Tag Archives: marriage
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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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3 Minute Fiction 2012
1May 21, 2012 by David Gillaspie
This was my entry to NPR’s contest. It didn’t win. This one did. Feedback appreciated. ================================================================================ The Burned Book She …
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The Wrestler And The Damage Done
6March 30, 2012 by David Gillaspie
or, How Not To Deal With Unruly Children Disclaimer: I was one of the guys who said they’d never get …
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FAT: Fatherhood Admission Test
1April 26, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Who’s Your Daddy A strong male presence in the household is a good thing? That’s the common solution for single mom’s with …
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MAT: Marriage Admission Test
Leave a commentApril 25, 2011 by David Gillaspie
It’s ‘I DO’, Not ‘It Sounds Like A Good Idea’ How many times have perfect love birds taken it to …
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Mixing Heart and Soul
Leave a commentApril 19, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Just Add Kindness America the beautiful lives on an Alabama bayou. Don’t let the spacious skies fool you; the weather …
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Hitched
Leave a commentJanuary 29, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Nieces On Their Wedding Days These are the two women I met when they were babies, who I saw and …
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Army Strong Knot
1August 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Traveling, like marriage, produces two effects: you want more, or you want less. Try explaining to your spouse why you’d …
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4 Rules For Coattail Riders
Leave a commentJune 13, 2010 by David Gillaspie
My younger brother is an athlete, a former football, baseball, wrestler sort of athlete. He travels. A lot. I don’t …
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How To ‘Dad’ pt.3
Leave a commentMay 25, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The Dad Game has plenty of theory. One theory is to say yes to every question. Maybe you know …
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How To ‘Dad’ pt 2
Leave a commentMay 25, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Being a Dad is a limited experience, unlike being a father. A Dad has fewer children to focus on. …
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How To ‘Dad’
Leave a commentMay 24, 2010 by David Gillaspie
It begins with an understanding. The ‘Dad’ candidate understands before having kids that he alone will function in the Dad …
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The Forecast
Leave a commentJanuary 27, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Love is like a sunny day; like floating on a cloud. It’s knowing someone shares the same feelings you have, or pretends to. But if …
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Changes In You
Leave a commentJanuary 27, 2010 by David Gillaspie
A good marriage isn’t an accident. It’s not a crash where both cars look better after meeting in an intersection. Instead, it’s …
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DG’s B&B, pt.2
Leave a commentDecember 28, 2009 by David Gillaspie
by David Gillaspie Rules of Disengagement Ethnic food at home featured two meals: white rice with tomato sauce and meatballs called Spanish …
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DG’s B&B, part one
1December 27, 2009 by David Gillaspie
What started as a device became a reality. The pretend bed and breakfast that exists in blog form has had visitors, which isn’t …
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Care For The Neighborhood
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2009 by David Gillaspie
There are a million stories in the big city, but it takes a suburb to really twist things up. One man …
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Mt. Hood, Chernobyl, and Mel
3December 17, 2009 by David Gillaspie
By David Gillaspie Mountain climbing reaches those you wouldn’t expect. My friend Mel isn’t a climber, but the mountain …
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Tiger Woods Marriage Care Lessons
1December 14, 2009 by David Gillaspie
By David Gillaspie Would you offer a drowning man a lifeline? Douse someone on fire? Hound Tiger Woods out of the country? It’s …
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