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SPACE NEEDLE BECOMES LAMP POST IF SEATTLE GROWS THE WRONG DIRECTION

July 21, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Reading right to left the image of Seattle changes from working port town Seattle to big league sports town Seattle to gorgeous big-city-over-water skyline Seattle, the equal to any world center. And then the forgotten Space Needle. There it is all by itself on the left. Alone. Can we finally agree? Seattle is […]

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SEATTLE WORKS HARD FOR THE TOP SPOT

July 17, 2017 by David Gillaspie

A money man gave me the short history of how important places draw the right people to them, how they work. In the emerging Industrial Revolution world London was the center of the universe. Anyone with dreams and aspirations of being somebody, of one day being The Man, moved to London. Things changed […]

Filed Under: Buckle Up Tagged With: Amazon, Baby Boomers, Bill Gates, industrial revolution, london, microsoft, millennials, New York City, over achievers, Paul Allen, Seattle, seattle skyline, seattle works, vulcan, wwi, WWII

STATES ON THE PODIUM FOR AN OREGON BLOG ABOUT NOTHING

May 2, 2017 by David Gillaspie

These states read a blog about nothing. Is yours on it? The biggest problem with people coming to America is they show up without a good grip on their new place. How can anyone expect immigrants and refugees to know American states? Some of them come running for their lives. They’ve been on the track […]

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BAD APPS RUNNING HUMAN OPERATING SYSTEM?

April 6, 2017 by David Gillaspie

3 ways to tell a bad app from good on your own human operating system Consider the human operating system basics, what you demand everyday: If you’re hungry, find food. Too cold? Grab a coat. For a safe night, find a safe shelter. Those are the basics, right? Food. Clothing. Shelter. But not with a […]

Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: Amazon, bad app, bad app interface, clothing, evolution, food, housing, human, human evolution, human operating syster, os, reference, shelter, skill set, socialization

BIG MONEY MEANS BIG EDUCATION?

November 25, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Learn how to use Big Money. Rich guys are smart guys. If you learned that in school, you might be rich, too. What if you got rich another way? That’s when you you slide up on smart people and ask, “If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?” The joke is pretty funny, but not […]

Filed Under: BOOMER BLOGGER Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Jeff Bezos, Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett, betsey Devos, Bill Gates, boomer blogger, facebook, Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, microsoft, Microsoft Bill Gates, Oracle, Oracle Larry Ellison, Oregon, OREGON'S BOOMER BLOGGER, warren buffett

BLOGGING FOR ASPIRING WRITERS

March 24, 2016 by David Gillaspie

The difference between an aspiring writer and a blogger? Story. A recent boomerpdx reader sent this comment about aspiring writers: Superb blog! Do you have any suggestions for aspiring writers? I’m planning to start my own blog soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you recommend starting with a free platform like WordPress […]

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REJECTING THE MODERN MARKET, A BOOMER TRIUMPH

August 4, 2014 by David Gillaspie

Feeling The Weight Of Years Everywhere. A fifty year old has earned the right to a few groans and moans in the morning. When a sixty eight year old takes a knee during a softball game, don’t be surprised. These are the boomer years my friends, with birthdays between 1946 and 1964. While we celebrate […]

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The Hashtag Hook

August 8, 2013 by David Gillaspie

Every trap has some sort of bait. Fish hit the worm on a hook. Crabs crawl into the crab-pot to munch on fish heads. Forbes magazine prints an article explaining how hashtags attract wealthy customers. We’re all on the same page so far? Hashtag = #, like #boomerpdx. Author Cheryl Conner says people with money are […]

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