Oregon’s wild side is a twenty minute drive away. Big city life gets gritty near Portland, Oregon’s West Burnside. The pretty lights, the shimmering beauty reflected on the Willamette from the top deck of the Marquam Bridge that looks like Paris lights on the Seine from the Eiffel Tower, disappear after you park your car. […]
THE WILD SIDE, OR JUST ANOTHER WALK
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THE NEW THING vs OLD THING
August 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie
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My new thing is blogging like I’ve never blogged before and calling myself a writer. “So what do you do?” “I’m a blogger.” “No, I mean what do you really do?”
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TAKE STRENGTH FROM YOUR COGNITION POWER
November 12, 2022 by David Gillaspie
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Take strength from knowing who you are. If you don’t know, or feel unsure, spend some time to think about it. But don’t be disappointed if you’re wrong. Things change, you change, we all change. Besides, if you don’t already know who you really and truly are, who does?
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CIGARETTE SMOKE ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM? DON’T DO IT
March 31, 2017 by David Gillaspie
Tobacco and cigarette smoke, the stuff of dreams and nightmares. The dream part comes first. Light a stick and enjoy. All you’ve got to do is breath in, breath out, and watch the cigarette smoke curl into shapes. Later comes the nightmare part, the regret, the tubes, the hospital smell, the faces […]
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