE HAPPY You’ve heard it before, whether you’re ten, thirty-four, or seventy-four years old. Balance. …
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Category: family, marriage, sports, work
| Tags: amateur wrestling, boomer generation, choice, counseling, deegeesbb, education, emotions, football, happiness, lacrosse, MMA, news, occupation, Oregon, people, relationships, soccer, therapy, three bears, travel, Wal-Mart, writer
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June 14, 2012 by David Gillaspie
BOOK REVIEW All great stories are about journeys, either internally or externally. Wrestling With The Devil is both. From The …
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Category: books, sports, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, education, family, high school wrestling, life, memoir, Newberg Oregon, Odyssey, Oregon, parents, Pete Russo, Saving Private Ryan, Tanya Russo Hamilton, Tom Sawyer, Tony Russo, wrestling
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June 11, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Every wrestler has been on the grass. There’s always someone who needs to give it a try when they find …
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Category: sports, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, Backyard Wrestling, boomer generation, Coach (sport), college wrestling, competition, David Gillaspie, education, high school wrestling, Matt Hamilton, Oregon, Scholastic wrestling, Tualatin Oregon, wrestling
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June 8, 2012 by David Gillaspie
A QUESTION OF VISION, OR LACK OF ANYTHING BETTER TO DO Lakers and Celtics starters from the eighties mold the …
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Category: basketball, sports
| Tags: Boston Celtics, Byron Scott, Celtics, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin McHale, Kurt Rambis, Laker, larry bird, leadership, legacy, Magic Johnson, National Basketball Association, NBA, Robert Parish
