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Too Much vs Too Little
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June 18, 2012 by David Gillaspie

OR HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE HAPPY You’ve heard it before, whether you’re ten, thirty-four, or seventy-four years old. Balance. …
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Category: family, marriage, sports, work | Tags: amateur wrestling, boomer generation, choice, counseling, deegeesbb, education, emotions, football, happiness, lacrosse, MMA, news, occupation, Oregon, people, relationships, soccer, therapy, three bears, travel, Wal-Mart, writer
The Standard Post
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April 30, 2012 by David Gillaspie

Most professional blog sites agree on word length. Make a post between 350-500 words. I post with a longer count. …
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Category: blogging | Tags: best writing, culture, education, family, Games, humor, learning, oregon sports news, rules, sports, standards, travel, word length, words, Young-adult fiction
Not The United Nations, But Still…
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April 17, 2012 by David Gillaspie

There is common ground. DG’s B&B has a long reach. How long? Since February 25, 2012, I’ve had over …
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Category: blogging | Tags: Bahamas, Cambodia, culture, Latvia, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, people, Saudi Arabia, sports, Sri Lanka, travel
DG’s B&B Around The World And Oregon
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March 15, 2012 by David Gillaspie

Bridging The Distance. A glance in the guest book shows DG’s B&B draws visitors from across America and big parts …
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Category: blogging, books | Tags: Antarctica, Argentina, Asia, Australia, bed and breakfast, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, David Gillaspie, Great Britain, Ireland, Kuwait, New Zealand, Newport Oregon, photo-essay, Saudi Arabia, travel, Tunisia, writer, Yaquina Bay Bridge
Birth Of Caveman
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November 30, 2011 by David Gillaspie

by David Gillaspie The recent news from Penn State and Syracuse deal with coaches from other sports. Assistants in football and …
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Category: wrestling | Tags: amateur wrestling, Bully, college wrestling, Dan Gable, David Gillaspie, hazing, high school wrestling, humor, memoir, North Bend Bulldogs, North Bend Oregon, Penn State, sports, Stewart Abbe, travel, writer, writing
Half Hour From Home
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November 23, 2011 by David Gillaspie

by David Gillaspie This time of year, a longing for home knocks louder. If you hear it, go ahead and answer. Your …
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Category: home | Tags: boomer generation, culture, dreams, Elkton Oregon, essay, eugene oregon, home, memory, North Bend Oregon, Oregon, Reedsport Oregon, travel, Umpqua River, Winchester Bay Oregon
Ray And Jay Hit The Wall
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December 14, 2010 by David Gillaspie

The Road To Rock And The Long Way Back An overnight rock concert once meant shouldering a pack and hitchhiking out. You hear …
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Category: music, Pink Floyd | Tags: ABBA, David Gilmour, essay, Momma Mia, music, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd The Wall, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Roger Waters, Roger Waters The Wall, Tacoma, The Wall, travel, west coast
Five Steps To Improve Nature
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December 6, 2010 by David Gillaspie

(Include Your Steps In Comments) However you see Global Warming, either man-made through pollution, or a natual cycle of atmohpheric ozone holes …
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Category: education, Seven, travel | Tags: culture, education, environment, essay, Global Warming, humor, Oregon, outdoors, people, Recycling, sports, starbucks coffee, trash, travel, United States, Waste, Waste container, wilderness
Army Strong Knot
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August 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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Category: Army, friends, travel, war | Tags: American south, Couples, culture, emotions, history, Iraq War, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, law, life, love, marriage, Michelle Obama, people, Spain, travel, U.S.Army, Vietnam War, writer, writing
Don’t Get Around Much
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November 30, 2009 by David Gillaspie

There’s A Reason Why A couple of older guests stayed at the B&B recently. Their stories were of the road …
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Category: education, music | Tags: culture, essay, family, jazz, life, music, people, travel
History In Society
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August 18, 2009 by David Gillaspie

Losing history makes everyone a loser.

Category: education, museum, travel | Tags: education, historical society, history, history museum, museum, Oregon Historical Society, Oregonian, travel
Lost At Land’s End
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August 13, 2009 by David Gillaspie

The only thing better than getting lost in a foreign country is finding your way back. Magellan would be proud.

Category: England, exersise, travel | Tags: Cornwall, culture, England, English breakfast, family, Lands End, roundabout, travel
A Cambridge Education
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July 23, 2009 by David Gillaspie

The knowledge base of an average Cambridge, England citizen grades higher than nearly everyone else. This is no surprise to those who track smart places. …
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Category: college, education, England, history, music, travel | Tags: art, Cambridge England, culture, education, family, history, music, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, travel
Gardeners’ Choice
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July 9, 2009 by David Gillaspie

A woman and her adult daughter stayed the night at DG’s B&B. They sat on the patio until the sun …
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Category: art, education, England, garden, history, travel, Uncategorized | Tags: Babylon, culture, Egypt, England, evolution, hardscape, Herodotus, history, Louis Simpson, Merry Maidens, North Bend Oregon, people, Shore Acres, Stonehenge, travel
The Champ
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June 12, 2009 by David Gillaspie

We keep a copy of The Passion in our video collection. You never know how some guests at DG’s B&B …
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Category: art, education, fear, film, history, law | Tags: bible, culture, history, Jesus, Mel Gibson, miracle, movie review, people, religion, travel
Knott’s Berry Nightmare
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June 5, 2009 by David Gillaspie

B&B people are adventurous as a rule. They could stay at a Motel 6 instead of DG’s B&B. This is …
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Category: family, fear, kids, travel | Tags: culture, entertainment, knott's berry farm, rollercoaster, travel
Take A Ride
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May 30, 2009 by David Gillaspie

It is the journey, not the destination, that matters most.

Category: wrestling | Tags: comeback, competition, culture, education, family, fiction, friends, furniture, history, humor, learning, miracle, museum, suplay, travel, wrestling
Get Back
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May 29, 2009 by David Gillaspie

The landing is the most important part of a flying.

Category: sports, wellness | Tags: competition, culture, dreams, entertainment, fear, fiction, flying, pain, people, travel, wrestling
The Dead
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May 19, 2009 by David Gillaspie

It’s not the destination, it’s the journey to The Dead show that matters, but it’s the ride home that counts.

Category: college, family, kids, music, travel | Tags: camping, culture, entertainment, essay, family, Gorge Amphitheater, life, miracle, music, the Dead, travel, writing
What To Do
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May 15, 2009 by David Gillaspie

Most road side motels are set up for the weary traveler to stop and crash before they crash and stop. …
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Category: law, travel | Tags: beaches, cook park, family, hot air balloon, mountains, outdoors, shipwreck, shopping, travel, writing

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