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PORTLAND WAR ZONE: OMSI DRAFT

October 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I got drafted to go to the Portland war zone at OMSI. It’s been in the works for quite some time with all of the science and industry nonsense spewing out at an unsuspecting public who knows better. I suspended my disbelief, girded my loins, and made the long slog.

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GOLDEN RULE REMINDER WITH A NEW SHINE

October 3, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The Golden Rule applies to one and all, even the new people with no skin in the game. A new iteration came across my screen with, ‘You may have the right to do something, but is it the right thing to do?’ Treating others with fairness and dignity according to the law of the land […]

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CHILDREN LEARN BY EXAMPLE SO TEACH THEM WELL

October 2, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Children learn by looking to their elders for clues. Elders don’t always remember the clues when they’re too busy feeling forgotten. But, there are reminders. You, who are on the roadMust have a code you try to live byAnd so become yourselfBecause the past is just a goodbye

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BARONIAL BEAVERTON TODAY

October 1, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Last night marked a farewell to Baronial Beaverton, a home of dreams and vision. The first time I walked in I knew something was different. I didn’t make a fuss over the awe-inspiring place right off the bat, but now? I doubt I’ll see anything like it again.

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COMMUNITY STORYTELLING: U.S. ARMY 1974-1976

September 30, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The definition of community for Community Storytelling from Oregon Humanities: When we say “community,” we mean any group of people who share a common experience thanks to where they live, the language they speak, their race, their religion, their age, or some other attribute. When we say “storytelling,” we mean nonfiction stories conveyed through […]

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MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS

September 29, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The new boss comes in to change things, to do what the old boss couldn’t do. Whether it’s changing the order of operations, the culture, or cutting expenses, it’s a job someone has to do. If you’ve worked in a place during the transition from the old ways to new, you know what happens: People […]

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THE OTHER PORTLAND OREGON

September 28, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The other Portland once had a reputation as a place for rich hippies to retire young and send their kids to Reed College. If that was the 70’s those kids might be fifty or sixty years old; thirty or forty if they started a family late, or decided to have more than one family. Since […]

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THE PAPER CEILING FIRE

September 27, 2025 by David Gillaspie

You’ve heard of the ‘paper ceiling?’ No? Now you have. “Millions of workers with in-demand skills and experience, overlooked for higher-wage jobs because they don’t have a bachelor’s degree.” They don’t have a bachelor’s degree? Like that’s the ticket for a good life?

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STEP UP, STEP OUT, SOONER THAN LATER

September 26, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Step up to the standard of steps, which from most voices is around ten thousand a day. 10K? How can that be? Where does that happen? This is one example of how and where it might.

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TRY ME? EVERY FATHER’S HOPE

September 25, 2025 by David Gillaspie

“I’ve got three boys,” a former football star said. “I’ve got to stay in shape because they’re going to try me.” Try me? Do we all know what that means? Probably not if you didn’t try your Dad. But you did. Right? You did? How did that work out for you? How does it ever […]

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PORTLAND WAR ZONE: OMSI DRAFT

GOLDEN RULE REMINDER WITH A NEW SHINE

CHILDREN LEARN BY EXAMPLE SO TEACH THEM WELL

BARONIAL BEAVERTON TODAY

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING: U.S. ARMY 1974-1976

MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS

THE OTHER PORTLAND OREGON

THE PAPER CEILING FIRE

STEP UP, STEP OUT, SOONER THAN LATER

TRY ME? EVERY FATHER’S HOPE

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