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BETTER LIVING STARTED YESTERDAY

December 16, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Better living begins the day you say it begins. It goes like this: “I will do things that I know will make a better life.” Boomers don’t ask what ‘better’ means. We know. This is for the younger people who still think they’re better.

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WORKING HARD IS HARD WORK. WHO KNEW?

December 10, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Working hard used to be a rite of passage. “Start sooner than later and enjoy the rewards longer,” was the message. So hit the grind and go until there’s nothing left to grind, like this cartoon from the New Yorker? Then what?

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PORTLAND ROAD TO TIGARD

December 7, 2022 by David Gillaspie

The Portland road out of town comes in four iterations: Highway 30 to Scappoose, I-84 to Gresham, Highway 26 to Beaverton, and I-5 to Tigard. Of course the roads extend further, but not today. If you’re leaving Portland for the suburbs, those are the choices. I know you’re asking, “Why would anyone leave the beautiful […]

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UNGROUNDED LIFE IN TIGARD

December 6, 2022 by David Gillaspie

An ungrounded life is for people who wish they were somewhere besides where they are, where they live, where they spend their time. I met one of them in the local Walgreens. I could tell he was ungrounded by how he looked. He was wearing a suit, which from my experience, was his work clothes.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS? OK BOOMER

December 5, 2022 by David Gillaspie

What’s the first rule of ‘unfinished business?’ Set a goal. Once you reach the goal, you’re finished. Done. Stand back. Then learn to accept your work, for better or worse, etc.

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RED FLAG IN MORNING, BOOMER TAKE WARNING

December 2, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Ordinarily a red flag is a warning, a fire warning, a dire warning. See one of those on the news and get your boogie bag packed. That’s a big red flag, not the one for this post. Let’s look at the small ones just for baby boomers who have it all. And, based on current […]

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FEARLESS LIVING, AND OTHER MYTHS

December 1, 2022 by David Gillaspie

The key to Fearless Living? Don’t live past a certain age. But what’s that age? The most fearless person I know is two years old, but they don’t know how fearless they are. Who among is living fearlessly past two? Who is not?

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THANKSGIVING GIVERS GIVE MORE THAN THEY KNOW

November 23, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Thanksgiving givers showed up after I moved to Portland, Oregon in 1980. I was gone a short time to learn how people get engaged and unengaged. The lesson I learned sunk in while I trolled Brooklyn, NY. Then it was time to come back.

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PORTLAND HATERS EXPLAIN THEMSELVES

November 16, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Portland haters on twitter get to the point in roundabout ways: Real time, not the other time? That’s not a good start.

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PORTLAND HOBBY FOR CITY SLICKERS

November 8, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A Portland hobby is what suburban living turns into. “Let’s go downtown and take a spin around the river,” means one thing: Park in the garage near the Hawthorne Bridge, walk over to the Eastside promenade / Eastbank Esplanade, cross the Steel Bridge, and walk up Waterfront Park. The eastside walk puts a good light on […]

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