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ENGLAND LAKE DISTRICT ‘JOY RIDE’

May 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Drive to the Lake District, the tour book says. It will be a fun joy ride. Whenever you hear the term ‘joy ride’ and it’s not about stealing a car, use extra caution. This was the joy ride around the Lake District.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beaverton, beer, car crash, cockermouth, Cockfosters, England, England lake district, English roads, eurocar rental, gin, Hawaii, joy ride, Lake District, MARRIAGE, planning, Rick Steves, travel, white knuckle driving, wife

BOOMER ALCOHOL: AN INTERVIEW INTERVENTION

September 1, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Boomer alcohol? They’ve met before, Baby Boomers and Alcohol. But have they ever really talked to each other? What would they say? Let’s find out:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: alcoholic, baby boomer, Baby Boomers, beer, blogger, BOOMER, boomer alcohol, boomerpdx, boomers, booze, demon run, drinking, drunk, gin, hard alcohol, intervention, interview, naked streaking

DRY JANUARY IN PORTLAND OREGON WITHOUT THE JITTERS

January 22, 2020 by David Gillaspie

The first time I mentioned Dry January to a stranger, they corrected me. “I believe you mean Sober October.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beer, BOOZER, college football, college football playoffs, dry january, football, gin, liquor, nfl football games, oregon ducks football, Portland beer, Rose Bowl, whiskey

BAD TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY SECRETS REVEALED

April 17, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Find the right cluster of furniture piled behind a steel fence. If it carries an association with a famous author, all the better. Frame it in and push the button. All done, right? Photography secrets are in plain sight in this example. The fence distorts the view. The frame’s too small to read anything. It […]

Filed Under: BOOMER BLOGGER Tagged With: alcohol, asheville, asheville north carolina, author, bad photography, beer, f. scott fitzgerald, gin, GROVE PARK INN, north carolina, OMNI GROVE PARK INN, photography, photography secrets, travel, travel photography, writer