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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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May 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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Category: home, neighborhood, political
| Tags: city budget, culture, education, essay, kids, Oregon, parents, small town, Tigard Oregon, youth programs
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April 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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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: athlete, boomer generation, College and University, essay, family, injury, Knee, Knee pain, Ligament, oregon sports news, parents, Patella, scholarship, sports, sports injury, writer
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October 25, 2011 by David Gillaspie
“Ten years ago George W came to Portland,” the man said. “Since I work in downtown I saw the whole show.” What he …
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Category: family, political
| Tags: boomer generation, culture, David Gillaspie, essay, George W Bush, mothers, Occupy Portland, Occupy Wall Street, parents, people, Portland Oregon, protest, working moms
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August 31, 2011 by David Gillaspie
INSPIRED BY SETH GODIN Mr. Godin had to be a wrestler. Everything he writes sounds like a reason to wrestle. If …
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Category: sports, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, David Gillaspie, high school wrestling, learning, parents, Seth Godin, wrestling
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May 14, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Heritage Starts Here This scene plays out all across the Unites States: Every season of every sport brings out the …
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Category: family, high school, kids, wrestling
| Tags: Amateur, amateur wrestling, boomer generation, college wrestling, competition, culture, Dan Gable, David Abraham, essay, family, high school wrestling, humor, life, North Bend Oregon, Oregon, parents, people, sports, Team Mom, United States, wrestling, wrestling family, writer, writing
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April 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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Category: admission test, family
| Tags: child, dads, David Gillaspie, education, family, father, fatherhood, home, male, marriage, parenting, parents, Umbilical cord
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April 5, 2011 by David Gillaspie
The Last Best Thing, The New Adventure What do you do when you close your eyes at night? Imagine a …
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Category: art, education, health care, housing
| Tags: aging, Beaverton Lodge, boomer generation, David Gillaspie, elder, life, parents, people, retirement, retirement home, Sandwich Generation
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March 23, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Except For Tsunami Forcast, Then It’s Da Do Run, Run, Run, Da Do Run Run An observation: some people panic in an …
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Category: blogging, family, travel
| Tags: boomer generation, Cannon Beach Oregon, earthquake, education, essay, fear, Japan, loved ones, Pacific City Oregon, parents, problogger, ring of fire, seismic window, Tierra del Mar, Tsunami, Tsunami warning system
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January 3, 2011 by David Gillaspie
After the Christmas Kicker I thought all the fun and games of the holidays would be over. Wrong. Way wrong. But …
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Category: Couples, family, kids, medicine, violence
| Tags: Bag Balm, Christmas, Clara Barton, competition, culture, essay, Hillbilly, humor, life, Louisiana, New Year's Eve, Oregon, parenting, parents, people, shopping, writer
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September 27, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(inspired by http://www.copyblogger.com/tell-readers-why/) Demonstrate means show; pontificate means tell. Show. And tell. You’ve all seen poor demonstrations? Someone shows you …
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Category: sports, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, competition, culture, Dan Gable, education, essay, family, high school wrestling, life, parents, people, Scholastic wrestling, writer, writing
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September 1, 2010 by David Gillaspie
How does military genius work? Start with technology. Military genius understands the role of technology. The knife wins hand to …
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Category: England, history, kids, museum, war
| Tags: culture, Duxford Air Museum, education, fear, First Gulf War, Iraq, learning, life, memoir, parents, people, Project Babylon, Spotted Dick, story, writer, writing
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July 20, 2010 by David Gillaspie
IS PRIMARY CAREGIVING WASTED ON THE AFFLICTED? If you haven’t been there, then you’ve heard the story: someone’s health takes …
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Category: family, family caregiver, wellness
| Tags: aging, boomer generation, caregiver tactics, diabetes, divorce, elderly, learning, Marine Corps, parent care, parents, primary caregiver, stress
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July 18, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Most places have a ‘corner’ store. It’s best if it’s within walking distance, but still good if you don’t want to …
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Category: Army, education, home, medicine, war
| Tags: corner store, culture, essay, home town, humor, life, memoir, North Bend Oregon, Oregon, parents, people, small town, writer
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July 9, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Based on http://portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=127853648029241100 My new favorite saying is “It all works out in the end, and if it’s not worked …
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Category: education, family, high school
| Tags: academics, competition, courageous conversations, culture, education, essay, family, inspiration, motivation, Oregon, parents, people, portland public schools, portland tribune, race, students, Tigard
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July 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Is a father and a father-figure the same thing? Not when one of the common questions is ‘Who’s your daddy’, or …
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Category: education, family, friends
| Tags: boomer generation, children, coaching, emotions, humor, kids, leadership, learning, life, parenting, parents, people
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April 23, 2010 by David Gillaspie
When is poor health, hygiene and diet a plea for help instead of a lifestyle choice? It depends on how …
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Category: caregiving, Couples, family, food
| Tags: boomer generation, caregiver, culture, depression, diet, emotions, health, help, hygiene, life, lifestyle, parents, people
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November 17, 2009 by David Gillaspie
IT ALWAYS MATTERS The man in the hospital bed was not the man who gave his step-daughter to me at our wedding. The …
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Category: caregiving, education, wrestling
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, amateur wrestling, baby boomer, boomer generation, cancer, care, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, college wrestling, combined family, competition, David Gillaspie, dementia, depression, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, high school wrestling, learning, long term care, memoir, Oregon, Oregon wrestling, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, Sandwich Generation, senior issues, sports, stress, victory, winning, wrestling
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November 13, 2009 by David Gillaspie
WITH GENTLE CARE Ask any family caregiver who’s gone for the cycle to recall their best memory. Just one. If they cared …
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Category: caregiving
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, baby boomer, boomer generation, cancer, care, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, combined family, dementia, depression, dogs, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, life, long term care, love, marriage, Matlock, memoir, memory, miracle, Oregon, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, reading, Sandwich Generation, senior issues, stress
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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
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