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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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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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HOBBY BLOGGER EXPLAINS: WHY BOTHER WRITING?

November 6, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Hobby blogger here, busy counting vanity metrics. Google analytics reports traffic from Seattle, not so much from Portland. West Coast readers show up more than any other region in the country. Call me a West Coast hobby blogger? I’ll take it, but . . .

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ELECTION GUIDE? VOTE LIKE FAMILY

November 3, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Election guide 2022 sponsored by Phil Knight? Vote like Mr. Knight if you share common values. He’s a businessman, Oregon’s claim to membership in the billionaires club. And he’s competitive in how he sees money spent, so he’s working as an election guide? Unfortunately, his picks come with overweight baggage fees.

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RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM vs COMPLIANCE AND LIFE FORCE

November 1, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Rugged individualism: the life force that separates quitters from finishers. Ask one of them why they do hard things and expect a question in return: “Why not?” It’s a confidence builder, and role to model. Then there’s personal compliance, which shouldn’t be a problem, but . . .

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VOTE BLUE FOR A BETTER YOU, MILLENNIALS

October 31, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Vote Blue ‘for a chance’ to be a better you is more like it. “But what’s a better me, BoomerPdx?” Sure, go ahead and ask a blogger that question and don’t be too surprised at the answer. Is there a right answer?

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