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PASSED BY THE GAME?

September 24, 2025 by David Gillaspie

If you grow old enough you get passed by lots of things. And it starts early with games. Baseball passed me by at age fourteen, which according to my calendar was 1969. History remembers 1969 as a big party year.

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THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS AND FRIENDS

September 23, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The kindness of strangers came in when I took the wrong turn on an LA sidewalk. It was a turn right or turn left choice and I turned the wrong way. Another couple came out of the same door and turned the opposite way. It was during a car return ordeal, which isn’t usually an […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, driving, friends, GPS, husband, improvements, joy, kindness, kindness of strangers, LA doorstep, listening skills, Los Angeles, nightlife, rental car, ride share, strangers, vocabulary, wife, wives, wrong neighborhood

LONG BEACH FROM PORT TO FLEA MARKET

September 22, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The Long Beach Flea Market, or Antique Market, occupies twenty acres of Long Beach City College once a month. It’s a full house of everything you’d ever want to see, just maybe not all in your house. The exciting part, like shopping any flea market, is the big score. If it’s not something you’ve been […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: antique market, baby boomer, beanie babies, boomers, Chinese toys, collectible, collectibles, flea market, full house, Gen alpha, gen x, gen z, good luck, hot wheel, Long Beach, long beach city college, Los Angeles, ma and pa, mid century modern, millennials, Pokémon cards, san Pedro, shipping container

ONE PROGRESSIVE STEP, THE NEXT, AND REPEAT

September 21, 2025 by David Gillaspie

One progressive step is all it takes. Give it a try as long as you’re not near a cliff edge with your toes over the side. If that’s where you are, turn around, then take that step. We all hear the same thing when we fall? Get Up. It’s good advice, but then what?

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KEEPING TRACK AT THE GETTY MUSEUM

September 20, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The Getty Museum lived up to all of my expectations, and then some. It’s been on my list for years. Not any more. Ever since my first school field trip to the Coos County History Museum in North Bend, Oregon, I’ve been a museum fan. My question then, and now, is, ‘Where did all of […]

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THE RIGHT WORDS HAVE POWER

September 19, 2025 by David Gillaspie

You know the right words when you hear them. “Everything will be okay.” “You’re doing fine.” “This is just how it’s supposed to work out.” “You’re the one for me.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bad experience, blogger, boomerpdx, breath in, breath out, cheated, Children, friends, lets go, listening, MacArthur fellowship, macArthur foundation, memoir, millennial, millennial writer, Nobel Prize, old friends, pipe dream, power, right words, screenplay, self fulfillment, sleep, take a chance, the folly of loving life, vision, word, word hunt, words, write it, WWII

MORE STEWARDSHIP?

September 18, 2025 by David Gillaspie

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WORK EVOLUTION OVER FORTY YEARS

September 17, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Work evolution happens when someone is on the job for forty years. You start out doing one thing, then do another, and that’s the evolution part. The evolution happens when you stick with it. Quitting after hard times is not the same.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: accomplishments, adversity, brighter future, build value, cash flow, comfort, compatible people, evolution, fighter, good people, happy days, hard times, higher ceiling, last day, money, next level, success, tenacity, tribute, unreliable, upgrade, work, work evolution

ELDER RESPECT AND WHY IT MATTERS

September 16, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Elder respect matters because not everyone gets there, and if they do, for however long or short a time, give them their flowers while they’re still alive. In one respect, being an elder is a privilege, especially if you’ve got any semblance of normalcy. By that I mean still functioning in the activities of daily […]

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HISTORY MAJORS DECLINING? SO WHAT

September 15, 2025 by David Gillaspie

History majors in decline is the story. ‘So what,’ is the response. Is there a historical reason for this? There’s always a historical reason for everything. Here’s the ‘so what’ part for you:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: anger, baby boomer, blame, boomer brain, college, cultural, dropout, education, emotional response, extra money, family, family event, fools, fun, help, higher education, historical, history, history major, history majors, learning, male emotion, school, shared conclusion, strike out, time, touchstone . cultural touchstone

PASSED BY THE GAME?

LONG BEACH FROM PORT TO FLEA MARKET

ONE PROGRESSIVE STEP, THE NEXT, AND REPEAT

KEEPING TRACK AT THE GETTY MUSEUM

THE RIGHT WORDS HAVE POWER

MORE STEWARDSHIP?

WORK EVOLUTION OVER FORTY YEARS

ELDER RESPECT AND WHY IT MATTERS

HISTORY MAJORS DECLINING? SO WHAT

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