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BOOMER MISTAKES TO CLEAN UP

December 27, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Baby boomer mistakes? What mistakes? In some circles everything boomer related is a mistake. This isn’t that circle. Instead, I’ll look at common mistakes and regrets to avoid. This is for younger generations.

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FIXING BLOG THINGS AND COMPLAINING AT THE SAME TIME

December 24, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Fixing blog things is part of joining the blogger world circus. I update boomerpdx and lose my subscribers? Twitter takes a dump and I lose my blog traffic? Facebook is unreliable? These are examples of fixing things online AND complaining. Waaaa. But, first . . .

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LIFE RESET? WHERE TO START

December 17, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Does a life reset sound pretty good right about now? Has your fear of missing out taken over? Before you go all in on a reset, consider this: Are you who you think you are?

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GUEST BLOGGER RANDALL CUTHBERT

December 15, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A guest blogger is one who finds their way onto a blog one way or another. My guest blogger career to boost boomerpdx showed me what it takes. Did I know Dr. Cuthbert would have what it takes? I had my suspicions.

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STEPPING OUT BOOMERPDX STYLE

December 11, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Stepping out of a comfort zone isn’t the same as throwing yourself away. Let’s get that straight. One has an air of optimism, the other not so much. How can you tell the difference before it’s too late, you ask? Let’s go.

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LATE BLOOMERS CROWD THE STAGE

December 4, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Who loves late bloomers? Not the people they crowd out. It’s hard enough getting any traction and gains without someone new showing up and taking all of the attention. To make it even worse, they might be Baby Boomers.

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RED FLAG IN MORNING, BOOMER TAKE WARNING

December 2, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Ordinarily a red flag is a warning, a fire warning, a dire warning. See one of those on the news and get your boogie bag packed. That’s a big red flag, not the one for this post. Let’s look at the small ones just for baby boomers who have it all. And, based on current […]

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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?

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ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY OR UNNATURALLY

November 26, 2022 by David Gillaspie

If you find yourself alone again, don’t despair. The young people will find others and wistfully remember their alone days. The elderly treasure their memories of an active, busy, life. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. What gets in the way? Social media?

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MARRIAGE ADVICE FOR FREE, DAVE IS EXTRA

November 25, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Marriage advice from the never married, or multiple married, is like writing your weight on a restroom wall. Why write your weight on a restroom wall? So, in case you fall in, they’ll know how much to take out. How much is thirty six years? No one knows.

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