Tag Archives: life
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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 Leap Of Faith
2September 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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The Ultimate Ultra Enduro
Leave a commentAugust 6, 2012 by David Gillaspie
RACING YOUR WIFE TO A SHARED GOAL Allow me a moment to share with you my deepest respect for the …
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It’s Nutritional, It’s New, It’s What’s For Dinner
Leave a commentAugust 3, 2012 by David Gillaspie
SPAM HIGHLIGHTS, OR MIS-CATEGORIZED COMMENTS Some visitors can’t get enough often enough. The delightful Daiara writes: i like your articles …
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London Olympics: An England Update
Leave a commentJuly 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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The Build Up, The Fall Down
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Building anything makes you a better person. You needed something, so you built it. You saw something and couldn’t find …
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The Tough Mudder Reviewed By A Fodder
4July 11, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Tough Mudder adventure racers show up like zoo live stock after the gates were left open. It’s a migration pushed …
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Wrestling With The Devil
2June 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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Happy Birthday Big Daddy
2May 7, 2012 by David Gillaspie
The Gillaspie Kids, Wayne, Cleo, and Rex From Vern and Betty Gillaspie came the children Wayne, Cleo, and Rex. Wayne …
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The Great Cortez Kennedy Conquers Pro Football’s Hall of Fame
Leave a commentFebruary 10, 2012 by David Gillaspie
And other feats of amazement. (written for oregonsportsnews.com) Which ingredients make an outstanding football player? Besides size, speed, and strength, …
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The Bulldog, part one
3February 5, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Nominations are open. The measure of a man comes from how much they give. The big man who gives little …
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Keeping Up With What’s Up
Leave a commentJanuary 20, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Before they crash Kids growing up before WWII had toys you’d never think of. A stuffed sock. A piece of …
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McMen’s Think Tank
Leave a commentJanuary 4, 2012 by David Gillaspie
(inspired by) Are silence and violence polar opposites? If yes, which way do you lean? DG’s B&B Director of Research, …
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Christmas Birthday? You Own It
4December 13, 2011 by David Gillaspie
by David Gillaspie What’s more pathetic than listening to a December-born whiner complain about being so close to Christmas? Don’t …
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Oregon Dignity Cell
Leave a commentDecember 9, 2011 by David Gillaspie
by David Gillaspie The Oregon State Prison, the Beaver State Big House, has an inmate who wants to die. He’s …
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A Question Of Character
2November 28, 2011 by David Gillaspie
by David Gillaspie The terrible news from Penn State hasn’t gotten any better. Now Syracuse joins the Nittany Lions’ problem in a league …
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A Winter’s Day, Though Not A Deep And Dark November
Leave a commentNovember 17, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Paul Simon sang about being alone in his room. Bruce Springsteen sang about coming from down in the valley. Two …
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Better Stewards of Sport
Leave a commentNovember 17, 2011 by David Gillaspie
originally posted on http://www.oregonsportsnews.com/ by David Gillaspie Sports fans around the world share more in common than they do their race, …
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Oregon Blue Book Turns Oregon Green
Leave a commentOctober 27, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Originally posted on http://www.oregonsportsnews.com/ The State of Oregon, like the other forty-nine states, creates an image reflecting favorably on the region. Part …
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#1 In Our Hearts
Leave a commentOctober 12, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Originally posted on oregonsportsnews.com The greatest achievement of a professional football player’s career shows him standing on the Super Bowl …
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