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AMERICAN DREAM — 2023: THE GOLDEN RULE

January 16, 2023 by David Gillaspie

THE American Dream remains the same: Be Somebody. Be someone you’re proud of. If you’ve been the good example bringing someone back from the edge, keep it up. If you’re the reason someone was out there, keep reading.

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GAME CLOCK FUN? IT’S ALWAYS RUNNING

January 15, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The game clock of life runs and runs, and it’s running fast. We still like to think we all start the same. No one notices the difference since we’re so busy doing other things. Maybe you’re heard that life happens when you’re doing other things? What other things?

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LOVE LIFE HISTORY OF THE BABY BOOMER

January 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

For a successful love life you need to make the decision all English majors make: Do you throw yourself into the fire, or coast along for the ride? Do the required reading? Or go to Cliff Notes? Checking in on an old Baby Boomer favorite from Facebook.

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REBUILDING PORTLAND A LITTLE AT A TIME

January 9, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Rebuilding Portland means one thing: acknowledge what’s broken and fix it. What’s broken? The biggest thing broken is believing Portland is worth the effort. But how do you rebuild trust? You need to go out and find it.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, bill boeing, Bill Gates, blogger, boomerpdx, city planning, Jeff Bezos, Mississippi avenue, Oregon, Phil Knight, Portland, Portland Oregon, rebuild, rebuild portland, rebuilding center, rebuilding portland, Seattle, urban navigation, urban planning

FACEBOOK WRITER, BLOGGER, OR SCROLLER?

January 8, 2023 by David Gillaspie

You know a Facebook writer when you read them. The work seems too good for the platform, too permanent for such a temporary view. But Facebook is inviting, available, and free. So why not use it as a primary outlet?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: better writer, blogger, boomerpdx, diamond sutra, epic of Gilgamesh, facebook, Facebook writer, hardcover book, identity theft, Jack kerouac, libraries, on the road, rosetta stone, ten commandments, twitter, writer, writing

UNDERDOG LIFER STARTS EARLY

January 6, 2023 by David Gillaspie

An underdog lifer life needs to start early, otherwise it’s just following trends. But how early? Top underdogs are never the first born, the first to start new things, or the first in line. If they were first, they wouldn’t be underdogs. Start with where you were raised.

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REALITY CHECK FOR THE PORTLAND NEW YEAR

January 3, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Who writes the reality check for the new year? Don’t ask. It’s you. And it’s your reality. You can check it, ignore it, or pretend it belongs to someone else. But, it’s you, it’s yours, and you’re not alone, as the top image shows.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: best lives, blogger, boomerpdx, city living, good work, new year, Oregon, Oregon History, Portland, portland lights, portland night, Portland Oregon, portland transparency, reality, reality check, south park blocks, transparency, transparent

TODAY MATTERS MORE THAN YESTERDAY

January 1, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Today matters. It’s January 1, 2023, the first mattering day. A day of hope, hoping to fulfill your New Years’ pledge for at least one day. Anyone pledging to never drink again? But after some ‘hair of the dog?’ Except my dog doesn’t shed.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger, boomerpdx, dream, links, new year, new years, today, today matters, wine, wine business, wine cellar, wine marketing, wine tasting, winery, yesterday

READING OUT 2022: TOP POSTS ON BOOMERPDX

December 31, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Reading out 82nd Ave in Portland Oregon leads the list. Instead of looking like a tired stretch of New Jersey road with Bruce Springsteen sitting on his daddy’s lap as he steered through town, 82nd was a magical fairly tale in 2022. Did I mention magical? I called it Dream Street. That’s what it was […]

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DRIVEN PEOPLE STAY ON TRACK

December 29, 2022 by David Gillaspie

You know driven people the moment you meet them. How? By asking what they do? No, they’ll tell you before you ask. Something like, “My name is David and I’m good.” Convincing enough? How about:

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