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KRIS KRISTOFFERSON MAKES IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

September 30, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Kris Kristofferson died yesterday. I found out in a text from one of my guitar guys. “RIP Bobby McGee.” We mourned Tom Petty’s passing, now Kris. In baby boomer world, it’s reminder of our tenuous grip on life.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, baby boomer, bobby mcgee, country music, Johnny Cash, kids, kris kristofferson, live, mourning, music, old, Portland, taylor swift, writer, writing

HARD LIVING ON PURPOSE

September 24, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Hard living is something to avoid, most of the time. I’ve heard it said at funerals: “They had a hard life.” And it’s true, but is it avoidable?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: better life, building, child, construction, family, fence, fence building, fence wood, hard life, hard living, hard way, home depot, homeowner, kids, material handling, property, repetitious monotony, son, wood, work hard

YOUNG MEN LEARNING TO VOTE

September 22, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Young men can do their own math on voting, but I’ll help: One man, one vote; one woman, one vote. You have one vote, bro, and it may not seem like much, but that’s what it is. One. Vote. Does it even matter enough to bother with? One vote may not seem like much, but […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: adult, Baby Boomer blogger, Baby Boomers, blog, blogger, BOOMER, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, boomers, brooklyn, campaign, common good, election, gen x, gen z, juveniles, kids, law, masculinity, men, metropolitan detention center, millennials, misspent youth, normalizing, politics, vote, voter, voting, WWII, yelp review, ymca, young men, young voters

DAD DAYS TO GRANDDAD AND BEYOND

September 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Dad days never end, and I’m glad. I didn’t sign up for the part time version. There wasn’t a switch to throw for the eighteenth birthday that said, ‘I’m done.’ I’ve been a dad since my first born, then doubled up with my second. Since then a few surprises joined up, just not those surprises.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: academic, another dad, college, Dad, dad days, dad hug, education, funeral, graduate school, granddad, grandpa, grave, honor, husband, kids, last goodbye, role model, school, teacher, teachers, wife

SPENDING TIME THE RIGHT WAY

September 8, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Are you spending time the way you’d like? Time is funny like that, so I made an equation of happiness. If you’re good with things 51% of the time, not so good 49% of the time, you’re on the right track. Unless you’re a parent.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: alone time, big bills, big houses, big jobs, boring parent, boring parents, commitment, down size, empty next, friends, good parent, Grandparents, grandparents day, happiness, kids, married couple, married couples, parenting, party time, satisfaction, spending time, sports mom, well being

BAD THERAPY ON BOOK TV

September 7, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A book called Bad Therapy on c-span? I’m watching. When is the best time to watch Book TV? Trick question: Any time is the best time. Extra points for tuning in while lifting weights in the garage. You’ll be lucky to find this episode:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Abigail Shrier, bad therapy, book tv, c-span, dad parenting, dad time, family, feelings, good therapy, job, kids, parent, parenting, public figure, sports dad, suicide, teach, therapy, wrestler, wrestling

LONG RELATIONSHIPS? I’M A FAN

August 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Long relationships that have stood the test of time amaze me. Call me befuddled, bemused, bewildered. How can anyone do it, let alone me? The first thing is finding anyone able to put up with your crap. It’s works even better when they don’t consider your crap to be crap. Take my wife, please.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bad boyfriend, beer, being married, drink beer, friends, friendship, getting married, good will, honor, honorable, hope, kids, long relationships, long time married, married, relationships, thankful, trust, trustworthy, you

NEW IDEA GETS OLD TOO SOON?

August 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Remember that new idea that was going to change everything? It was so obvious, so perfect. What happened? You forgot about it, didn’t write it down. Or one of your trusted sources said, “Your new idea will never work.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: advice, bad words, beer, diet, drink, drink beer, eat less, exercise, exercise more, fat shame, good advice, grows old, kids, let it fly, losing weight, music, musical talent, new idea, Safeway, Silence, small changes, story, story telling, Weight Loss

LIVING LARGE? WHAT’S THE SECRET

August 12, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Living large usually means more than drawing a breath. Most people compare themselves to others for reference. Not me. My large living is no secret:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger knows, business, check out, compare, corporate ladder, dad knows, different reality, dress nicer, emergency, family, feelings, go solo, gray flannel suit, guys, happy, isolation, kids, like minded, living large, long distance, lose wight, new man, new woman, normal hours, people who care, reality, recovery, support group, unexpected, wholeheartedly, wives, work at nothing, work life, writer knows

FIRST FATHER’S DAY?

June 16, 2024 by David Gillaspie

If this is your first Father’s Day keep a few things in mind. It’s not a birthday, Christmas, or any day you’ve had before. Dad’s across the nation have had the very same day, but they all took did it differently. No dad is the same, after all.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: alone time, club Father's Day, father's day, felony convictions, first Father's Day, god's will, great father, insurrection, kids, lead us, men, men with children, militia recruiter, old dads, political, president, rape, restraint, strong kids, violent, women, wrong answer