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OLD PORTLAND, NEW PORTLAND, TODAY PORTLAND WITH MARK ROTHKO

July 23, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

This is a scene of old Portland, a painting by Mark Rothko, hanging in new Portland. A single bridge, a barren Eastside, a cloudy sky. Yep, looks like Portland. Here’s how I know:

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WORKING WITH ART WORKS TO HELP DAVID HOCKNEY WORK BETTER

July 22, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

‘Meet me at the art museum’ is a sure way to discover how art works, starting with the installation. Don’t have time for a trip to downtown Portland? Leave it to boomerpdx to fill in the frame. Sometimes the art work delivers in mysterious ways.

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LIFE CYCLE: TOMATO KING 2026

July 21, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The life cycle of tomatoes starts with an idea: ‘Let’s do something with the space we’ve got.’ When the space includes a side yard with lots of sun? Plant that tomato.

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SOCCER, FOOTBALL, AMERICAN WORLD CUP, FINALLY

July 20, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The American World Cup showed city after city jumping for their teams. Not so much the American team in the finals and semi-finals, but the good teams. Why not American soccer? What’s gone wrong to prevent the home team from becoming regulars in the Sweet Sixteen, the Elite Eight, and the Final Four? Maybe it’s […]

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THROWBACK BEACH RUN TO SEASIDE

July 19, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Growing up in a coastal town took the drama out of any beach run. North Bend was surrounded by Coos Bay with a high tide creeping on Virginia Avenue and sometimes giving 101 a good rinse. With beaches to the north, south, and west, it was easy to find the right one. Going to the […]

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THE ‘HISTORY ANGLE’ TO CONFUSE CITIZENS: IT DIDN’T HAPPEN

July 18, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The ‘history angle’ is not so much a disguise as an omission, of leaving things out. Traffic on boomerpdx started coming in large numbers from China and Hong Kong, so I thought of ways to include them. Write historical posts about the events banned in their country and address historical omissions gaining ground in America? […]

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TAKE A HARD LOOK, THEN ANOTHER

July 17, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The last tine I took a hard look at anything my brain logged in. Is it important? Did it matter? Should I care? What to do about it? The answers:

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BUILDING HISTORICAL HEALTH WITH AN ‘EXPERIENCE’

July 16, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The good doctor says ‘historical health’ is important for local and national well-being. The downside: you may discover things are not as you think they are. The upside: you may discover you’re better than you think. I call it Win-Win. Why?

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DON’T TALK BACK TO WHO?

July 15, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

When someone says, “Don’t talk back to me,” what’s your first impulse? Give them some back talk, or shut up. You already know what they want. What about you?

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ADULTISM: JUST DO IT?

July 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Adultism: making mistakes and passing the knowledge on without admitting how you learned it. “Mistakes? Not me. I just know things because I’m smarter than you.” If you haven’t said those words, you’ve heard them and thought, ‘this is what smart people say?’ And we wonder why young people don’t respect their elders any more […]

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