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WRITERS DREAM HOUSE NEEDS A DREAMY INTERIOR TOO

December 29, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Everyone has a ‘Dream House.’ They know it when they see it. “That’s the house of my dreams.” Two blocks later it’s another house. I could drive around town all day looking at dream houses, but which one is the dreamiest?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blog dream, blogger, boomerpdx, David Gillaspie, dream house, dreamy interior, education, family, history, new yorker, read, reader, the New Yorker, travel, twitter, well lighted, wife, writer, writers, writers room, writing

BIRTH WATERS: YOUR RIVER, LAKE, OR BAY. OKAY, AND OCEAN

November 6, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Birth waters are usually called ‘breaking waters.’ I’ll get back to that. For now let’s say “Birth Waters,” and leave the amniotic fluid for later. Let’s throw in some suspension of disbelief while we’re at it, okay?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: America, American History, better future, birth waters, blog, blogger, BOOMER, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, breaking waters, Constitution, cruel streak, cruelty, dear reader, education, history, link, local history, memory, San Francisco, trust, water source, writer, writing

TRAVEL COMPANIONS PAST & FUTURE

September 29, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Travel companions come in two varieties: Two legged and four legged. The two feet in the top pic belong to my best road-tripper. Wife travel keeps everything in order, like checking in at the airport. But what if you skip the flying?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: companions, dog, dog travel, john steinbeck, knowledge, Oregon, travel, travel companions, travel updates, wife travel

MOVING ON FROM OAKLAND CALIFORNIA

June 29, 2023 by David Gillaspie

‘Moving on’ means one thing: So long suckers. But it’s different when it’s ‘your team’ that leaves town. What must Oakland California be feeling? As a sharp-eyed blogger I’d say the feeling is . . . relief. And here’s why:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: billionaires, Dallas Cowboys, jody allen, MOVING ON, Oakland california, Oakland raiders, pacific northwest, Phil Knight, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle, Seattle supersonics

AUTHENTIC LIFE TO LIVE? DO IT

June 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

An ‘authentic life’ is hard to explain? Not if you’re authentic.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: authentic life, being different, best example, best men, blog, blog writer, blogger, boomerpdx, common ground, gay man, genuine, indisputable, LGBTQIA+, pflag, Portland, San Francisco

VANISHING POINT: HOW TO REMEMBER PORTLAND

May 8, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The vanishing point definition: The center spot on a horizon line where parallel lines in the foreground converge. Like a triangle? Maybe. Check a drawing book. The vanishing point for Portland takes another view, and it’s nothing to do with weird or keeping Portland weird. Shocking, don’t you think?

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UNDERDOG LIFER STARTS EARLY

January 6, 2023 by David Gillaspie

An underdog lifer life needs to start early, otherwise it’s just following trends. But how early? Top underdogs are never the first born, the first to start new things, or the first in line. If they were first, they wouldn’t be underdogs. Start with where you were raised.

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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.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: alpha males, better life, blogger, boomerpdx, business, everclear, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, unfinished business, west hills, woke

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?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, blogger, boomerpdx, compilation, confidence, education, fear, fearless, fearless living, history, history student, international travel, learning, Love, monograph, myths, novels, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, primary sources, reading, Rick Steves, stone henge, study history, world travel

AMATEUR CRIME LIFE WITH PEER PRESSURE

November 22, 2022 by David Gillaspie

My life in amateur crime began in 5th grade. If you were going to hang with the cool kids, you had to show you belonged. One test was shoplifting at the local Payless. It was an anchor store at Pony Village, the biggest shopping mall on the west coast between Seattle and San Francisco right […]

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