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ASPIRATIONAL LIVING STEP BY STEP

August 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Aspirational living has it’s own vocabulary. “I would have done that.” “I could have done that.” “How hard can it be?” Sometimes reality sets in sooner than later, as it should.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aspirational, aspirational living, Baby Boomers, books, boomerpdx, boomers, caring, embarrassing secret, harmless obsession, high school reunion, kind, learning process, living, millennial, millennials, NFL, romance, sharing, sweet, vocabulary, work, writer, writers, writing

MAKING TIME AND COUNTING DAYS

August 1, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Making time to do the things you need to get done is one thing. Taking time for the people and places important to you is another. Which one are you best at?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, caregiver, coach, depressed, dreams, enthusiasm, making time, metal band, music, sports, tears, time, youth sports

INTERCONNECTION BLOGGER FOR CLIMATE DUBIOUS

July 21, 2023 by David Gillaspie

We need an interconnection blogger to sell climate change to the disbelievers. The scientists aren’t getting it done. Celebrities are trying but coming up short. Where is that blogger to tie it all together?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger, california, clean solar, climate change, climate denier, climate dubious, coal power, covid, dirty energy, energy transmission, interconnection blogger, lung cancer, midwest, Oregon, pollution, reading, renewable energy, wind energy

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

BOOMER MEDICINE: THEY GET WHAT THEY DESERVE?

June 4, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Boomer medicine comes in the same variety as everyone else’s: What works. And what doesn’t work. But for boomers there’s an extra additive.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: accountable, adult children, BOOMER, boomer medicine, boomers, Coos Bay, covid, dead, Death, goals, hometown, icu, medicine, mistakes, moving forward, North Bend, Portland, reader, responsible, rivalries, tactical advice

ANGRY PEOPLE PULL MORE ANGER

May 25, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Angry people need an audience like a bird needs air, like a fish needs water. Without other people the angry one is a solo yeller. With other people they are a leader calling out ‘THE TRUTH.’ That’s when ‘the truth’ takes a dive.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adult sons, anger, angry, angry people, education, higher education, Portland, Portland State, Portland State University, respect others, the truth, truth, values, victim

JOCK TALK INTERPRETED FOR NON-JOCKS

April 28, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Jock Talk: “Once you’ve been in the greatest shape of your life that’s the fitness standard you strive for.” Do you see the problem here? There’s two of them. The first is establishing what constitutes being in the greatest shape of your life. Was it an event? A time-span? Both?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adult fitness, baby boomer, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, fitness, fitness journey, fitness log, fitness reminders, fitness standard, jock, jock talk, prove yourself, workout talk

ADULT FRIENDSHIP FAILS TO AVOID

April 21, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Adult friendship is a balancing act. They are either too friendly, or distant. Too enthusiastic, or remote. And it’s always ‘them?’ Ok, boomer.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adult, adult friendship, baby boomer, band, BOOMER, friendship, GUITAR, hope, millennials, music friend, ok boomer, regret

BETTER LIFE BEGINS WITH _____

March 31, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A better life begins right where you are, not over there. Or there, or there, but right where you are, which might be the reason change is so hard. The funniest thing I’ve heard about making a change is, “We haven’t done anything and we’re fresh out of ideas.” But that’s not you? Let’s be […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: best self, better life, blogger, books, boomerpdx, Carlos baker, college dropout, dropout, English major, failure, Hemingway, higher education, history degree, inspiration, life, loser, make peace, marathon man, quitter, reading, self esteem, student loan

PASSED OVER? TAKE ANOTHER LOOK

February 21, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Getting passed over on the job is a sign, but for what? A new job? Where else does it happen with sad results? Any time it happens to you, and it’s happened whether you admit it or not. Try on not default to bitterness and blame right away.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: authority figure, canceled, consultant, egotistical selfishness, hurt others, hurt people, identity, management goals, new energy, new job, passed over, woke culture