better days Archives • DAVIDPDX

page contents Google

HARD RAIN FALLING, GUTTERS OVERFLOWING, NOW WHAT?

January 7, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I’ve got a hard rain falling in drops you can see. Not the usual drizzle, not a sheet of water, but individual drops spaced and timed to perfection. It’s cold out, the kind of day that makes you think of other places you’ve heard about, seen on advertisements, the kind of cold and wet people […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: America, American Baby Boomer, baby boomer, Baby Boomer blogger, better days, blog, blogger, Bob Dylan, boomer generation, call to action, Death, education, facebook, flood, getters, hard rain, history, hunger, Jan 6, learning, now what, Oregon, revisionist history, rewriting history, second opinion, show up, sink hole, stay warm, twitter, wife, writer, writers, writing, wrong history, WWII

BEST DEAL FOR BETTER DAYS? READ ALL ABOUT IT

February 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The best deal for you? You’re looking for clues to a better life on a blog? When has a writer ever served that up? The clue lies in reading.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: active people, best deals, better days, blog, blogger, boomerpdx, busy people, capturing readers, David Gillaspie, education, English teachers, family, fitness, learning, new stories, readers, reading, story medicine, story teller, writer, writers, writing

BETTER DAYS AND THE RANDOM MOMENTS THAT INSPIRE THEM

March 23, 2021 by David Gillaspie

We had a table discussion about historic moments that led to better days. Four adults, three of whom don’t like things called table discussion. Me: But we’re at the table. One in the group gave their version of a history and moved on. But another in the group made a correction. The rest of group […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: AGENT ORANGE, AR-15, better days, covid pandemic, future, hope, inspire, insurrectionists, mental health, prison, Vietnam War