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DOWNTOWN PORTLAND CLEAN AND SAFE?

October 28, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

A reminder of how clean and safe downtown Portland on a trash can? I’ll take it. Clean and safe. That’s my starting point, my mind set, which doesn’t mean I’m skipping around like it’s the happiest place on earth. We all know where that is. (Hey Bridgette) Downtown Portland is the crossroads of the world […]

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BLOG CONTENT OR JUST A NORMAL EVENT

October 27, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Blog content goes one way or another? Noooo. It’s goes wherever it goes and takes you, and the writer, which is me, along. Things don’t always match up the way imagined, like writing a post of great importance that gets five hits. What was it lacking?

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CITY LIFE SHARING: PORTLAND OREGON

October 25, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

City life sharing means getting the family together one way or another for a public event. In a hotel ballroom. For the occasion I wore my ballroom camel hair coat handed down from my father in-law, my bolo tie from Grandpa Marshall, a Columbia vest, and my whitest white shirt over my extra-white t-shirt. I […]

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HOW TO VOTE CORRECTLY IN 2026 FOR MILLENNIALS

October 24, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If millennials vote correctly in 2026, their voice will be heard since they replaced baby boomers as the largest generation currently crowding everyone younger. Speaking for all boomers, I offer apologies to Gen Z, Alpha, and Beta. And this to the millennials: your welcome. Now that they’re older they’ve discovered yearnings for what they’ve taken […]

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MODERN RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE

October 22, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Running for your life used to be pretty simple. There’s something that might kill you if it gets close enough. And it’s a surprise, a big surprise. No one needs to tell you what to do:

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PDX WOOD A WELCOME SIGHT

October 21, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Call it PDX wood, Portland wood, Oregon wood. Or call it what it is, Douglas Fir from the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua. And call it a nice wall. It’s nice in a way, but unfinished looking. Your call:

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PORTLAND TRAVEL NOTES: THE BOOKENDS

October 20, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

This is the flat spot in the river bank where people used to take a break. Whether coming up from the Columbia River, or down on the Willamette, this was the original rest stop for paddlers. Then it grew, grew some more, and for those of us who’ve traded punches on her streets, it’s all […]

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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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NICE THINGS. WHY NOT US?

October 15, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If you want nice things, and who doesn’t, keep a sharp eye out on what’s around you. An evening stroll under the crescent moon? If that’s not nice, I don’t know what is. For this you don’t haveto go to Paris, or Portland, but you do have to go outside. Can you do it? I […]

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FISHING FAILURE = TRY AGAIN

October 10, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

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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