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ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE

November 1, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Part of the job in writing a blog like boomerpdx is reading The New Yorker. That’s where I found The Fifties by Monica Ferrell. She’s got a website loaded up with the works. The works?

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MARATHON FAMILY MATTERS

June 17, 2025 by David Gillaspie

This is my marathon family. We all lived in Seaside at the time. I couldn’t tell you any of their names because I don’t know them. But they’re still family, temporary family.

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BETTER LIFE BEGINS WITH _____

March 31, 2023 by David Gillaspie

A better life begins right where you are, not over there. Or there, or there, but right where you are, which might be the reason change is so hard. The funniest thing I’ve heard about making a change is, “We haven’t done anything and we’re fresh out of ideas.” But that’s not you? Let’s be […]

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