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OLD WORDS FIND NEW MEANING

March 6, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Old words and images find new meaning in our quick paced modern world, but a naked kid stomping the head of his vanquished foe Goliath always carries the same message: Go, David, Go. He’s the unlikely underdog facing insurmountable odds and coming through. (You can do it.) Did young Dave need to kick the ball […]

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ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY DOES THE WORK OF TWO

December 30, 2025 by David Gillaspie

The entertainment industry is where you go with time to kill and you don’t workout. Pick up a book, a screen, go to a play. The last one, go to a play, is different because now you have to make plans for your anticipated spare time, which means scheduling, which is another word for work. […]

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OLD MAN ADVICE FOR YOUTHS

November 18, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I saw an old man on a video giving advice, old man advice. How old? Too old to climb a redwood. He was giving advice to those younger than him, which is about everyone. He wasn’t a baby boomer, and if he was he had lots of wear and tear. The advice?

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TEFLON DON TO VELCRO DON

January 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Teflon Don was the name given to John Gotti for his slipperiness with law enforcement. Nothing stuck. They had the old gangster right up until it mattered. But he didn’t fit the old gangster mold. The big guy worked another angle. For this post I use only the most impeccable sources.

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ANNOYING WORDS. ONLY WORDS?

August 2, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Annoying words can be found everywhere. In any book, on any TV show, and coming out of the mouths of people I like. Go ahead and sweep your life clear of people who don’t respect your point of view, your ‘beliefs’, or the car you drive, and you’ll still be stuck with annoying words. In […]

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THE BEST NEIGHBOR OF ALL

May 16, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My best neighbor of all time was also a king-pin. He owned a construction company and hired convicts. The idea was getting people out of prison and onto a better life. To get started, and early release, they needed a job and place to live.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: best neighbor, commitment, convicts, crime prevention, early release, football, hardcore, high school football, MARRIAGE, neighbor, Oregon, parenting, prison, threatening, weed, wife, winning team, wrestling

OREGON ZEALOT AHEAD OF HIS TIME: LON MABON AND THE OCA

October 19, 2022 by David Gillaspie

An Oregon zealot once roamed the landscape. As zealots go, he had a good run. It would have been a great run if he’d had more money. Luckily, he wasn’t as well funded as more recent zealots.

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ADDITIONAL PROOF? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH

May 8, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Additional proof is what’s needed to make an official arrest. Can we all agree on that? No one wants a guilty conviction based on one finger pointer. So, what is additional proof?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: additional proof, choice, community, conviction, crime buster, crime scene, drug traffic, guns, law, law enforcement, legal entry, neighbors, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, possible assault, prison, proof, tigard police, weapons

PRISON TIME DOESN’T WORK FOR EVERYONE

March 19, 2022 by David Gillaspie

If you do prison time, what are you supposed to learn? Is education even part of the sentence, or is it a waiting game? People I know have been to prison. One of them twice. Three times is a bigger problem in some states. Oregon has its own sentencing guideline grid.

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PRISON LIFE FOR ONE BAD MAN

February 14, 2022 by David Gillaspie

From the accounts of prison life from people who toured the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, it sounds worse than they expected. Apparently it’s uncomfortable, stinky, cold, and no one cares about them as much as they’d like. I will agree with them even though I’ve never had the jail door slam behind me after […]

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