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DEDICATION, DEVOTION, WRITING A BLANK SCREEN ALIVE

April 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

BoomerPdx spam is very encouraging with kudos for dedication, devotion, and persistence. Persistence, not pestilence. For the most part I work to promote persistence in whatever field you find yourself in. You didn’t get there by accident. It may have started from an accident, or happenstance, but once you settle in, keep going.

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LIVING HISTORY? IT WORKS FOR ME

March 28, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Living history is what you see when people put on costumes and churn butter. At least that’s what comes to mind for most people. It’s a farm, a museum, a town. History is one thing; living it another. Which one is right for you? I have the right answer:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: artifacts, experience, family, fish packing, hand guns, historical resume, history, history museum, life, living, living history, machine guns, museum artifacts, museum collections, museum objects, museum robbery, northwest, oregon historical society, Oregon History, Oregon History Museum, Oregonian, robbery, saw mill

GOOD MOOD MAKES A DIFFERENCE?

March 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A good mood sets the day. A bad mood? Everyone has one, but not everyone shares it over and over. And over. Is there a huge difference between the two?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bad mood, be heard, being heard, good mood, GUITAR, history, Johnny Cash, kris kristofferson, larry bird, listen, mood, music, musical instrument, NBA, practice, songs, sports, the arts, the eagles, woke

BLOG TRAFFIC: THE LINE STARTS OVER THERE

March 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Blog traffic is easy, so expect instant results. Start a blog, write a post, and stand back. The clouds part, the rain stops. You stand in the warming sunshine, not the blazing warm that melts asphalt in parking lot, but the cuddly warm of wearing strap t-shirts and cargo shorts. Let’s warm it up.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bitch blogger, blog, blog life, blog topics, blog traffic, blogger, blogposts, Bluehost, boomerpdx, compelling voice, education, facebook, Facebook friends, family, google, Google search, history, hosting upgrade, instagram, membership, playwright blog, quality writing, self hosted, Social media, start writing, twitter, wordpress, wordpress blog, writer, writers, writing, WWII

OLD LESSON PLAN FOR NEW TIMES

March 8, 2024 by David Gillaspie

An old lesson plan? From Aristotle? Who needs one with new lessons every day? More like who doesn’t? Sometimes it takes a while for things to sink in.

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BLOGGER’S ROLE? IT DEPENDS ON . . . ?

March 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The blogger’s role depends on context. And money. If someone offered you $25,000 per post, and they give suggestions? Come on, you’d listen, I’d listen. Who wouldn’t listen? But who would start writing?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomer blogger, blog, blogger, blogger's role, bloggers, Blogging, blogging in 2024, blogging stock portfolio, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, career criminal, education, family, fitness, fitness blogger, health blogger, history, Love, MARRIAGE, millennials, money blog, money scheme, music, Portland Oregon, possibilities, possible, retirement blogger, sports, travel, travel blog, weight lifting, wife, write it, writer, writers, writing

WORTH REMEMBERING? IT STARTS WITH EVERYTHING THEN A LITTLE LESS

March 3, 2024 by David Gillaspie

It’s worth remembering the important things in your life. Did I ever know about the lines in a red cup? Will it matter in the future? I like the idea of the lines meaning something, but I just want a full pour of whatever’s supposed to be in there.

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WRITING TIME QUESTION: WHAT’S THE POINT?

March 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Writing time is running out? Now you tell me. But I don’t agree, or believe it. My writing time will run out one day, but that doesn’t let anyone else off the hook. Unless you’re dead. Then maybe.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blog posts, blogger, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, education, family people, history, king's advice, Kurt Vonnegut, memoirs, novels, off the hook, pages, poems, Stephen King, time, time management, time running out, writer, writers, writing, writing time, writing tools

SPORTS DADS SAY, “PLAY MY KID IF YOU’RE SMART”

February 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Sports dads come in every flavor between sweet and sour. They come with vast experience, and none. What they know for sure is their kid is better than your kid and should play more than he does. With that attitude, what can go wrong?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomer blogger, basketball, blog, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, coach whistle, coaching, education, family, football, history, kid sports, kids, Love, MARRIAGE, soccer, SPORT, sports, sports dad, sports dads, sports season, sports superstar, wrestling, wrestling mats, writer, writers, writing, youth coach, youth coaching, youth sports

STORY MEDICINE PRESCRIPTION: READ AND WRITE

February 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Story medicine is good for what ails you. Why? Because you deserve a break. Things go bad, and you read a story about something worse? You might feel better. But what about when things are going good, never been better. What story is going to improve that?

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DEDICATION, DEVOTION, WRITING A BLANK SCREEN ALIVE

LIVING HISTORY? IT WORKS FOR ME

GOOD MOOD MAKES A DIFFERENCE?

OLD LESSON PLAN FOR NEW TIMES

BLOGGER’S ROLE? IT DEPENDS ON . . . ?

WORTH REMEMBERING? IT STARTS WITH EVERYTHING THEN A LITTLE LESS

WRITING TIME QUESTION: WHAT’S THE POINT?

SPORTS DADS SAY, “PLAY MY KID IF YOU’RE SMART”

STORY MEDICINE PRESCRIPTION: READ AND WRITE

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