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RELATIONSHIP REPORT CARDS ON BOOMERPDX

September 10, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Relationship report cards should always be filled out by a third party. We already know how the principal partners grade: “It wasn’t me, it was them.” Sound like an A grade to you? But it’s never that easy. Nor should it be. Who is a qualified third party?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, hippie days, Love, love story, nw apartment, Oregon, Portland, relationship, relationships, report card

LEAVING PORTLAND IN 1974

September 8, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Leaving Portland in 1974 was quite memorable. Memorable departures usually have a location in mind. I was headed to Fort Ord, California and the All-Volunteer Army on September 6, 1974. What was I thinking?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: army induction, beaverton, blogger, boomerpdx, college wrestling, Coos Bay, gresham, multnomah village, NW Portland, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Peters Inn, Portland, portland hilton, Portland Oregon, Tigard

PORTLAND DIRT IS JUST LIKE YOUR DIRTY TOWN

September 7, 2022 by David Gillaspie

To know Portland Oregon you better like dirt. I’m not talking about pioneering farmers, either. It started with the first native canoe stopping on the Willamette. Paddling against the current takes as much energy now as it did then, so if you’re into historical reenactment you’d better be in shape.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: downtown Portland, historical reenactment, kkk portland, Oregon, Oregon History, Portland, Portland dirt, portland history, Portland Oregon, urban excavation

PORTLAND EXPERIENCES TO WRITE HOME ABOUT

September 6, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Portland experiences come with Airbnb. The Portland Monthly has a list of the Top 5 Airbnb Experiences. Oddly enough, riding around town with me isn’t listed, but milking a cow in Sandy is? Let’s cruise in my ride and I’ll point things out you need to know.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Airbnb, airbnb experiences, boomerpdx, Oregon, Portland, portland monthly, Portland Oregon, Portland State University, portland tour, portland tourism, portland tourist, quality pie, st johns bridge, suicide bridge, vanport flood, willamette week

DREAM STREET: 82ND AVENUE PORTLAND OREGON

September 4, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Dream street? 82nd Avenue? Somebody wake me up? No, it’s not a dream, but a street of dreams. And those dreams came to life.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: 82nd Avenue, baby boomer, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, dream street, foggy mountain breakdown, gray gables, husband, MARRIAGE, newly wed, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, wedding plans, wife

AMAZON PRIME DELIVERING MORE THAN ORDERED?

September 2, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Amazon Prime ruled the road during a recent outing. It wasn’t every car, but enough to make me wonder: ‘Are these electric vans? Why aren’t they electric vans?’ I must have wondered aloud because my wife said, “This is a lot of vans. What’s going on. You should blog this.” So . . .

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Amazon, amazon prime, auto makers, baby boomer, billionaire, blogger, BOOMER, boomerpdx, electric vehicles, elon musk, environment, Jeff Bezos, meat loaf, Portland, RIVIAN, tesla, twitter

HAPPY TIMES FOR HAPPY PEOPLE. ARE YOU HAPPY YET?

September 1, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Happy times don’t always show up in the present. Sometimes you have to get through things first. Then, on looking back, you see it. You were happy and didn’t know it.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, BOOMER, boomerpdx, family, grand baby, grand child, grandpa, GUITAR, happy, happy people, lasagna, long marriage, moosewood, newly weds, Portland, Portland Oregon, sentimental, wedding

VISITING PORTLAND CHECKLIST

August 30, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Visiting Portland? Google it and to see how things look before making plans. Travelportland.com comes in as the ‘official city guide.’ It shows food, books, and Portland activities. Looks like a nice place, but what will the updates say after the next demonstration? Keep looking.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, blogger, Blogging, Oregon, oregonians, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, portland safe, portland sound, visit portland, visiting portland

SEATTLE STYLE: WHERE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BEGINS

August 27, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Seattle style is a picture artists could paint and it wouldn’t look like Portland. But the comparisons never end. Get on the whine line and listen. Seattle traffic, Seattle housing, Seattle expansion. Look down the road and hear the same thing about Portland traffic, Portland housing, Portland expansion.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: big money, blog, blogger, Blogging, money, Nike, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, rust belt, Seattle, seattle style, urban core

STUDENT LOANS FROM THE 70’S

August 26, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Student loans start with a desire to learn, to go to college, to do something. Was it different in the 70’s? The smart academic advice on the street then was, Drop out, Turn on, Tune in. Given by a PhD.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: academic ambitions, Army, baby boomer, Baby Boomers, boomerpdx, education, Joe biden, Love, Portland, Portland Oregon, Portland State, president biden, repayment, Southern Oregon, student debt, student loans, teacher, university of oregon