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IMPORTANT PEOPLE NEVER TELL YOU, THEY SHOW YOU

June 6, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Important people need one thing: Someone who knows how important they are. If it’s someone they like, even better. But what if no one feels important enough?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: caregiver, D-Day, Death, deathbed, dying, family, family home, important people, married, people, racism, show you, sports talk, step-dad, tell you, wife pride, WWII

DREAM DAY, D-DAY TOMORROW

June 5, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My dream day is pretty simple. I had one recently. Did I live every moment to the max and soak up the vibes? Or did I just feel lucky as hell to be a part of such a day? Well let me tell you my idea of a dream day at my house:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, better world, D-Day, daughter in-law, daughters, DBE, dream, dream day, family curse, helpful, millennials, nineteen year olds, people, royal navy, Slapton sands, sons, trauma, women, WWII, you are worthy

BOOMER MEDICINE: THEY GET WHAT THEY DESERVE?

June 4, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Boomer medicine comes in the same variety as everyone else’s: What works. And what doesn’t work. But for boomers there’s an extra additive.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: accountable, adult children, BOOMER, boomer medicine, boomers, Coos Bay, covid, dead, Death, goals, hometown, icu, medicine, mistakes, moving forward, North Bend, Portland, reader, responsible, rivalries, tactical advice

FIXING PROBLEMS? START AT THE BOTTOM

June 3, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Fixing problems begin with a strong identification. For example, the car rides lumpy and low in the back right? You may have a flat tire. That’s a problem that needs fixing.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adventure, baby boomer, Baby Boomers, BOOMER, boomers, dear reader, fixing problems, friend, ga, gamer, help, kids, logic, married, mountain, mt.st.helens, Portland, problem solving, quit, quitter, reader, STFU, travel, volcano, wife

FAMILY PROTECTION ADVICE FROM A DADDY

June 2, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Family protection comes down to two things: Threat, and perceived threat. Both trigger a need. Let’s start with threat:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, BOOMER, boomers, daddy, empowered, enabler, family, family heirloom, family protection, father, father in law, grandparent, husband, MARRIAGE, married, perceived threat, problem solving, safe, shit talk, threat, trigger

HUSBAND SCHOOL GRADED ON CURVE

June 1, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Husband school, if you want to know, has one major problem: The teachers. With such poor examples leading class, who are they to judge? Start with the fairy book life of this former prince.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, boomers, education, father school, husband, husband school, King Charles, royal fan, teachers, trophy husband, wife school

GET OUT: WHEN YOU’RE ASKED TO LEAVE NICELY

May 31, 2023 by David Gillaspie

“Get out,” are more than just pretty words. I’ve heard it said before. It was said by a roommate I once had. Here’s what I did: I got out.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: apologize, bad memories, get out, good roommate, kicked out, leave, leave nicely, moving day, normal life, premarital sex, roommate, sex, shacking up, sincere, story, the story, true love

PERSONAL JOURNEY? IT’S YOUR TRIP

May 30, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Did your personal journey begin once you met the right person? There you were, living your life, looking forward to the next day, then WHAM. You see them and wonder how you could ever live without them. So you don’t.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: change, money job, personal journey, relationship questions, share, surprise date, swiftie, taylor swift

GENERATIONAL MEMORY: A BLESSING OR A CURSE

May 29, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Start writing about generational memory and you’ll need a shovel, then another shovel. Look into a family history and learn about angels and devils, but mostly angels if it’s told right. Why angels? Because the devils argue too much. They all say, “It wasn’t that bad.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: boomerpdx, family, Family history, generational memory, history, memory

WELCOME MAT: THERE’S MORE THAN ONE

May 28, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Welcome mat? What it means: It means you’re welcome at that particular door. But you knew that. It also means it’s up to you to stay welcome. This might be new territory for some of you.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baggage, blogger, boomerpdx, cat, choice, Dad, east coast, English classes, family, layers, MARRIAGE, married, Mom, parenting, parents, personal baggage, welcome, welcome mat, your choice

IMPORTANT PEOPLE NEVER TELL YOU, THEY SHOW YOU

DREAM DAY, D-DAY TOMORROW

BOOMER MEDICINE: THEY GET WHAT THEY DESERVE?

FIXING PROBLEMS? START AT THE BOTTOM

FAMILY PROTECTION ADVICE FROM A DADDY

HUSBAND SCHOOL GRADED ON CURVE

GET OUT: WHEN YOU’RE ASKED TO LEAVE NICELY

GENERATIONAL MEMORY: A BLESSING OR A CURSE

WELCOME MAT: THERE’S MORE THAN ONE

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