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ERRAND BOY? EMBRACE THE JOB

October 6, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Who’s an errand boy? Who isn’t? That’s how things get done, doing on errands. What else is there, hiring someone to do errands? But there are times it makes sense.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: boots, calmed down, caregiver, cement blocks, construction, enema, errand boy, errand boy proud, errands, family, fitness, hard labor, he-man, home care, hope, hotrod, Mom, pain, pride, professional intervention, property, step dad, weight lifter, wife

BIG TIME TAKES SMALL STEPS: THE GATE

September 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The big time is closer than you think, closer than I thought. It’s easy to miss if you don’t look closely. The wood in the picture is an example.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, big time, building, building together, caregiver, caring, do it yourself, fence gate, gate building, homeowner, homeownership, project euphoria, small steps, time

MAKING TIME AND COUNTING DAYS

August 1, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Making time to do the things you need to get done is one thing. Taking time for the people and places important to you is another. Which one are you best at?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, caregiver, coach, depressed, dreams, enthusiasm, making time, metal band, music, sports, tears, time, youth sports

IMPORTANT PEOPLE NEVER TELL YOU, THEY SHOW YOU

June 6, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Important people need one thing: Someone who knows how important they are. If it’s someone they like, even better. But what if no one feels important enough?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: caregiver, D-Day, Death, deathbed, dying, family, family home, important people, married, people, racism, show you, sports talk, step-dad, tell you, wife pride, WWII

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN THREE PARTS

March 13, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Civil disobedience arrived the night I was standing in front of an Army barracks listening to an order from a captain. “First Platoon report.” I was the leader of the fourth platoon during a middle of the night fire drill where things didn’t go well. “Fourth platoon, report.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, blogger, BOOMER, caregiver, civil disobedience, first person, fragile moment, lucky man, MARRIAGE, marriage reset, nursing home, Oregon, policeman, Portland, Portland Oregon, protagonist, sandwich generation, serious work

HUMAN POTENTIAL: THE BURDEN OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS

December 19, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Human potential grade from counselor: “You can do anything you want to do.” Human response: “What am I supposed to do with that?” And so begins the journey of great expectations with: “What do you want to be?” I knew what I didn’t want to be early. My dad told me.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: academic achievements, academic counselor, blogger, boomerpdx, Cambridge England, cambridge students, caregiver, elon musk, England, great expectations, human potential, King Charles, potential, reader, students, writer, writing

WORKING HARD IS HARD WORK. WHO KNEW?

December 10, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Working hard used to be a rite of passage. “Start sooner than later and enjoy the rewards longer,” was the message. So hit the grind and go until there’s nothing left to grind, like this cartoon from the New Yorker? Then what?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, bernedoodle, blogger, boomerpdx, caregiver, hard work, heroic caregiver, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, registered reality, sandwich generation, Second Act, teammate, theater, third act, void, working, working hard, write, writer, writing day

MEMORIAL SERVICE AT SEA FOR SUSAN

August 21, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Speaking at a memorial service needs to hit home. Or don’t do it at all. I’m doing a short speech on a long boat three miles off shore. It’ll go like this:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cancer care, cancer treatment, caregiver, marijuana, medical marijuana, memorial, memorial service, neck cancer, weed brownies

VALIDATED LIFE? GET YOUR TICKET STAMPED EARLY

August 18, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A validated life, like a validated parking garage ticket, means freedom. Except the validated parking ticket is more direct. Put the card in the slot, the bar rises, you drive away. What constitutes a validated life that raises the bar to escape the couch you’ve been parked on?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, better man, blogger, Blogging, care, caregiver, caring, dignity, good people, kindness, man of god, Oregon, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, rich man, trust, trustworthy, validate, validated life, validated parking

BROKEN MEN: IT HURTS WHEN I DO THIS

June 9, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Memo to broken men who hurt themselves: Don’t do that. The remaining question remains. How do men break?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: acceptable losses, Baby Boomers, BOOMER, boomers, broken, broken men, caregiver, men, nineteen kids, parkinson's disease, prayers, Texas, thoughts, visiting nurse

ERRAND BOY? EMBRACE THE JOB

BIG TIME TAKES SMALL STEPS: THE GATE

MAKING TIME AND COUNTING DAYS

IMPORTANT PEOPLE NEVER TELL YOU, THEY SHOW YOU

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN THREE PARTS

HUMAN POTENTIAL: THE BURDEN OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS

WORKING HARD IS HARD WORK. WHO KNEW?

MEMORIAL SERVICE AT SEA FOR SUSAN

VALIDATED LIFE? GET YOUR TICKET STAMPED EARLY

BROKEN MEN: IT HURTS WHEN I DO THIS

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