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TRAVEL PLANS FOR HUSBAND AND WIVE JOY

June 20, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Travel plans for a couple means cooperation. If you are having trouble communicating, take a trip to clear things up. There’s something special about arguing six thousand mile away from home. What’re you gonna do? Get along.

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BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES, THEN WHAT

June 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie

After living through the best of times, there’s only one way to go. What’s better than the best? The correct answer is nothing, but that’s not the answer you’ll get from drunks and drug addicts. It’s hard to tell any time when you’re numbed to reality.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: best pf times, cheating husbands, cheating wives, fidelity, girlfriend, loyalty, man club, MARRIAGE, married, married early, married man club, mystery, old guy, open marriage, plans, relationship, responsibility, rules, upper hand, wife, worst of times, write, writer, writing, writing time

TRAVEL PLANNING IN ADVANCE

May 20, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Travel planning began a year ago, unbeknownst to me. A couple we know had taken a cruise and were ready for their next adventure. Turns out these people are more adventurous than most, with a passion for learning new things. We had connected through yard-bragging one evening at Andina in NW Portland before a Portland […]

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BIG PLANS FOR A SMALL TOWN

February 21, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Big plans come with big responsibilities. Such as? Such as, if you buy stuff for a plan and fail, you’re stuck with the stuff and no plan. Or, like so many, you pretend the fail was part of the original plan. See how easy that was? All done, but . . .

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LOTTERY WINNER: WHAT IF IT WAS YOU, OR ME?

November 15, 2023 by David Gillaspie

I don’t know about you, but if I were to come into $650,000,000.00 I’d have to be as a lottery winner. But that’s just me, a regular guy. I’m a regular guy doing regular things, you know, normal stuff. A self-proclaimed Alpha Male Apex Man? That’s someone else. Now you know I’m not the guy […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomer blogger, blog, education, history, Jeff Bezos, lottery ticket, lottery winner, MARRIAGE, plans, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, writer, writers, writing

PRICELESS GOLD YOU CAN’T BUY

August 28, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Priceless gold nuggets from a 50th high school reunion? I had it checked out. They looked at the front, the back, turned it over. “How much,” I asked?

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HARDEST WORKER? MOMS FOR THE WIN

March 4, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Who is the hardest worker you know? If it’s not your Mom, or the mother of your children, you’re wrong. I know this how? Every baby boomer knows the answer.

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PROJECT PLAN: HOW TO WRITE A MEMOIR

July 14, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Every project plan starts with an idea, a glimmer of light shining in the darkness. It either has a flashing moment of recognition before fading to the places, or finds life on a list of things to do. A ‘To Do’ list, and ‘Action List’, an ‘Order of Operations List.’ This is when an idea […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cancer, memoir, memoir blogger, memoir instruction, memoir writer, memoir writing, planning, plans, project plan, story idea, universal appeal, writing

MAKE ART THAT MEANS MORE THAN A BRAND NAME

February 17, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Make art that lasts, something that leave a clue about who you are. It doesn’t have to be complicated; you don’t have to give it away. If you make art that makes you happy, do it. No one expects you to look into the soul of a loved one and make them a perfect gift. […]

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MAKING PLANS, NOWHERE PLANS FOR NOBODY

December 14, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Making plans in December has been an American tradition unlike any other. Everyone shows up year after year, just like last year, just like next year. Making plans in normal times was easy until a status change shifts everything forever. After that no one makes plans thinking they’ll stick.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: american tradition, Beatles, making plans, mental health, motivation, plans, self-esteem