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OLD STORY? THEY’RE ALL OLD STORIES THE OLDER YOU GET

December 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

An old story wears thin over time? Not when it’s your story, no matter how many times you tell it. When you hear, “I’ve heard this so many times,” don’t take it as criticism. That’s just someone bragging about their listening skills, not trashing your repetitiveness. Still, why not add something new?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: accomplishments, aging, beard, exercise, face, Fat, fat face, fitness, future wife, health, high school, intentions, long hair, MARRIAGE, married, nature, nature face, nw lovejoy, old, old man, old story, Portland, Portland Oregon, story, wedding, young face

TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON

December 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Traditions and customs reek of history and ceremony. Just the way I like it. The more the merrier is fitting for both. But, like George Harrison said, “All things must pass.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Bybee howell house, customs, Fort Vancouver, historical, history, learning, museum, museum crew, new, old, old and new, Oregon, Oregon History, review, traditions, traditions and customs, travel, trifle

NEW IDEA? TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT

November 9, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A new idea is not something to fear. You might hear something different, but not too different? Then give it a try.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: activities, aging, boomers, different, disc golf, excuses, exercise, fear, golf, lazy, nature, nature walk, new idea, old, outdoors, pickleball, special age, SPORT, sports, time, tired, too busy, try something, try something different, uninspired, younger people

ANGRY OLD MAN CHEWED ME OUT

October 31, 2024 by David Gillaspie

An angry old man is a dangerous man . . . to himself. Wind some guy up and they’ll do things they don’t ordinarily do. Why? Because they’re mad, they’re not happy, they are fuming. Most of the time they get over it unless someone lights their fuse.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aged out, angry, angry old man, campaigner, chewed out, chewing out, coaching, fuse, green light, insurrection, mad, normal world, not happy, old, pissed off, real world, red flag, verbal barrage, vote, writing world

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

OPB PEOPLE IN BEAVERTON’S RESER

September 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

OPB people gathered Thursday night for a radio show at The Reser in Beaverton. Maybe it’s the same crowd for every Live Wire show, but I don’t know. I’ve been to one other on Portland’s Eastside and both had one thing in common: Old people who know how to have a laugh.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: audience, beaverton, drama, Luke burbank, old, old enough, old people, OPB, opb people, Portland Oregon, reser, the Reser

WHEN ‘OLDEN DAYS’ GET OLDER

January 27, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My olden days started in 5th grade. It was a nice day in North Bend, Oregon. A little chilly, not that foggy, and just windy enough to spread your jacket out like wings and lean in to it. I skipped half the lunch recess outside and ducked into the grade school library. The door was […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, dictionary, education, encyclopedia, grade school, last kingdom, library, Marines, North Bend Oregon, old, olden days, older, Oregon, the last kingdom, warrior

OLD MAN TALKING ELDER HEALTH IN GYM

August 26, 2019 by David Gillaspie

An old man, older than me, saddled up on the stationary bike next to mine. I’ve skipped the bike a while but now training for the prospects of pedaling around Paris. Together, the old man and I were biking Beaverton from 24Hr Fitness. My usual question if someone older looks chatty is, “How are things […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: assist, cancer treatment, fitness, old, old age, old man

OLD SCHOOL LANDMINE LEADERSHIP

October 3, 2016 by David Gillaspie

With lives at stake, landmine leadership matters. Detecting landmines in the Korean War needed men who paid attention during training. Those were the guys who stepped into the minefield first, the people with landmine leadership. If they did the job they were trained for others could walk through the same area without blowing themselves up. […]

Filed Under: Who's Up Tagged With: Korean War, landmines, leadership, Marine Corps, military, mine sweeper, old, Old School, old school leadership

OLD STORY? THEY’RE ALL OLD STORIES THE OLDER YOU GET

TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON

NEW IDEA? TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT

ANGRY OLD MAN CHEWED ME OUT

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON MAKES IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

OPB PEOPLE IN BEAVERTON’S RESER

WHEN ‘OLDEN DAYS’ GET OLDER

OLD MAN TALKING ELDER HEALTH IN GYM

OLD SCHOOL LANDMINE LEADERSHIP

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