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MARRIED MAN WALKABOUT

December 7, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Married Man: My wife doesn’t like doing what I like doing so I’m taking a trip. Me: Sounds like fun. MM: Just me and my dog. Me: Even better. How long will you be gone? MM: Two to five years.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bad day, blog post, Divorce, dog, dog dump, funny, husband, jackass, john steinbeck, late life, life writing, married, married man, married men, relationship, stick around, trouble, walkabout, wanderlust, wife

HUMAN TRAINING IS DOG TRAINING

November 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Human training is complicated. How complicated? Ask a teacher, an instructor, a professor. Ask a coach, a Drill Sergeant, a parent. Or just ask yourself, “Was I difficult to train?”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, better relations, boomer dog, boomerpdx, boomers, coach, command, dog communication, dog training, dogs, good boy, good girl, good life, human training, instruction, instructor, jump up, married, older people, parent, peaceful world, professor, relationship, relationship gold, snacks, teacher, training

ROCKY RELATIONSHIP WITH WRITING?

September 11, 2024 by David Gillaspie

My rocky relationship with writing took a turn yesterday. It happens, but this one was avoidable. Boomerpdx was offline for ten hours. The longest ten hours of my . . . not my life. I just did other writer things. What writer things?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomer blogger, blog, blogger, Bluehost, BOOMER, boomerpdx, broken blog, cancer, domain name, education, expository writing, fitness, Love, memoir, offline, relationship, rocky relationship, story, writer, writer things, writing

LOVE STORY WITH CLOSING DOORS AND WINDOWS

July 20, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The love story in The Last Rave is a warning. But a warning for who? From a gender perspective it’s a warning for women who want more from their guy. Turns out some guys have bigger problems than women who want them to want more with them.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: acid, blog, blogger, cocaine, cough syrup, drugs, education, Emily witt, enthusiasm, history, Love, love story partner, LSD, MARRIAGE, marriage counseling, party, Patrick DeWitt, rave, raves, relationship, relationships, the last rave, the New Yorker, warning, weed, writer, writers, writing

BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES, THEN WHAT

June 13, 2024 by David Gillaspie

After living through the best of times, there’s only one way to go. What’s better than the best? The correct answer is nothing, but that’s not the answer you’ll get from drunks and drug addicts. It’s hard to tell any time when you’re numbed to reality.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: best pf times, cheating husbands, cheating wives, fidelity, girlfriend, loyalty, man club, MARRIAGE, married, married early, married man club, mystery, old guy, open marriage, plans, relationship, responsibility, rules, upper hand, wife, worst of times, write, writer, writing, writing time

MICRO MEMOIR II: LEAVING TOWN CHRISTMAS PARTY

April 20, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Leaving town used to be easy, if I remember right. Pack a bag, get in a car, hop on bus, and leave. “I’ll be there in a few days.” Same story going out to Brooklyn as leaving:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: back talk, books, brooklyn, Christmas party, dance, eat, exotic, food, italian, leaving town, library, made men, MARRIAGE, marriage material, memoir, micro memoir, new york, New York City, office buzz, office job, Penn station, relationship, shit talk, subway, sweet talk, talk, talking, Wall Street, write, writer, writing

SAFE DATING OR SIDEWALK SERENADES

March 23, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Safe dating is the goal for everyone brave enough to step out of their comfort zone, get off the couch, and open the front door. Whether long term, short term, husband-wife, blind date, or one of those high school reunion prince and princess things you hear about, safety is paramount. But, if you’re anything like […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: apartment, Army, bad boy, blind date, college, comfort zone, dating, dreams, high school, hopes, husband, love affair, love torch, men, museum, nice girl, NW Portland, one woman, philadelphia, prom, relationship, relationships, safe dating, talk, wife, women

RULE BOOK FOR EARLY 70’S DATING: DID YOU FOLLOW IT?

March 22, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The rule book for dating in the early 1970’s came from rock lyrics. But not just any rock lyrics. This isn’t about the free love sixties, even if it had a nice ring to it. It’s about getting on down the road.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blame, brothers, california, college stars, crying, date, dating, drugs, fly away, Folsom prison, football, high school, Love, love you, MARRIAGE, married, North Bend, relationship, rock and roll, rock lyrics, rule book, salinas, self esteem, sex, sisters, small towns

RELATIONSHIP ABERRATION? WHO IS THE ABERRATION, WHO IS ‘NORMAL’

November 18, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The big question in a relationship aberration is who is who? Who is the aberration for the other, who is the norm. So there I was sitting down to a late lunch with my wife talking about aberrations. I started by using a string as an example. String? Stay with me.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aberrations, American, american wife, Baby Boomer blogger, blog, boomerpdx, dating history, David Gillaspie, first date, history, Love, mansplaining, MARRIAGE, marriages, married life, relationship, relationship aberration, relationship goals, relationships, wife, writer, writing

YELLED AT? HOW TO RECOVER

August 10, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Getting yelled at is not an experience for the timid. But how often do we have a choice of who yells what? Never. Especially when it goes off the tracks, off topic. Then it’s not about you, but them. Goes like this:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: abusive, bad fathers, coaches, Communication, Drill Sergeant, husbands, kids, parents, recover, relationship, weak men, yelled at, yelling