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WEBSITE REVIEW: NEW DEVELOPMENTS

September 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A website review usually involves an outside analysis, an external look from an expert. An expert in the field would evaluate speed, design, ways to fix what’s broken. New developments on boomerpdx means one thing: blog traffic. My traffic is the same as that on a country road, my readers are literate, and that’s good […]

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DOING NEW THINGS, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

September 13, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Doing new things opens doors, broadens horizons, and gives us hope that we still matter. “Watch this,” isn’t always the best way to start. If you like what you’ve done for the first time, start practicing to improve. And that’s the problem.

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BEST BUSINESS PRACTICE? MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

September 12, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The best business practice is managing cash flow. Ordinarily, a bad cash flow is the way a business dies, drowning little by little, month by month, in unpaid bills. Am I business man? Noooo. But I do pay attention. For example:

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YOUNG OLD VS OLD OLD, THE JOY OF AGING

September 11, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Young Old: Spry, active, ready to show how young. My Grandpa showed off his new knee by doing one legged step ups on a low rock wall, his knee at a right angle, then up. He invited me to give it a try. I was in my forties. It was harder for me than him. […]

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THE UNITED FEELING FROM HERE

September 10, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I get that united feeling when I think about how much we all have in common. It’s a growing feeling, but still elusive when differences are strong. Fortunately, being different is a good thing, not a shame thing. We have that in common. But, still . . .

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CROWDED ROOM WITH A LONG LINE OUTSIDE

September 9, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The crowded room came into shocking focus yesterday. It was a view from the road of new construction in the early phase: The flat land skinned bare, concrete curbs poured for street layout, and one showcase house framed and sided. With room for so many more planned. The view came from Roy Rogers Road driving […]

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FAMILY PETS NURTURE LONG MARRIED COUPLES

September 8, 2025 by David Gillaspie

“Family pets are for kids to learn about caring for animals.” That makes sense to me. Feed the fish, walk the dog, pet the cat. Then everyone grows up and moves on. That’s when I had ‘the conversation’ about a new dog.

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MUSCLE MEMORY? REMEMBER THEM

September 7, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Muscle memory is a warning of what you didn’t do today. Nothing is sore, nothing feels stretched, and you’ve got an inner-thigh cramp you rubbed out. That the cramp hit the evening of a big family dinner downtown Portland with a belly-dancer working the room shouldn’t matter. It just looks suspicious, as you were reminded […]

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CANNON BEACH MOODS OF AUGUST 2025

September 6, 2025 by David Gillaspie

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MOVING ALONG BUCKET LIST: #1 KEEP GOING

September 5, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Moving along means picking up and going? Not exactly. What goes and what stays is not the question of the moment. Just pick yourself up. Sounds easy? Not for everyone. But that bucket list is calling.

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DOING NEW THINGS, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

BEST BUSINESS PRACTICE? MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

YOUNG OLD VS OLD OLD, THE JOY OF AGING

THE UNITED FEELING FROM HERE

CROWDED ROOM WITH A LONG LINE OUTSIDE

FAMILY PETS NURTURE LONG MARRIED COUPLES

CANNON BEACH MOODS OF AUGUST 2025

MOVING ALONG BUCKET LIST: #1 KEEP GOING

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