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LOVE LIFE HISTORY OF THE BABY BOOMER

January 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

For a successful love life you need to make the decision all English majors make: Do you throw yourself into the fire, or coast along for the ride? Do the required reading? Or go to Cliff Notes? Checking in on an old Baby Boomer favorite from Facebook.

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GIVE UP? HOW TO START

January 11, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Give up is what losers do? Not so fast. It’s got other names, like surrender, capitulate, quit. But giving up sounds so final. Why?

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SPORTS TALK: “SO WHAT? NOW WHAT”

December 14, 2022 by David Gillaspie

“So what,” is sports talk when things take a turn for the worse. And keep getting worse. Then comes the, “Now what,” part. Do you ride it on down, or . . . ?

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MARRIAGE TRAP, STARRING BEN AFFLECK

December 12, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Does a ‘marriage trap’ sound different than a marriage between two movie stars? Edward Hopper painted what looks like a marriage trap. A couple in a room ignoring each other, trying to find anything to do besides talk. He reads bad news, she taps a sad note. Looks like a trap to me. But, what’s […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Ben Affleck, booze, divorced, drinking, drunk, drunk marriage, edward hopper, famous hollywood, growing apart, Hollywood, hollywood icon, howard stern, loveless marriage, MARRIAGE, marriage trap, mother in law, role model marriage, scotch, shame

WORKING HARD IS HARD WORK. WHO KNEW?

December 10, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Working hard used to be a rite of passage. “Start sooner than later and enjoy the rewards longer,” was the message. So hit the grind and go until there’s nothing left to grind, like this cartoon from the New Yorker? Then what?

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PERSONAL MEMOIR, NOT THE OTHER KIND

December 9, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Personal memoir says, “Too few people take the time to explore themselves thoroughly.” Unless you’re married. Then it’s too little exploring, too much exploring, what’s with all this exploring, what are you, a narcissist? Funny you’d ask.

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HEARTWARMING GAS IN THE HOUSE

December 8, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Heartwarming gas keeps a happy home warm, until you smell it. Then you call NW Natural. Something smelled off, and it wasn’t in the refrigerator. It came from the gas fireplace. Was I worried? Yes, I was. Gas leaks are bad news.

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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?

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

VANITY PROJECT, OR INSANITY GOALS

November 10, 2022 by David Gillaspie

“Vanity project.” That was my answer to the question of, “Why do you write online?” Some answers included, ‘to be remembered, to share, to enlighten.’ It’s all vanity project with different goals.

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HOBBY CHEF COOKS SIGNATURE DISH

November 7, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Hobby chef says: start out with the right ingredients. My signature dish, a take off on a childhood favorite at birthdays, includes the healthy and the questionable healthy. The question comes up a few times a year on house birthdays, so the ingredients are not deadly. Cooking birthday dinner for others in hobby chef style:

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