Tag Archives: stress
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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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Game Of Pepper
6November 22, 2011 by David Gillaspie
by David Gillaspie Now you know the color of pepper spray. Maybe you guessed red instead of orange, or black for …
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Tiger of the Sauna: Soccer Mom Unloads
2October 13, 2011 by David Gillaspie
One strain of parenting rises above all others. This parent is insistent, demanding, and unforgiving. Tiger Mom? Ivy League Mom? …
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Samurai Warrior Of 13th Street, Part I
Leave a commentJuly 13, 2011 by David Gillaspie
INSPIRED BY REAL EVENTS The job had lots of names, as many as the sort of people doing it. Janitor. Caretaker. …
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The Hoover Administration, Circa 2011
Leave a commentJuly 3, 2011 by David Gillaspie
WHICH PORTLAND IS YOUR PORTLAND The big city wasn’t always big. That includes every city in every country. Some cities look bigger, …
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Obeast? No, Just Fat, Thank You
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2011 by David Gillaspie
FIND SOME COMFORT HERE Sarah McLachlan isn’t a spokesman for Weight Watchers. She didn’t write their theme song, but she …
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A Bike For Oscar B. Bumble
Leave a commentApril 6, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Good Medicine Remembering guests is the best part of an internet B&B. Oscar B. Bumble is one such guest. In …
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Mrs. Vaughan
Leave a commentFebruary 17, 2011 by David Gillaspie
“She knew how to do everything,” Tom Vaughan said. “She could play the guitar, piano and sing; she was an …
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You vs Parkinson’s In The Octagon
Leave a commentDecember 3, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The fight you don’t want, but you don’t make the schedule. This is a fight everyone loses. You didn’t ask for …
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7 Steps To Be THE MAN
Leave a commentOctober 28, 2010 by David Gillaspie
0. You don’t have to be a man to be THE MAN. The part of the right women being …
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Wrestling With Re-Hab
2October 2, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(make a difference when it makes a difference) What do you say to someone a month out of rehab? I …
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The Gun Is The Last Thing
2September 6, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(Wearing my Cultural Commentator Suit) War does one thing well, it gives a new vocabulary for death. I learned some …
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New York Matador, pt.3
Leave a commentAugust 24, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Felix Brinkmann sat at a table near the front door of Adam’s Apple. He saw everything. He was there when I left …
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Wrestling With Rhythm
Leave a commentAugust 23, 2010 by David Gillaspie
A man who knows better explained the difference between rookie travelers and experienced jet-setters: The rookie starts a trip …
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Wrestling With New World Healthcare Reform
1August 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie
You want healthcare reform? Do you want healthcare reform? You can’t handle healthcare reform. (with thanks to Jack Nicholson as …
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AMERICAN ANGEL
Leave a commentJuly 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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THE STREAM
2July 15, 2010 by David Gillaspie
A beginner looks at a successful person with no idea how they got where they are. After doing some of …
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That Old Independence
1July 4, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Would a School Board cut PE during the time of one-room school houses? Did they have PE to cut? If kids …
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PARKINSON’S COACH
Leave a commentJune 30, 2010 by David Gillaspie
shakeittillwemakeit.com I participated in my children’s’ sports and didn’t go crazy. After one season watching kindergarten rec league soccer from the …
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