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STOMP OUT CANCER FROM THE KICK OFF

October 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Stomp out cancer was the theme for the Oregon Ducks v Michigan State football game at Autzen stadium. It was a fitting theme in my family where cancer is no stranger. Maybe your family, too, but I hope not. Here’s what it looks like and sounds like:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cancer, cancer cure, cancer treatment, chemo, diabetes, face cancer, football, heart disease, hpv16, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Ducks, Phil Knight, radiation, stomp cancer, stomp out cancer

NEW YORKER THURSDAY IN THE MAIL, A LESSON IN READING

October 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The New Yorker magazine is my only subscription and I’m surprised how much fun it is. I actually look forward to it, which has been a surprise over the past year. I know what I’m doing on New Yorker Day:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adulting, books, cartoons, cinema, college, context, education, English major, fiction writing, history major, literary duty, literature, magazine, new york, new yorker, news writing, on television, reading, subscription, the theater, writing

HIGH RISE CARPENTRY HOME REMODELING

October 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

High Rise Carpentry have rebuilt our decks and remodeled our rental house with: New cabinets, shower surround, tile floors, and matching the wooden floors to the extension they installed so it looks like the same floor. In our home they recently finished a complete remodel of the master bath including heated tile floors, complete tiled […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: artistic tile, bathroom remodel, contractor experience, extraordinary, high rise carpentry, home remodel, rebuild decks

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE? A REVIEW

October 3, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A healthy lifestyle doesn’t start after you recover from a dreaded disease. Some people take illness as a reminder to step up their health routine, some ignore the whole thing. Which one is the right response? Both work, just one better than the other. But there’s that other part.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, baby boomer, BOOMER, cancer, continuing education, diabetes, education, elderly, Ernest Hemingway, food aversion, fuzz check, green peppers, health, healthy, healthy aging, healthy lifestyle, healthy people, heart disease, lifestyle, mental health, mental health awareness, obesity, suffering

BLAMING SOMEONE ELSE WHEN IT’S YOUR FAULT: WEIGHT GAIN

October 2, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Blaming someone the right way takes special care. It takes practice. Conversely, accepting blame also takes practice. One is easier than the other. Take the top pic for example.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: accepting blame, beer, blame, blaming, blaming someone, depressing, drastic weight loss, drink all day, drugs, food, getting fat, health, high confidence, high school wrestler, loser's game, practice, SPORT, weight gain, Weight Loss, weight loss drugs, your fault

FAMILY TIME SUNSET ON THE WESTERN EDGE

October 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Family time needs a motto, and this could be one: “It’s better to create something and be criticized that to create nothing and criticize others.” But what feeds the creative force?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beer, create, creative, creative force, dads, family, family success, family time, jerk, kids, moms, open question, pedicure, projects, raise kids, relax, relaxing, shit talk, time, wife

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON MAKES IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

September 30, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Kris Kristofferson died yesterday. I found out in a text from one of my guitar guys. “RIP Bobby McGee.” We mourned Tom Petty’s passing, now Kris. In baby boomer world, it’s reminder of our tenuous grip on life.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, baby boomer, bobby mcgee, country music, Johnny Cash, kids, kris kristofferson, live, mourning, music, old, Portland, taylor swift, writer, writing

BIG TIME TAKES SMALL STEPS: THE GATE

September 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The big time is closer than you think, closer than I thought. It’s easy to miss if you don’t look closely. The wood in the picture is an example.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, big time, building, building together, caregiver, caring, do it yourself, fence gate, gate building, homeowner, homeownership, project euphoria, small steps, time

TAKING TIME, MAKING TIME

September 28, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Taking time for the little things is something we’re supposed to do. Making time to get it right is always the challenge. In some worlds, maybe yours, time is elusive, slippery, until you get rewired one way or the other.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, beauty, blogger, Dad, energy, focus, grandkids, Grandparents, keep time, kid events, Love, make time, MARRIAGE, married, memory, Mom, nature, smart readers, take time, time, timing, travel, wife, writer, writing

OPB PEOPLE IN BEAVERTON’S RESER

September 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

OPB people gathered Thursday night for a radio show at The Reser in Beaverton. Maybe it’s the same crowd for every Live Wire show, but I don’t know. I’ve been to one other on Portland’s Eastside and both had one thing in common: Old people who know how to have a laugh.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: audience, beaverton, drama, Luke burbank, old, old enough, old people, OPB, opb people, Portland Oregon, reser, the Reser

STOMP OUT CANCER FROM THE KICK OFF

NEW YORKER THURSDAY IN THE MAIL, A LESSON IN READING

HIGH RISE CARPENTRY HOME REMODELING

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE? A REVIEW

BLAMING SOMEONE ELSE WHEN IT’S YOUR FAULT: WEIGHT GAIN

FAMILY TIME SUNSET ON THE WESTERN EDGE

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON MAKES IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

BIG TIME TAKES SMALL STEPS: THE GATE

TAKING TIME, MAKING TIME

OPB PEOPLE IN BEAVERTON’S RESER

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