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PORTLAND ROAD TO TIGARD

December 7, 2022 by David Gillaspie

The Portland road out of town comes in four iterations: Highway 30 to Scappoose, I-84 to Gresham, Highway 26 to Beaverton, and I-5 to Tigard. Of course the roads extend further, but not today. If you’re leaving Portland for the suburbs, those are the choices. I know you’re asking, “Why would anyone leave the beautiful […]

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UNGROUNDED LIFE IN TIGARD

December 6, 2022 by David Gillaspie

An ungrounded life is for people who wish they were somewhere besides where they are, where they live, where they spend their time. I met one of them in the local Walgreens. I could tell he was ungrounded by how he looked. He was wearing a suit, which from my experience, was his work clothes.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS? OK BOOMER

December 5, 2022 by David Gillaspie

What’s the first rule of ‘unfinished business?’ Set a goal. Once you reach the goal, you’re finished. Done. Stand back. Then learn to accept your work, for better or worse, etc.

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LATE BLOOMERS CROWD THE STAGE

December 4, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Who loves late bloomers? Not the people they crowd out. It’s hard enough getting any traction and gains without someone new showing up and taking all of the attention. To make it even worse, they might be Baby Boomers.

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WANT TO DO RIGHT, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW?

December 3, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Who wants to do right? Start something and doing it right seems pretty basic. But that’s not how things always turn out. Then what happens?

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RED FLAG IN MORNING, BOOMER TAKE WARNING

December 2, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Ordinarily a red flag is a warning, a fire warning, a dire warning. See one of those on the news and get your boogie bag packed. That’s a big red flag, not the one for this post. Let’s look at the small ones just for baby boomers who have it all. And, based on current […]

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FEARLESS LIVING, AND OTHER MYTHS

December 1, 2022 by David Gillaspie

The key to Fearless Living? Don’t live past a certain age. But what’s that age? The most fearless person I know is two years old, but they don’t know how fearless they are. Who among is living fearlessly past two? Who is not?

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GET UNSTUCK IN LIFE SOONER THAN LATER

November 30, 2022 by David Gillaspie

If you pay attention to your feelings you may find yourself stuck, then the goal is trying to get unstuck. Can’t sleep, worried half to death, snacks in the middle of the night kind of stuck need attention. Here’s what I do, and you can too:

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TRANSIT TIME: FOUR EXAMPLES

November 29, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Transit time for container ships? If you order from Amazon and expect next day, or same day delivery, it’s not fast enough. The containers carry the world in them, from factory to you. Unless they get stuck in the Suez Canal, Panama Canal, or Chesapeake Bay. Expect delays.

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COLLEGE DANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL, 1972

November 28, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A college dance had a special allure to high school kids. We were high school homers in 1972; the college was Southwestern Oregon Community College, or: SWOCC. The campus was in Coos Bay, Oregon, a city of mystery and sawdust. I’d never been to a college dance, but I was a high school junior and […]

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PORTLAND ROAD TO TIGARD

UNGROUNDED LIFE IN TIGARD

UNFINISHED BUSINESS? OK BOOMER

LATE BLOOMERS CROWD THE STAGE

WANT TO DO RIGHT, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW?

FEARLESS LIVING, AND OTHER MYTHS

GET UNSTUCK IN LIFE SOONER THAN LATER

TRANSIT TIME: FOUR EXAMPLES

COLLEGE DANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL, 1972

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