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MID-CENTURY MODERN REMODEL LOVE STORY

April 3, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Mid-century modern has a nice ring. Whether a chair, a table, or a house, there’s a built in appeal to the name. Mid-century people are called baby boomers, but you knew that. And there’s little that gets between a boomer and their stuff.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, blogger, boomerlandia, boomerpdx, contractors, hoarding, house remodel, Love, love story, mid-century, mid-century modern, modern, Portland, Portland Oregon, ranch house, remodel, remodel mistakes, Renaissance Man

VIETNAM VETERANS ON BOOMERPDX

March 29, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My Vietnam Veterans show up on BoomerPdx not as veterans but as guys I’ve met along the way. Extraordinary guys I’ve been lucky to meet. What’s my plan to meet anyone? Get out of the house and walk around and you can’t go wrong.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: active duty, Air Force, Army veteran, blogger, boomerpdx, john prine, navy veteran, Portland, sam stone, south portland, story, veteran, veteran status, Vietnam, vietnam veterans, Vietnam War, Vietnam-era, war zone

TRAVEL BLOGGERS START AT HOME

March 20, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Travel bloggers come in all shapes and sizes. They’re not all baby boomers reminding others not to litter in new places. “Put your gum in a tissue and drop it in a garbage can, not throw it out the car window.” But they all bring a sense of obsession about where they are at any […]

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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN THREE PARTS

March 13, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Civil disobedience arrived the night I was standing in front of an Army barracks listening to an order from a captain. “First Platoon report.” I was the leader of the fourth platoon during a middle of the night fire drill where things didn’t go well. “Fourth platoon, report.”

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WHAT A DOG HISTORY TIMELINE TELLS

March 2, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Dog history means one thing: time is passing and it’s not slowing down. The cute puppy, so cute it hurts, is a running clock. Theirs and yours. And it all works together. How?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: dog, dog history, dog seasons, dog years, downtown Portland, history, history timeline, kid, male model, pandemic dog, phantom dog, Portland, Portland Oregon, timeline, wife

HOPEFUL CITY, URBAN DUMP, OR BOTH

February 18, 2023 by David Gillaspie

What makes a ‘hopeful city?’ Take Portland for example, a place other states once yearned for in their signature city. “We love Portland; we want to be Portland,” said Asheville, North Carolina. Except there are a few problems to overcome.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, boomerpdx, boomers, hopeful city, love portland, marry portland, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, urban dump

PORTLAND DRIVER ON A CABINET SEARCH

February 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

What does a Portland driver do when an IKEA bathroom cabinet doesn’t match the moment? And you live in a Portland, Oregon zip code? Go on a Portland road mission for the right junk. Warning: The time and effort spent is the real object, not the end result. You know, the ‘life is journey’ stuff. […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cabinet search, dramatize, Fremont Bridge, future, north portand, Oregon, Oregon History, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, portland competition, portland driver, Portland memory, Portland Oregon, portland road, portland road mission, portland streets, portland' future

DREAM OREGON FIRST, THEN GET TO WORK

February 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Dream Oregon first, or you’ll be working in someone else’s dream. Will it be to your liking? If you don’t have a dream, you won’t know the difference. So let’s figure it out based on experience, my experience.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, bonfire, dream, dream first, dream Oregon first, dreams, experience, family stories, gentle, kind, museum collections, nw lovejoy, Oregon, Oregon dream, Oregon family, Oregon History, Portland, Portland Oregon, sports glory

ONE PORTLAND BABY BOOMER DECADE

February 9, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My Portland baby boomer decade began in 1980. It began when I stepped off the bus after a three day ride from Manhattan. (Hey, B.) For twenty-six year old me it was a life changer. By 1990 I was heading out.

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PORTLAND FREEZE WORSE THAN SEATTLE?

February 5, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The Portland Freeze that didn’t happen came when I moved to NW Portland. My apartment building was a busy place to live for students and professionals. The pretty lady who sold text books always looked like she just stepped out of Vogue. She was in a class of her own. And chilly. Hey Patricia. But […]

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