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KOLOA SURPRISES KEEP HAPPENING? YES THEY DO

March 19, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Koloa surprises are different than the usual Hawaiian happiness? As if Kauai island needs more to keep it interesting. No snakes, gators, or bugs are all a welcome surprise. But there’s more.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: family travel, Hawaii, hawaiian happiness, kauai, kauai island, koloa, koloa surprises, North Bend Oregon, Oregon, Oregon Coast, port orford, provincialism, travel, traveling, welcome surprise

DIALECT STORIES TOLD IN TONGUES

January 24, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Based on a particular vocabulary, all stories are dialect stories. From Mark Twain to Forrest Gump, and every stop in between. But what happens when language jumps off the page with directions, or recipes, or, wait for it: Feelings?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, charisma, dialect, dialect stories, Mark Twain, museum, museum cataloguer, Oregon Coast, role model, stories

COLLEGE DANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL, 1972

November 28, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A college dance had a special allure to high school kids. We were high school homers in 1972; the college was Southwestern Oregon Community College, or: SWOCC. The campus was in Coos Bay, Oregon, a city of mystery and sawdust. I’d never been to a college dance, but I was a high school junior and […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger, boomerpdx, college dance, Coos Bay, dance, empty win, friends, good graces, honesty, North Bend, Oregon Coast, parental approval, parents, personal victory, red jumpsuit, stronger people, SWOCC, truth, vexing problem

OREGON WEED: STATE REVIEW

September 12, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Oregon weed is sold legally throughout the state. Does that sound right to baby boomers? A comfort? Yes, weed is legally sold in Oregon, with a load of stores in Portland, Oregon.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, boomerpdx, cancer, cancer patient, Center For Disease Control, drug addiction, harvard health, legal weed, marijuana, medical marijuana, medicine, opioids., Oregon, Oregon Coast, oregon weed, oxy, pain, pain control, pain management, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, surgery, weed

LEAVING PORTLAND IN 1974

September 8, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Leaving Portland in 1974 was quite memorable. Memorable departures usually have a location in mind. I was headed to Fort Ord, California and the All-Volunteer Army on September 6, 1974. What was I thinking?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: army induction, beaverton, blogger, boomerpdx, college wrestling, Coos Bay, gresham, multnomah village, NW Portland, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Peters Inn, Portland, portland hilton, Portland Oregon, Tigard

LIVING TOGETHER, DYING TOGETHER, RIDING THE WAVE

August 28, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Living together doesn’t always mean living under the same roof. The same goes for dying together. When we lose someone close, we lose a little bit of ourselves. But we never lose the shared memories. This is one of them:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Coos Bay, depoe bay, legacy, life celebration, life plans, life span, lincoln City, living together, memorial, Oregon Coast, sharing, sister

OREGON COAST LIFE LESSON REVIEW

June 18, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Does the Oregon coast offer a different experience than other coastlines? That’s the question. The big answer is, “The Oregon coast will kill you as dead as any other coast.” So stay out of the water? Come on, it’s the beach.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, baby boomer, BOOMER, Cannon Beach, decent beer, MARRIAGE, married people, Oregon, Oregon Coast

ADD LOVE TO A BLUE BIRD-SEAGULL DAY

January 24, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Try and add love to every day, but it’s easier after a stormy night Does a clear sky clear the mind? It might, it might not, but at least it’s better than standing around in the cold, the wet, and the wind. Add a clear beach to a clear day for perfection. But not too […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: add love, Baby Boomers, blogger, boomers, Cannon Beach, language, lonely, lonely man, Love, MARRIAGE, married, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, romance, travel

DRINK BEER OUTSIDE? FOLLOWING ORDERS FROM 10 BARREL

August 9, 2020 by David Gillaspie

If drink beer outside sounds like an order to follow, then you’re a true Oregonian. Drink beer outside at the coast? Why, of course. What else would you want to do? Go fishing? Naw.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: 10barrel brewing, bastendorff beach, beer, drink, drink beer, horsfall beach, oregon beach, Oregon beer, Oregon Coast, oregon coastline, Oregonian, seaweed, Southwest Oregon Coast, sunset beach

STEP UP TO LIFE CHALLENGES FOR A BETTER LOOK

June 18, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Life challenges are all around, whether we see them, act on them, or ignore them. Like a slow leak in a car tire, you eventually notice. Then what?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Divorce, family, friends, helicopter parent, hope, keep hope, life, life challenges, MARRIAGE, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Zen, zen meditation