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TO BE INTERESTING BE INTERESTED

October 18, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

It can’t be just in my individual baby boomer blogger brain, but these guys are famous in every form you see them, hear them, feel them. I was driving around town, passed through a parking lot, and there they were on the wall looking like an Andy Warhol fever dream. Were they trying to be […]

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CONNECTING DOTS FOR A BIGGER PICTURE

October 16, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

When freedom is just through those two doors you’d better start connecting dots for a plan to get there. That’s if you want to go, if you want to leave the cozy warmth of where you are. Cozy warmth where you are? Are you cozy? Of course you are, and so is everyone you know. […]

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BRAVE BLOGGER? HOW BRAVE

October 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

It’s hard to explain bravery, as in a brave blogger, to a little girl when you scream like a little girl at the same things they scream about. Mouse? EEEEEK. Rat? EEEEEEEEK. Spider? Run for it. It started out so normal.

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FAILED MOVIES FIND FACEBOOK LIFE

October 7, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

How many times on a Facebook scroll do you find posts on failed movies, usually movies I haven’t seen to know if they failed, or how they failed, with a caption like: “Ignored and pulled from screens just after release has aged like fine wine.” Or, “while considered a failure on it’s first release it […]

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NEW NAKED GYM GUY BOUNDARIES UPDATE, 2026

September 12, 2026 by David Gillaspie

You have boundaries; naked gym guy needs boundaries. Who sets the boundaries? Two normal people join a gym: one of them works out and goes home, the other works out and showers at the gym. Then it breaks down further. Two people shower at the gym: sweaty guys and those who like to shower […]

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MUSICAL URGE SUGGESTIONS: A LESSON POST

September 9, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Acting on a musical urge is always chancy. Will you sound the way you think you sound, would like to sound? There’s only one way to find out, and there’s a guitar laying around. Maybe it’s enough to stop thinking about it and get back to the more important things like video games and TV. […]

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BOOMER BLOGGERS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. TOO CLOSE?

September 6, 2026 by David Gillaspie

As a cohort of boomer bloggers, I read all about them. From posts and opinions, to ABOUT pages, we’re all about challenges and adventures, the places we’ve been, places we’re going. Take this picture for example. It’s from the Portland Art Museum page. Does that big golden ring look like an adventure, some kind of […]

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CLASSIC PORTLAND RIVALRY

September 3, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Social media Portland isn’t for the weak of heart. It’s either heaven on earth, or a hell hole from the underworld sticky goo. If you showed up recently, things are looking better; if you’ve been here a minute you’ve seen the ups and downs. Lastly, if you’ve lived here your whole life? Uh oh.

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THE MISSING PART ON A GUITAR? YOU

August 31, 2026 by David Gillaspie

You’ve got plans, you make plans, and there’s always a missing part. If you’re getting older and reading about the aging brain, you start worrying about your brain, and everyone your age with a functioning brain. What about that baby boomer brain? Is it getting slippery? Harder to hold on to? Then you read something […]

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YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. ARE YOU LISTENING TODAY?

August 30, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I’m listening today, like every day, for that special spark of something, something interesting, but I’d settle for less. Short of that, I hope for something that jumps out from social media, something blog-worthy. That’s a big deal with a blog, a big deal for writers, finding a topic to expand on. Too often they […]

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