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Correcting A British Misunderstanding
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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
London Olympics: An England Update
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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
D-Day, 2012?
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June 6, 2012 by David Gillaspie

June 6, 1944 They launched the assault on Festung Europa from England. Nurses in English hospitals said their patients were …
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Category: war | Tags: England, Fortress Europe, health, history, hospital, June 6 1944, nursing, Women's Royal Naval Service
Probably Doesn’t Mean As Much To You
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December 27, 2011 by David Gillaspie

What is more important than The King’s Speech to England and the English? How many times have you heard ‘it …
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Category: England, family, history, movie | Tags: Colin Firth, Danica Patrick, David Gillaspie, England, Free Bird, George VI of the United Kingdom, history, humor, King George, King's Speech, Sweet Home Alabama, writer, writing
Symbolic Cuisine Means You Made It
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June 5, 2011 by David Gillaspie

Nectar Of Kings A special appearance by Ian means a Full English Breakfast, (FEB.) DG’s B&B schedules him once a month, …
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Category: food, history | Tags: Bacon, Bread, British, Cooking, culture, David Gillaspie, England, food, Full breakfast, full english breakfast, habit, health, home, monologue
Why England Rules
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January 29, 2011 by David Gillaspie

It’s More Than KEEP CALM AND PUT THE KETTLE ON, But That’s Where It Starts A broad view of history …
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Category: education, England | Tags: Christmas Pudding, civilization, England, family, Great Britain, influence, Mother, parenting, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters
Wrestling With Language
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October 14, 2010 by David Gillaspie

Is learning a sport harder than learning a language? No, it’s all about communication. Immersion is one technique. If you want …
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Category: wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, Canada, college wrestling, education, England, high school wrestling, Language, linguistics, Natural, Social Sciences, Spanish language, sports, writer, writing
Wrestling With Story
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September 14, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(please visit http://uphillwriting.org/) If experience makes a better story, then telling that story is less about story; it’s about the amazing experience, …
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Category: education, England, friends, love, travel, writing | Tags: Arts, authors, culture, Edgar Allan Poe, elderly, England, George Washington, Herman Melville, high school wrestling, John Irving, Ken Kesey, people, writer, writing
Love Means Caring
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November 12, 2009 by David Gillaspie

AND THE OTHER WAY AROUND The family caregiver rolls through the day with a partner if their loved one is married. It’s a sandwich …
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Category: caregiving | Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, baby boomer, books, boomer generation, cancer, care, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, combined family, dementia, depression, Devon England, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, England, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, life, long term care, love, M.A.S.H., marriage, Matlock, memoir, miracle, Oregon, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, reading, Sandwich Generation, senior issues, stress, Zane Grey
Lost At Land’s End
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August 13, 2009 by David Gillaspie

The only thing better than getting lost in a foreign country is finding your way back. Magellan would be proud.

Category: England, exersise, travel | Tags: Cornwall, culture, England, English breakfast, family, Lands End, roundabout, travel
Forever Young England
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July 30, 2009 by David Gillaspie

Young man’s life altered by grievous wounds.

Category: caregiving, England, fear, law | Tags: Cambridge England, caregiving, culture, England, family, law, life, violence
King Arthur Now
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July 26, 2009 by David Gillaspie

If reading fairy tales of kings and queens encourage a child’s imagination, then dragging them up the treacherous goat trails …
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Category: England, family, history | Tags: architecture, Camelot, culture, England, essay, Glastonbury Abbey, history, King Arthur, mythology, Pecos Bill, Rulon Gardner, stihl chainsaw, Tintagel Castle, writing
Zipline Express
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July 18, 2009 by David Gillaspie

A rugged outdoorsman took a night at DG’s B&B. After a glass of Oregon Pinot Noir he asked if he could …
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Category: England, exersise, family, fear, tree | Tags: England, entertainment, family, humor, thetford forest, zipline
Gardeners’ Choice
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July 9, 2009 by David Gillaspie

A woman and her adult daughter stayed the night at DG’s B&B. They sat on the patio until the sun …
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Category: art, education, England, garden, history, travel, Uncategorized | Tags: Babylon, culture, Egypt, England, evolution, hardscape, Herodotus, history, Louis Simpson, Merry Maidens, North Bend Oregon, people, Shore Acres, Stonehenge, travel

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