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DEATH WISH? IT’S JUST A STAGE

February 7, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Death wish yourself into being a better person? “If I can’t be who I think I am I’d rather die.” Is that a wish, or a condition? I don’t know, but what I do know is ‘the end’ is the end. Most of the time.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blog writer, blogger, boomerpdx, dancing, David Gillaspie, Death, death wish, deer hunter, education, education blog, fitness blog, helping, history, history blog, live right, old man, painting, Portland, portland blog, promises, substance abuse, teaching, travel, travel blog, writer, writers, writing

AUTHENTIC LIFE TO LIVE? DO IT

June 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

An ‘authentic life’ is hard to explain? Not if you’re authentic.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: authentic life, being different, best example, best men, blog, blog writer, blogger, boomerpdx, common ground, gay man, genuine, indisputable, LGBTQIA+, pflag, Portland, San Francisco

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 . . .

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: acceptable losses, Baby Boomers, blog, blog traffic, blog writer, blogger, blogger world, boomerpdx, boomers, combat fatigue, complaining, English classes, facebook, fixing blog, hippies, Old School, PTSD, reader interface, survivors guilt, twitter, wordpress, writer, writing soul, WWII

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.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog writer, blogger, bloggers, Blogging, BOOMER, community building, engagement, insanity, money, online writing, time, time=money, vain, vanity, vanity blog, vanity project, write online, writing, writing goals

BLOG WRITER EXPLAINS TRAFFIC BUMP

September 16, 2022 by David Gillaspie

This blog writer never stops to ask, ‘Why bother,’ when it comes to writing anything. Whether I draw one reader in, or four thousand, the work is the same: Find something worth writing about, then do it in a way worth reading. Some days come in hot.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: 82nd Avenue, blog, blog traffic, blog writer, blogger, bloggers, boomerpdx, news break, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, readers, wedding, writers

BLOG READERS, BOTS, AND WRITERS

July 10, 2019 by David Gillaspie

Google analytics on blog readers is either the biggest tattletale in history, or an effective research tool. It shows and tells where blog readers like you find boomerpdx. Apparently I’m a big hit in Chicago, at least that’s what the bots say. Bot? What else hits a blogger page fifty times for an average of […]

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Today Is A Special Day For Someone, What’s Your Day Like

July 12, 2018 by David Gillaspie

Coaches have had a grand time reminding their athletes that, “There’s someone somewhere training just as hard as you. Time to step it up.” They say this right after you’ve had a special day of success so you won’t let it go to your head too fast. Or, “Someone is training harder […]

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BLOG TRAFFIC: CLICK THROUGH READER CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION

June 25, 2018 by David Gillaspie

Does blog traffic show up unexpected? What makes readers stay and look around once they do find you on accident? First, it’s not an accident. At least blog traffic shouldn’t be accidental. That’s why we buy and install Genesis framework on a wordpress platform with a News theme from Studio Press. […]

Filed Under: BOOMER BLOGGER Tagged With: am writing, analytics, blog, blog post, blog readers, blog theme, blog traffic, blog writer, blogger, Blogging, blogging platform, boomerpdx blog, content producer, facebook, focus keyword, focus work driven, genesis, Google analytics, Google search, google search ranking, Google+, H2 heading, internal links, keyword, keyword driven, memoir, memoir blogger, meta description, outbound links, readers, reading, studio press, traffic, twitter, wordpress, write, writer, yoast seo

SMARTER, HEALTHIER, READER REACH OUT TODAY

June 10, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Reader reach out to Canada, China, and India? Breaking down walls that separate people? Good reading and good readers get a jump start. Education stops when readers stop reading and only listen to what they’re told. The inquiring mind searches further. It’s all part of training. If you hear something that doesn’t sound correct? Start […]

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BLACKENED BLOGGER WORLD LIGHTENS UP

December 14, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Blogger world wisdom says keep your post short with a snappy title. SO GET BUSY AND WRITE? If they could say it and make you believe it, a blog guru would say write a great title and skip the post to concentrate on the next snappy title. “Headlines,” they growl “Headlines make the post.” Pretty soon […]

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