Portland Oregon Archives • BOOMERPDX

page contents Google

BETTER LISTENING SKILLS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING

June 16, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If practicing better listening skills isn’t a life goal, it should be. How hard is it to pay attention? You did it in the classroom with the encouragement of a teacher. I still remember Mr. Kraus singing ‘Toot toot tootsie goodbye’ when he tossed little tootsie rolls to students with the right answer in algebra. […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomer blogger, better understanding, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, boomers, brag, bragging, bro, education, good answer, grave robber, GUITAR, guitar player, history, listening, listening skills, North Bend, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, science, Social media, story, teacher, understanding, wife, writer, writers, writing

NBA CHAMPION CROWNED, AGAIN

June 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Becoming an NBA champion is a lifelong goal for every basketball player in the world. The best want to play the best, beat the best, to tell themselves they’re good enough. It’s that along with contracts and money and fame. All of that goes along the wayside when you stop playing in ninth grade like […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: BLAZERS, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, champion, fitness, history, millennials, NBA, nba champion, nba championship, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, Portland Trail Blazers, sports, story, Trail Blazers, writer, writers, writing

“REALLY HIGH” BY KEVIN LOVE

June 10, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Kevin Love of NBA, UCLA, and Lake Oswego High fame listed a few things he likes to do when he gets high, what he likes to do when he’s really high, adding more for when he’s REALLY high. The big man is talking about weed, marijuana, dope, ganja, grass, hippie lettuce, herb, pot, Mary Jane. […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: boomer blogger, boomerpdx, down time, education, fitness, high, history, Kevin Love, Love, marijuana, mental health, NBA, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, pot, really high, reefer, Richard Jefferson, role model, stoned, travel, weed, writer, writers, writing

OFF THE HOOK IN GOLDEN YEARS?

June 8, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

As the golden years of retirement stretch out before you there are a few things to keep in mind. Probably more than ten line items, but this is a start. You don’t have to agree with any of them, but pick and choose in any order. I’ll start:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomer blogger, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, boomers, cooking, education, family, fitness, food, GOLDEN YEARS, history, kids, kitchen, learning, married, mental stimulation, millennials, music, Oregon, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, recipe, relax, social interaction, Social media, sports, story, twitter, volunteer, wife, workout, writer, writers, writing

LIFETIME MEMORIES FOR THE WHITE KNIGHT

May 29, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The man in white has made more than a few lifetime memories for me. But why the white knight? Because he came to the rescue a few times.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomer blogger, basketball, blessing, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, education, memory, North Bend, North Bend Oregon, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, travel, wife, writer, writers, writing

THE JOHN ROSSI PODCAST FROM MT. ANGEL

May 28, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

I drove down to Mt. Angel for the John Rossi Podcast yesterday. It began in Lou’s Kitchen. After watching video John posts on facebook from Lou’s, along with shots of food, I got excited to go. The reuben sandwich was especially enticing, so that’s what I got.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomer blogger, Baby Boomers, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, choices, compelling narrative, John rossi, john rossi podcast, Lous kitchen, Love, mt. angel, museum, museum work, Oregon, podcast, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, research, rossi podcast, travel, wife, writer, writers, writing

GOOD PARKS FOR A BETTER LIFE

May 21, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I didn’t move to the suburbs for good parks, but I would have if I knew how important they are for living a better life. The first time I took my tiny kids they weren’t impressed. I was. It was Cook Park in Tigard, Oregon and it was beautiful with paths and forests alongside the […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomer blogger, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, city parks, cook park, education rankings, good parks, move, Oregon, oregon public education, Oregon taxes, playground, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, public education, suburbs, taxes, travel, wife, writer, writers, writing

SENDING THE RIGHT MESSAGE TO WHO?

May 20, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I’ve heard the right message all of my life: Do this and this; don’t do that. Sometimes the right message comes from the right place. Other times?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: accountable, alone, Army, Baby Boomer blogger, Baby Boomers, boomer blogger, boomers, committed citizens, community, hard part, helpless, message, Oregon, out of touch, personal pride, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, right message, self esteem, travel, vote, voter, wife, writer, writing, your dignity

REMEMBER TO VOTE: BE SOMEBODY

May 19, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Remember to vote at this late date. Late? Well, this is the last day to drop ballots at collection sites. Mine dropped yesterday. Felt pretty good.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomer blogger, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, boomers, dolled up, education, family, learning, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, remember to vote, Social media, travel, vote, vote today, wife, writer, writers, writing, your house

VOTERS’ PAMPHLET OR VISION OF THE FUTURE

May 17, 2026 by David Gillaspie

What do you do when the voters’ pamphlet arrives in the mail? Ignore it because you already know who to vote for? Open it up to see who in the world would put themselves up for election? Or read it in search for better candidates for better representation at the local and national level?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: American, american citizenship, Baby Boomer blogger, best choices, boomer blogger, boomerpdx, citizenship, constituents, dog, education, elected office, elections, future, generations, history, ignorant, mid term elections, millennials, Oregon, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, Social media, stupid, vote, voter, voters, voters' pamphlet, wife, writer, writing