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INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

June 9, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I’ve been personally indivisible for quite some time. It could be from growing up with brothers where you carved out your own identity, and a sister who had it all figured out. And I wasn’t the first born, which is important, so I never had everything to myself without some pesky little creature making sounds […]

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NOBODY PLANS FOR NO ONE GOING NOWHERE

June 5, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The Beatles have a theme song for nobody plans. It’s called Nowhere Man. This persistent cultural detective heard it when it first came out. I was eleven and it went right past me. Now?

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LEGACY STORIES NEED LEGWORK

June 4, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Legacy stories are history stories, as in historical. Some are accurate depictions of a time, an era, and get passed down. Others are told with a touch of how the teller wished things had turned out, and they get passed down too. With the advent and encouragement of and for citizen journalists, where is the […]

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FAKE BLOG? SO WHAT

May 30, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The idea of a fake blog is too funny. Who would care, it’s a blog. Besides, the idea of fake things has been around awhile, but you’ve still got to watch out. Fake jewelry? No way.

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STEPPING OFF? WHAT’S THE PLAN

May 27, 2025 by David Gillaspie

They say you need to be ready when stepping off the Rim Trail. Instead of looking into the Grand Canyon you’re going in. At the bare minimum you’ll need good shoes and water. It’s the opposite of mountain climbing.

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AWARD WINNING TAKES PRACTICE

May 23, 2025 by David Gillaspie

If you’ve never had an award winning experience, keep reading. After all of the training and expectations and worry you somehow win. What happens next? Disbelief. How did it happens? You know but still don’t believe it. Then it’s on to the next thing, the next big deal, but the feeling remains:

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MAKING FRIENDS WITH FRIENDS

May 20, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Making friends is as easy as stepping out your front door. Odds are good that someone will walk by from somewhere else. It’s up to you to break the ice. Or maybe you’re out walking around and have a conversation with a stranger that seems more like a friend you just met. The important thing […]

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NORTHWEST LOVEJOY, PORTLAND OREGON

May 17, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Northwest Lovejoy is where my current life began. That’s where I met my wife to be. She was walking up the sidewalk in a blue summer dress. I was talking to a new guy in the neighborhood who turned out to be her boyfriend. It was an auspicious beginning; I met a lot of people […]

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BREAKING STORY, OR BROKEN STORY

May 15, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A ‘breaking story’ as we all know is called a scoop. “Hear it first, hear it here.” We’re conditioned to pay attention to new information. If it’s an update, we want it. New and improved? We want it. We want it because it will make our lives better. But . . .

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HYPE MAN FOR BOOMERPDX

May 9, 2025 by David Gillaspie

If my blog had a hype man it would sound like this: DON’T WASTE ANOTHER SECOND BEFORE SIGNING UP TO RECEIVE UPDATES FROM BOOMERPDX. No bonus, no gift, just an update on a thriving blog community. Boomers are big on not wasting time since our days are numbered with death at our doorstep. But why […]

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