Tag Archives: essay
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4 Easy Steps For Hot Travel Food Without Stopping
3October 2, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Turkey Jerky – Automotive Style (Guest post by ‘Travelin’ Tim Sytsma) So, you find yourself driving across the continent, headed …
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A Giant Step For My Kind
Leave a commentSeptember 10, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Dear Bloggers and Blog Readers, Recently I enrolled in a class to learn how to make money blogging. Better, Smarter, …
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Searching For Common Ground? Look Harder
1August 10, 2012 by David Gillaspie
LEHRER VS ZAKARIA Do you have a friend who breaks down the big questions you ask? If not, find one …
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PIER PRESSURE
Leave a commentAugust 6, 2012 by David Gillaspie
My hometown had the biggest shopping mall on the Pacific coast between San Francisco and Seattle. It was a small …
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Helicopter Sports Marketing
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2012 by David Gillaspie
or Protecting The Fan Base Helicopter parents swoop in to make sure their kids have a perfect childhood. It is …
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Out Of Control, Or Out Of Excuses
Leave a commentMay 24, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Sports fans around the world know the difference. Do you? A local businessman explained ‘trying’ and ‘doing.’ “I told my …
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The Blogger Alarm
Leave a commentMay 23, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Hello, my name is David. I’m a blogger. I’ve made about $20 from from books on kindle related to my …
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Make Mine A Micro…cosm, Chapter 2
1May 20, 2012 by David Gillaspie
COACHING Modern sports are an accumulation of rules and endurance. Every variation of movement that can be taught and repeated …
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Wrestling The City Budget, Round 1
2May 3, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Monday night at the Water Building, city leaders sit in the round with Power Point squares flashing on opposite walls. …
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The Olympic Moment
2April 26, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Once an Olympian, Always an Olympian, Never Former, Never Past (posted on oregonsportsnews.com) If you drove the 405 Sunday in …
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Basketball And The Wrestler
Leave a commentApril 12, 2012 by David Gillaspie
When Your Neighborhood Weight Room Has A Basketball Court (also seen on oregonsportsnews.com) Get choked? Take a punch in the …
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Sports Injuries: Once They Heal, Why Do They Still Hurt
Leave a commentApril 11, 2012 by David Gillaspie
No Pill Gonna Cure That Ill (also found on oregonsportsnews.com) You get hurt eventually. Maybe a knee, probably a shoulder. …
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Wrestling In The Heart Of Portland
1April 10, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Follow The Beat Urban life grows more imposing the closer you get to Burnside. The pretty lights you see from …
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The Right Gym
Leave a commentMarch 19, 2012 by David Gillaspie
(originally published: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/03/the_right_gym_matters.html) Not everyone joins a gym to model the outfit they found under the Christmas tree, or test …
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The Interim Blazers
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2012 by David Gillaspie
(also seen on oregonsportsnews.com) Who enjoys seeing the best players on their favorite team play and win…for other teams? Sometimes …
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An Oregon Preview Of Olympic Archery, 2016
2March 8, 2012 by David Gillaspie
(also seen on oregonsportsnews.com and oregonlive.com) Ancient sports have a hard time staying current with modern athletes. Maybe it’s the …
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The Owner’s Box
2March 5, 2012 by David Gillaspie
(as seen on oregonsportsnews.com) Al Davis gave his Raiders the only message they needed. Just Win. He turned it into …
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Oregon Wrestlers vs Memorial Coliseum
4March 1, 2012 by David Gillaspie
(as seen on oregonsportsnews.com and oregonlive.com) The end of the Oregon wrestling season means camping for two days inside Portland’s …
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