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NICE THINGS. WHY NOT US?

October 15, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If you want nice things, and who doesn’t, keep a sharp eye out on what’s around you. An evening stroll under the crescent moon? If that’s not nice, I don’t know what is. For this you don’t haveto go to Paris, or Portland, but you do have to go outside. Can you do it? I […]

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CASUAL BIRD WATCHING WITH BABY DUCK

October 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Casual bird watching is just a short drive away to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. You never know what you’ll see, like this Egret. A special egret. Why special? It has friends. An egret and a blue heron together?

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FISHING FAILURE = TRY AGAIN

October 10, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

What makes for a fishing failure? Bad weather, wrong bait, no bites. If that happens too many times, what do you do? You want some salmon, you live in Oregon, it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.

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FAILED BLOG DIFFERENT THAN A FAILED MOVIE

October 8, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

BoomerPdx is a failed blog. (Does that make me a failed blogger? Uh oh) After a Portland run to the art museum I came home and reviewed the evening. You know what they say about writers? We get to live things twice: Once in real life, once on the page. Except I got sidetracked on […]

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THE LAST NUCLEAR BLAST

October 6, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The last nuclear blast ended WWII? Japan had a hard time deciding what to do, surrender unconditionally, or what. The ‘or what’ began with Hiroshima and ended with Nagasaki, skipping Kokura twice. I visited the two men in charge of the new nuclear bomb. They were quiet. So was I.

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SAM QUINONES ON IMPORTANT WRITING

October 5, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

What’s better than a writer hyping important writing, the importance of writing, and at the same time telling us about their favorite writing book from a dead writer? If that’s not writing advice, I don’t know what is. Good writing advice is hard to come by. Will it make you a better writer, you ask? […]

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CHEESECAKE FACTORY v ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL: A STUDY

October 4, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Timeless design. Classic vision. Tasteful architecture. What more could anyone want from the Cheesecake Factory? Or, St. Paul’s Cathedral?

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A PORTLAND WALK WITH THE LADIES

October 2, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

What do you miss if you skip the Portland walk? Trees planted in brick walk ways? Always fun. The street lamps like the one in the top left? Wooden models are part of the Oregon Historical Society collection, and they are beautiful.

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MISTAKEN IDENTITY: ONE ‘MY BAD’ MOMENT

October 1, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

‘My bad’ is not anyone else’s bad, not your bad, not their bad, unless: What you did hurt others. You did it with malicious intent. You smeared your family name and showed a special kind of jack-ass on C-span.

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LONG MARRIAGE, WITH AGREEMENT DEALS

September 30, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If you are in a marriage, long or short, bride or groom, and it’s your first one, you are aware of certain deals, made aware of certain deals, from the start. They begin with to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, […]

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