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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.

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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

AGING UP, NOT OUT

September 26, 2022 by David Gillaspie

For aging up, you need a good role model. This is mine, my mother in law. She aged up well right until the end.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, aging out, aging up, Baby Boomers, business group, cancer clinic, limits, new friends, Nurturing, Oregon, paris, participate, Portland Oregon, role model, travel, women's groups

HISTORY PEOPLE IN OUR MIDST

September 21, 2022 by David Gillaspie

History people carry a little extra with them. That’s the off-putting part because too many of them add their own extras. Does history need extra, or is ‘what happened’ good enough? I’m in the ‘good enough’ camp, and here’s why:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, battered women, bigotry, blogger, boomerpdx, boomers, bullying, Central Oregon, community activists, Divorce, gay rights, gay uncle, hatred, history, history museum, history people, MARRIAGE, Portland, Portland Oregon, social stigma, stalwart citizens, what happened

BANNED BOOKS ON BANNED BOOK WEEK?

September 19, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Banned books sounds like a term from the Middle Ages, or the Spanish Inquisition where you might pay with your life if the wrong book was found on your property. Book bans are nothing new, and don’t last, but in our hyper-alert social medial world that makes it feel like the world is collapsing every […]

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OREGON BEAUTY FROM EVERY DIRECTION

September 18, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Oregon beauty starts with a walk out my front door. This is the view if I find the right spot, which I always do. (It’s not a mystery.) I think it would be a better without the trees, without the house, but that’s not how things work. That’s not how change happens, by wishing things […]

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BLOG WRITER EXPLAINS TRAFFIC BUMP

September 16, 2022 by David Gillaspie

This blog writer never stops to ask, ‘Why bother,’ when it comes to writing anything. Whether I draw one reader in, or four thousand, the work is the same: Find something worth writing about, then do it in a way worth reading. Some days come in hot.

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DREAM CATCHER HOLDS TIGHT

September 15, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Hang on to the good stuff as long as you can Picture your dream catcher self at a SoCal party with your wife’s high school friends. It’s all good in a Santa Monica apartment complex, except for the pet. Not a kitty, not a puppy, not a dream catcher, but a huge freaking snake.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: american promise, choice, Damian Lillard, dream catcher, freedom, NBA, Oregon, oregon historical society, Oregon History, Portland, Portland Oregon, Portland Trail Blazers, snake

GRADUATING DOGS ARE EDUCATIONAL

September 13, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Graduating dogs from obedience training is a win/win for everyone. A well mannered dog is a joy for everyone. Well mannered dog owners take that joy and run. So should you.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, care, dog training, dogs, feeding, obedience training, Oregon, pet responsibility, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon