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MISTAKEN IDENTITY? MAYBE NOT

October 19, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

It could be a case of mistaken identity if you’re in an outfit led by a naked lady and winged horse all clad in gold. Where’s the plan? What’s the goal? Is it safe? No one gives a good answer. Where’s your plan, what’s the goal, is it safe? If the plan is to paint […]

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CASUAL BIRD WATCHING WITH BABY DUCK

October 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Casual bird watching is just a short drive away to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. You never know what you’ll see, like this Egret. A special egret. Why special? It has friends. An egret and a blue heron together?

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FISHING FAILURE = TRY AGAIN

October 10, 2026 by David Gillaspie

What makes for a fishing failure? Bad weather, wrong bait, no bites. If that happens too many times, what do you do? You want some salmon, you live in Oregon, it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.

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SAM QUINONES ON IMPORTANT WRITING

October 5, 2026 by David Gillaspie

What’s better than a writer hyping important writing, the importance of writing, and at the same time telling us about their favorite writing book from a dead writer? If that’s not writing advice, I don’t know what is. Good writing advice is hard to come by. Will it make you a better writer, you ask? […]

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PORTLAND NARRATION WITH MEL BROWN AT THE JACK LONDON

October 3, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Yesterday I wrote a post about two ladies walking around Portland like they knew where they were going. They did know where they were going, but there was a hitch. They weren’t alone. The Heart of Portland followed along.

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A PORTLAND WALK WITH THE LADIES

October 2, 2026 by David Gillaspie

What do you miss if you skip the Portland walk? Trees planted in brick walk ways? Always fun. The street lamps like the one in the top left? Wooden models are part of the Oregon Historical Society collection, and they are beautiful.

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CHANGING FACES FOR CHANGING TIMES

September 28, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Peace and friendship are the right ingredients for changing times and what goes better with it than a dangerous looking beard? If you’ve never had one hanging off your face, if you’re a woman or a light shaver, a dangerous looking beard sends a message. One beard message is, “This man is too busy thinking […]

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THE NORTH BEND OF COOS BAY

September 26, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Who saw this messy map and thought, “That’s where I’m going?” My parents, apparently. This is where they raised their family. I asked the old man, who had grown up in a logging company town, whose hometown was tougher, his or mine?

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK? COME ON NEW YORK

September 11, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Doing the right thing in New York is the same as doing the right thing in Oregon: Stay home, keep a social distance. My social distance from NYC is 3000 miles away, but it wasn’t always that way. Frank said it best:

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CLEAN DRINKING WATER? I’LL HAVE ANOTHER

September 8, 2026 by David Gillaspie

This is the Tualatin River water, not drinking water. With this river running through Washington County to the lake in Lake Oswego, then out to the Willamette, why isn’t it tapped for drinking water in Tigard and LO? This warning from the Tualatin Riverkeepers lays it out:

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