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PORTLAND SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

June 23, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The Portland summer is why people move to Oregon. It’s also why people move away. Why? Because it doesn’t last long enough. That wasn’t the case yesterday at Portland Center Stage.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger, boomerpdx, burnside, downtown Portland, live theater, Oregon, Portland, portland center stage, Portland Oregon, portland summer, Shakespeare, west slope

SUNNY DAY FOR CELEBRATIONS EVERYDAY

June 21, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A sunny day is the best sort of day for cheering. You can go outside and walk around with the joy of the day, no matter what is celebrated. And you don’t have to dress like you’re going on an undersea adventure. Just open the door and step out. But what is there to celebrate? […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger, boomerpdx, celebrate, gun control, joy, MARRIAGE, married, northwest portland, Portland, Portland Oregon, portland women, sunny day, twitter, wife day, writer

TAKE ‘THE PAUSE’ TO SHOW RESPECT

June 20, 2023 by David Gillaspie

‘The Pause’ in this post is the moment a medical team takes after a patient dies. Whoever is in the bed deserves a moment of quiet for the life they led. I’m a fan of people understanding the idea of respect and how it’s shown. But why wait until the last moment?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: American pause, blog, blogger, boomerpdx, Death, dying, facebook, family, Internet, medical team, online, Portland, read, readers, respect, thank you, the pause, twitter, write, write more, writer, writing

START WRITING BECAUSE ‘YOU NEVER KNOW’

June 19, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Start writing because you have a story that needs telling. By you.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: backstory, blogger, context, fathers day, happy family, healthier, history, love story, main character, reader, reading, slow tv, start writing, story, writer, writing, younger, youtube

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

ROSE FESTIVAL DONE RIGHT IN PORTLAND? RAMBLE ON

June 11, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Rose Festival week for Portland Oregon baby boomers when we were single? It was good, real good. We didn’t have cars back then and it didn’t matter since we lived so close to the parade route through Portland. Yesterday was a throwback to those days of old in New Portland. What’s the biggest difference between […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, crawl portland, new portland, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, portland rose festival, Portland Rose Festival Parade, rose festival, Rose Garden, Washington Park, willamette week

PORTLAND SURVEY ASKS: SO WHAT?

June 7, 2023 by David Gillaspie

This Portland survey asks one question: Who is moving to Portland? More important, who is staying? People have opinions, none very favorable. I’m here to work on it.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beer, blog post, blogger, Bridge City, coffee, drugs, facbook, homeless, old portland, Oregon, Portland, portland future, portland history, Portland Oregon, portland survey, reinventing portland, survey, twitter

WELCOME MAT: THERE’S MORE THAN ONE

May 28, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Welcome mat? What it means: It means you’re welcome at that particular door. But you knew that. It also means it’s up to you to stay welcome. This might be new territory for some of you.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baggage, blogger, boomerpdx, cat, choice, Dad, east coast, English classes, family, layers, MARRIAGE, married, Mom, parenting, parents, personal baggage, welcome, welcome mat, your choice

GOOD READERS 2023 TOP TEN POSTS, SO FAR

May 27, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Good readers decide what makes the Top 10 on boomerpdx. But are they actual readers or casual scrollers seeking something based on a headline? Which are you? What makes you stop and stick around on any blog? Let’s do a test beginning with a question:

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BROKEN BLOG REPORTER

May 20, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Who’s got a broken blog? Who breaks their blog and gets more traffic as a result. It’s a sad yet funny story. Beginning with the name change from BoomerPdx.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, blog, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, broken blog, customer service, millennials, old people, self-esteem, young people