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SNOW DAYS OR SNOW DAZE

February 10, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Snow days wrapped up on Saturday. Out of the rental house by 10:30. It was a week without writing anything. Just posting greatest hits of the blog, which is a good reminder to write more. It’s good to be back, but good to be off a while, too.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adults, blog, blog post, blogger, cannibalism, cold, dogs, Donner Party, family, food shortage, food stuffs, high desert, isolation, kids, mountain, old man, sled, snow, snow days, snow daze, snow pants, sun river, sun river party, wife, write, writer, writing

EXQUISITE CREATURES, OR JUST MY FAMILY

January 25, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Exquisite Creatures is in the final days of its second run at OMSI. Christopher Marley’s nature collection occupies two floors. In one word, it’s an incredible experience made more so by who I saw it with: Wife, kid, daughter in-law, and a four year old. But not just any four year old, which I’ll get […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bugs, Christopher Marley, EXQUISITE CREATURES, family, freeze dried, kids, museum show, omni, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, snakes, time together

INVESTING TIME INCLUDES RISK OF LOSS

January 3, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Investing time for a nice walk on the beach? Yes. Always a good deal. Firm sand, dry weather, the waves speaking their language. And you. What could be better?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beach walk, devils punch bowl, flexibility, investing, investing time, kids, loss, mental sharpness, newport, Oregon, otter crest, strength, swim, time, walk, walking coach, waves

GROWN MEN WITH EMOTIONS IN CHECK

December 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Grown men are expected to keep their emotions in check. They need to keep calm and carry on. Add grown women in there, too. We have expectations of emotional maturity. I know I do, but there are times. For example:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: acting, actor, checking in, circle of life, coach, Communication, conformity, deep feelings, emotional, emotional maturity, emotions, emotions in check, grown man, grown men, kids, life, locked down, married, maturity, men, refugee, soldier, teacher, team, world events, writer

FINE WHINE FROM CHEKHOV’S DOG

December 22, 2024 by David Gillaspie

“Why are we worn out? “Why do we, who start out so passionate, brave, noble, believing, become totally bankrupt by the age of thirty or thirty-five? “Why is it that one is extinguished by consumption, another puts a bullet in his head, a third seeks oblivion in vodka, cards, a fourth, in order to stifle […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: ambition, answers, Anton Chekhov, art, artist, artist work, believing, booze, bored, brave, bullets, cheers, depressed, exhausted, family life, Gurov, kids, ladies' man, middle age burnout, noble, passionate, questions, short story, the lady with the dog, tired, wife, Wiki, worn out

TWITTER RESPECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

December 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Twitter respect is what you get with certain posts. I ought to say ‘X Respect’ but I’ve been there since 2009, so twitter. And I get no respect. Why?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: authentic life, coach, kids, life, married, private message, read, readers, respect, Social media, sports writer, talking smack, trash talk, twitter, twitter respect, twitter success, well informed, X, x respect

REGULAR PEOPLE DO MORE

November 12, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Regular people do what needs to get done. From doing the easy stuff, to the hard stuff, they take their shot. You’ll recognize them when you see someone and wonder why they’re out doing what they. For example:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: city life, clean clothes, down size, empty nest, entertainer house, family, good habits, good wife, home, house, kids, luxury guy, moving, neighborhood, normal people, regular people, right dog, special appeal, yard work

THE WAY YOU DO ANYTHING IS THE WAY YOU DO EVERYTHING

October 17, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Agree or disagree, but the way you do anything explains a lot. If you have an identity crisis do a quick review of the past day to see who you are. What you did yesterday is who you are today. Actions speak louder than words, so what did you do yesterday?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: big disappointments, blog, blogger, do everything, Holden Caulfield, husband, j.d.salinger, kids, loved ones, married, personal space, review, salinger, the way, wife, writer, writing, writing room, WWII

EMOTIONAL CALLOUSES GROW WITH LIVING LIFE?

October 8, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Emotional callouses are one way of navigating difficult times. The problems start after difficult times pass. Should you rip the callouses off like an old bandaid, or let it ride? Before you decides, review those hards times so you know the possibility of them returning.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: building, callous, difference, difficult times, divorced, emotional, emotional callouses, emotions, failure, freedom, goals, kids, learn, life, living, living life, married, mistakes, priorities, rebuilding, roommate, success, time, vengeance, wife

FAMILY TIME SUNSET ON THE WESTERN EDGE

October 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Family time needs a motto, and this could be one: “It’s better to create something and be criticized that to create nothing and criticize others.” But what feeds the creative force?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beer, create, creative, creative force, dads, family, family success, family time, jerk, kids, moms, open question, pedicure, projects, raise kids, relax, relaxing, shit talk, time, wife