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PORTLAND TRAVEL NOTES: THE BOOKENDS

October 20, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

This is the flat spot in the river bank where people used to take a break. Whether coming up from the Columbia River, or down on the Willamette, this was the original rest stop for paddlers. Then it grew, grew some more, and for those of us who’ve traded punches on her streets, it’s all […]

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MISTAKEN IDENTITY? MAYBE NOT

October 19, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

It could be a case of mistaken identity if you’re in an outfit led by a naked lady and winged horse all clad in gold. Where’s the plan? What’s the goal? Is it safe? No one gives a good answer. Where’s your plan, what’s the goal, is it safe? If the plan is to paint […]

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TO BE INTERESTING BE INTERESTED

October 18, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

It can’t be just in my individual baby boomer blogger brain, but these guys are famous in every form you see them, hear them, feel them. I was driving around town, passed through a parking lot, and there they were on the wall looking like an Andy Warhol fever dream. Were they trying to be […]

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COUNTING YEARS, ADDING TIME

October 17, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Counting years, birthdays, anniversaries, is easy math even for non-math people. One day you’re logging miles and running races and getting a new t-shirt. The world is fresh and waiting for what you have to offer so show up and do your best. Then the race changes, but the task is the same: show up […]

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CONNECTING DOTS FOR A BIGGER PICTURE

October 16, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

When freedom is just through those two doors you’d better start connecting dots for a plan to get there. That’s if you want to go, if you want to leave the cozy warmth of where you are. Cozy warmth where you are? Are you cozy? Of course you are, and so is everyone you know. […]

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NICE THINGS. WHY NOT US?

October 15, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If you want nice things, and who doesn’t, keep a sharp eye out on what’s around you. An evening stroll under the crescent moon? If that’s not nice, I don’t know what is. For this you don’t haveto go to Paris, or Portland, but you do have to go outside. Can you do it? I […]

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WIFE WALKING FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS

October 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

I see couples walking, wife walking, the woman in front, the man a few steps back. You can tell it’s wife walking when the woman goes into a shop and the man finds a seat outside and stares at his phone. My wife and I walked past two places that looked interesting, though not to […]

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BRAVE BLOGGER? HOW BRAVE

October 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

It’s hard to explain bravery, as in a brave blogger, to a little girl when you scream like a little girl at the same things they scream about. Mouse? EEEEEK. Rat? EEEEEEEEK. Spider? Run for it. It started out so normal.

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CASUAL BIRD WATCHING WITH BABY DUCK

October 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Casual bird watching is just a short drive away to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. You never know what you’ll see, like this Egret. A special egret. Why special? It has friends. An egret and a blue heron together?

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FISHING FAILURE = TRY AGAIN

October 10, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

What makes for a fishing failure? Bad weather, wrong bait, no bites. If that happens too many times, what do you do? You want some salmon, you live in Oregon, it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.

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