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MEMORABLE MOMENTS THAT STICK

March 8, 2025 by David Gillaspie

This was a most memorable moment from the early years. One headline for life. It covers all of the important stuff: My name is spelled right, it’s a Greco-Roman tournament, and it’s North Bend.. There’s only one thing missing:

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SIGNING PAPERS IN REAL INK

March 7, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Signing papers is a fact of life. Sign this, sign that, and move on. If you’ve signed and weren’t convinced you knew what you were signing? Welcome to the club.

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BUSINESS BLOGGER vs BOOMERPDX

February 28, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The business blogger has a root goal: make enough money to keep the doors open. They have a product, affiliated products, a service, and a sales pitch. The blog includes plug-ins up the whazoo to show pop-ups reminding you to sign up for a newsletter, get updates, or donate. They may be entrepreneurs, or part […]

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STAYING COMPETITIVE, WITH YOURSELF

February 18, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Staying competitive can be a life goal. It means staying sharp, alert, ready. Being quietly competitive is one thing; you may bring out the best in you. Loud competition can be a problem, such as?

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THROWBACK NIGHT: PORTLAND WINTER LIGHT FESTIVAL

February 16, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Throwback night started in Smart Park on SW 3rd and Yamhill. After my wife and I thought hard about going to the Portland Winter Light Festival, even if it’s raining, we launched the White Cloud Toyota down the highway. Since the festival shined brightest in the dark, as light does, it was dark pulling up […]

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ATTENTION SPAN DEBATE ON VALENTINES’S DAY: WHAT?

February 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

A short attention span is normal? Older people like to joke about going into another room for some reason they can’t remember. It happens all the time, but there’s a hack: You have to stay in the room until you remember. That’s Michael Corleone wishing brother Fredo well.

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LANGUAGE ARTS FOR THE WIN

February 13, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Language arts is the difference between the possible and the impossible. Can we return to childhood? Would you want to? Or . . .

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ONLINE BUSINESS DECISIONS

February 1, 2025 by David Gillaspie

People make millions with their online business. Millions, I tell you. Everywhere I look some blogger is making millions of dollars. And I don’t think it’s all google ad-words.

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HOW TO GROW UP BETTER THAN YOUR PARENTS

January 14, 2025 by David Gillaspie

It’s time to grow up, but there’s still a question? How to do it right. Based on empirical evidence gathered through observation, documentation, and experimentation, in other words the most popular posts on boomerpdx all time, I have some solid advice. It’s not advice for those set in their ways, resistant to change, and waiting […]

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HEALING POWER OF WRITING (feeling better yet?)

January 6, 2025 by David Gillaspie

healing power

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