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Thinking About Basketball & My Dad’s Advice

Eli Gillespie August 01, 2016 Family, Gratitude, Nostalgia 3 Comments
Early early 90s

I’ve never been what you’d call a “great athlete” although I’ve been into many different sports in my life.  From team sports to individual sports, I’ve tried – and got hooked on – lots of them.  The one that stands out above the rest though is basketball.

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From The Archives: MySpace Blog

Eli Gillespie June 16, 2016 Humor, Nostalgia Leave a Comment

You may think that I’m new to the blogging scene, but I have news: I’ve been a blogger since 2005 when I first got on MySpace

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You Know What You Need? A Nap.

Eli Gillespie June 07, 2016 Humor, Nostalgia, Personal Development 2 Comments

Last Saturday on our every-other-weekly trip to the acupuncturist in Santa Monica, Candace and I had an interesting conversation. (This is what happens when you sit in a car for 2+ hours in awesome LA traffic).  We were talking about how certain things can affect your state of mind.

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Keep Looking Forward – But Measure Where You Came From

Eli Gillespie May 10, 2016 Health and Fitness, Nostalgia, Personal Development Leave a Comment

I was just reading back on a journal of mine from 1999 and noticed I was obsessed with how far away I was from where I thought I should be on the piano.  I had an ideal – to have enough competency to become a touring musician.  I knew I was far from that milestone and reminded myself every night when I wrote.

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When Are The 90s Coming Back?

Eli Gillespie March 25, 2016 Culture, Humor, Nostalgia Leave a Comment

Everclear, Lit and Eve 6.  Live: on stage.  At a casino.  I just saw a billboard on the freeway for this.  Does anyone remember those bands?  You know I do.  Although I was not very alert during the latter part of the 90s, I distinctly remembering each of those bands having their few moments of glory on the alternative rock airwaves.

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