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BOOMER WALK IN COOK PARK

November 25, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

A boomer walk is like any walk. Put on a pair of shoes and lay one foot after the other. Simple, right? But since it’s a boomer thing, there’s more. There’s always more. In this case . . .

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FULL HOUSE WITH A HOUSEFUL

February 24, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A full house comes in a variety of forms. But you knew that. There’s cards, then there’s my houseful last night. How full?

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LAST POST BEFORE 2023 WRAPS

December 31, 2023 by David Gillaspie

This is my last post? No, not THAT last post, just the last of the year. Has 2023 been good to you, or is it leaving with a Last Post wish? “Eternity Now?” Why not step into 2024 with a moonrise like the one up there ^ ?

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LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO MAKE NOW

September 25, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Lifestyle changes? Either you make them or they’re made for you. This picture shows a flat bench with 225 lbs on the rack. You won’t take this off the rack if you neglected to protect your shoulders with lots of warming up. What about surgically repaired joints, like the shoulder?

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LOVE WORKING, AND OTHER MYTHS

September 24, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Love working? Go ahead and love it up. Explain how anyone loves working makes you sound like you’ve never had a job. Have you? Did you love it? Here’s a view from coast to coast:

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LEAVING PORTLAND ON NEWSBREAK.COM? OKAY, BOOMER

April 10, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Leaving Portland is nothing new. People decide to move on and that’s what they do. No hard feeling? Unless you click on Newsbreak.

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PERSONAL ENDURANCE, THE SECRET SUPER POWER

November 24, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Personal endurance for Thanksgiving, 2022? Give me more of that. At least I’m not going to the store . . . yet. And I haven’t had stuffing for breakfast . . . yet. But I still have chopping to do, chopping with a cut finger, so I’m playing hurt. In fact it hurts to write […]

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LOVED ONES FOR A LIFETIME, AND MORE

August 10, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Our loved ones leave a mark that doesn’t wash off. After reading about a family losing a son twenty years ago in the World Trade Center, a lifetime doesn’t seem long enough to spend together. From one stage of life to the next, parents stand as witness to their contribution to the human race. The […]

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FACING ADVERSITY FOR THE FIRST TIME, PANDEMIC EDITION

August 25, 2020 by David Gillaspie

The biggest take aways from facing adversity the first time are the tools and tactics we learn for the next time. And there’s always a next time. Maybe not as big as now, but the tools still apply. So, what are the tools needed for facing adversity? You’ve come to the right place, reader.

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SHORTHAND FOR OK BOOMER? OK, B

December 6, 2019 by David Gillaspie

Can we finally stop the OK Boomer fun? What’s it been, a week, a month, ten years, since it first came out? Let’s clean it up a little, maybe cut a syllable to a simple “Ok, B.” Baby boomers don’t want to tax the time others take to say something as clever as “Ok, boomer.” […]

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