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SHARING BLAME FOR AIR QUALITY: YOU’RE NOT THE PROBLEM?

October 21, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Sharing blame requires a pointy finger to wag. Something happens, plans go sideways, and instead of fun you find disappointment. You could move on, but what about the unfinished business? First you need to assign blame. Get that finger ready.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: air pollution, air quality, blame, blogger, boomerpdx, boomers, clean air, EPA, flower power, forest fires, forest management, hippies, Los Angeles, Oregon, personal health, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, public health, science, science deniers, Seattle, sharing blame, sherwood, Tigard, travel plans, wild fires

CLUB BOOMER? ARE YOU IN OR OUT

October 20, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Club Boomer has requirements, which I’ll get to, but it’s not a specific age. It’s not finding bliss, either. Or your safe place. So what the heck are the requirements for membership? Here’s what I know so far:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, cancer, classroom, club boomer, competitive eater, mid century modern, Oregon, Oregon History, volunteer, youth sports

OREGON ZEALOT AHEAD OF HIS TIME: LON MABON AND THE OCA

October 19, 2022 by David Gillaspie

An Oregon zealot once roamed the landscape. As zealots go, he had a good run. It would have been a great run if he’d had more money. Luckily, he wasn’t as well funded as more recent zealots.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: activism, calaboose, convict, dark money, founding fathers, hatefest, lon mabon, midterms, oca, Oregon, Oregon zealot, prison, prisoner, slammer, Social media

SLIPPERY ROCKS? HOW NOT TO FALL

October 13, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Slippery rocks will take you down in Oregon. It’s the moss and moister and neglect that does it. But we blame the rocks. What else gets its share of unearned blame?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cleaning, hardscape, landscape, Oregon, Portland Oregon, power wash, scrub brush, slippery rocks, work, yard work

HOARDING TIME: MEMORY LOSS IN AGING BOOMERS

October 9, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Hoarding time isn’t the same as a balancing a stack of newspapers, or an envelope of hairpins in a box of envelopes with hairpins. It’s not the same because hoarding time is about keeping memories, memories of loved ones, places, and things. Things are what we see when we suspect someone is a hoarder.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging boomers, Baby Boomers, boomerpdx, boomers, daily tasks, fond memories, fox news, hoarding, hoarding time, kindness, lifelong learner, Love, Oregon, Peace, photographs, Portland, Portland Oregon, Ronald Reagan, social withdrawal

NEWSBREAK PORTLAND vs DIVISION STREET PORTLAND

October 7, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Newsbreak Portland reveals the city to the world. Maybe not the whole world, but the newsbreak app is working on that. Trusted by 45M users and growing – the best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more. What is this “and more” all about? Fear. It’s about fear, […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: apple store, better life, Bollywood theater, divided portland, fear, front page, google play, local news, newsbreak, newsbreak portland, newsbreakapp, Oregon, Portland, portland neighborhood, Portland Oregon, SE Division Street, SE Portland, urban dweller

FOLLOWING TRADITIONS KEEP PORTLAND CONNECTIONS FRESH

October 6, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Following traditions isn’t always convenient: “What, we have to do this again?” But once you start, try to keep them. Sharing traditions with others makes everyone stronger.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger, boomerpdx, date nights, fat old guys, following traditions, keep Portland Weird, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, Portland people, portland traditions, sharing traditions, tradition, traditions

PORTLAND BURDEN FROM DOWNTOWN TO HOMETOWN

October 3, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Every city has a dream of tranquility, prosperity, and safety. Portland, Oregon has a burden. But what is the Portland burden? The city is supposed to be better. Now what?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, boomers, burden, fear, gunshot, murder, Old Town, Oregon, PDX, police, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, PORTLAND burden, Portland Oregon, stabbing

PORTLAND HOMELESS ADVICE FROM AN OLD LADY

October 2, 2022 by David Gillaspie

The big news for Portland homeless? No home. It’s not good news for the chronically homeless who’ve been sleeping on public land. If that ends, where does everyone go?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger, boomerpdx, broken people, Death, frog lake, homeless, homelessness, jobs, old lady, Oregon, peer pressure, Portland, portland homeless, Portland Oregon, self esteem

NIKE MONEY TAKES A STAND IN OREGON

September 30, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Nike money is set to rescue Oregon, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. The Knight in shining armor supposedly sees Betsy Johnson as the answer. But first the big question: Why, Uncle Phil? Why now?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Beaverton Oregon, Betsy johnson, blogger, boomerpdx, brand, business plan, cancer, cancer survivor, good neighbor, Knight Cancer Institute, Nike, nike vision, Oregon, Oregon republican party, Oregon republicans, Phil Knight, Portland, Steve Prefontaine, sustainability, taxes

CLUB BOOMER? ARE YOU IN OR OUT

SLIPPERY ROCKS? HOW NOT TO FALL

NEWSBREAK PORTLAND vs DIVISION STREET PORTLAND

PORTLAND BURDEN FROM DOWNTOWN TO HOMETOWN

PORTLAND HOMELESS ADVICE FROM AN OLD LADY

NIKE MONEY TAKES A STAND IN OREGON

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