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CITY LIFE SHARING: PORTLAND OREGON

October 25, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

City life sharing means getting the family together one way or another for a public event. In a hotel ballroom. For the occasion I wore my ballroom camel hair coat handed down from my father in-law, my bolo tie from Grandpa Marshall, a Columbia vest, and my whitest white shirt over my extra-white t-shirt. I […]

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MODERN RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE

October 22, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Running for your life used to be pretty simple. There’s something that might kill you if it gets close enough. And it’s a surprise, a big surprise. No one needs to tell you what to do:

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PDX WOOD A WELCOME SIGHT

October 21, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Call it PDX wood, Portland wood, Oregon wood. Or call it what it is, Douglas Fir from the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua. And call it a nice wall. It’s nice in a way, but unfinished looking. Your call:

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BRAVE BLOGGER? HOW BRAVE

October 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

It’s hard to explain bravery, as in a brave blogger, to a little girl when you scream like a little girl at the same things they scream about. Mouse? EEEEEK. Rat? EEEEEEEEK. Spider? Run for it. It started out so normal.

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FINDING FAULT EVERYWHERE? BLAME SOCRATES

September 29, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Finding fault with the quote, “The unexamined life is not worth living?” You should. Social media demands an examination of the unexamined life beginning in two weeks. Or now. Let’s start by examining Socrates. And his life.

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PORTLAND BRIDGES – 1971

September 2, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Every city with a river have one thing in common: bridges. Portland bridges crisscross the Willamette River over and over to keep traffic moving. There’s more of them today than 1971, not to mention upgrades. The 405 is more of river of cars, and like every river it needs bridges to keep the city moving.

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MISSING PORTLAND FOUND

August 22, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I asked Big Paul about missing Portland and he set me straight. “It’s not missing.” “It is if you can’t find it.” “Then you need to look harder.”

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DESCRIPTIVE TITLES ARE NOT ADMISSIONS OF GUILT

August 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie

If some well known celebrity shows up on a screen, any screen, talking about drug addiction, mental health, and suicide, they’re not talking about themselves. Instead, they’re using their recognition, their acclaim, and their name-fame, to get a message across to a broader audience. Why do they bother with adding their feelings? Because they […]

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OLD AGE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

August 3, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Old age is a place to avoid if you can help it. It starts with the idea of, ‘I’m too old to do that,’ whatever ‘that’ is. Too old to skydive the first time? Maybe. Too old to bungee jump off a bridge? Probably. If you get past seventy without skydiving and bungee jumping? Good […]

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YAMHILL COUNTY FAIR 2026, THE OLDEST COUNTY FAIR IN OREGON

July 31, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I went to the Yamhill County Fair for the rides? Noooo. Luckily I went with my wife and our friend (hey Josette) and they weren’t jumping in line. Neither was anyone else since we were there early. It opens at 10. So why drive out into the farmland past towns and graveyards full of pioneers? […]

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