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DAMAGED MEN DON’T ASK FOR BAND-AIDS?

October 28, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Damaged men are all around, but you’d never know it. Why? Not because they tell you, because they don’t. In a show and tell world, they do the show part better than the tell part.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: America, broken arm, damaged, damaged man, damaged men, election, fitness, general kelly, glass houses, harm's way, hate blog, health, hip replacement, interior landscape, life choices, master's degree, men, pinball, president, public crying, scar, second born, shit talk, show and tell, Social media, United States, vote

FAMILY TIME SUNSET ON THE WESTERN EDGE

October 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Family time needs a motto, and this could be one: “It’s better to create something and be criticized that to create nothing and criticize others.” But what feeds the creative force?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beer, create, creative, creative force, dads, family, family success, family time, jerk, kids, moms, open question, pedicure, projects, raise kids, relax, relaxing, shit talk, time, wife

SENIOR CITIZEN TO JUNIOR CITIZEN

September 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Being a senior citizen is easy. Wake up every day and thank your parents for decent DNA and a good immune system. That’s it, except for the other stuff. The other stuff? What other stuff?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, change, elders, gun safety, junior citizen, safety, senior citizen, senior citizens, shit talk, Social media, vote, voter, voting, writer

BACKING UP AND ADDING ON

August 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Backing up into a parking space is normal? It’s getting that way, but there’re still holdouts. – People who always back into to parking spaces think they better than us. – I back into my parking space in the garage and the garage is inclined up…I also do it with a manual transmission car, […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: action, admiration, adversity, advice, back up, backing up, car, Costco, direct action, documentary, driving, honor, mfa, new yorker, normal, novel, parking space, plan, planning, real talk, shit talk, that's not right, trust, WWII, WWII documentary

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

FULL HOUSE WITH A HOUSEFUL

February 24, 2024 by David Gillaspie

A full house comes in a variety of forms. But you knew that. There’s cards, then there’s my houseful last night. How full?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby, blog, blog post, blogger, boomerpdx, essay, family, full house, getting along, hobby blogger, husbands, kids, leaders, leadership, Love, moody, new parents, okay boomer, priority, recluse, shit talk, sing along, wives, writer, writer character, writer excuse, writers, writers complaining, writing, writing sample

SHIFT TALKERS WORK OVERTIME

January 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Shift talkers like to mix it up, change things. Some do it for the better, some for the worse. They all have one thing in common: Not knowing how and when to shut up. For that we should be thankful?

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TALKING BACK? DON’T BACKTALK ME SON

July 14, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Talking back is a right and a privilege, but it comes with a caveat: It may not be as appreciated as you’d hope. The great Randy Johnson said it well with: “I don’t care who you are, don’t get in my face!” the 6-10 Johnson snapped at one point as they brushed past the cameraman. […]

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LEARNING HOW THINGS WORK? FIRST LEARN WORDS

June 15, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Learning how to do anything takes a special effort when you already know everything. Then you find out what you’ve learned is wrong and your time and energy feels wasted? After that it’s pointing fingers, assigning blame. Or, there’s another way to justify the time and energy to learn how things work. Call it a […]

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FAMILY PROTECTION ADVICE FROM A DADDY

June 2, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Family protection comes down to two things: Threat, and perceived threat. Both trigger a need. Let’s start with threat:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, BOOMER, boomers, daddy, empowered, enabler, family, family heirloom, family protection, father, father in law, grandparent, husband, MARRIAGE, married, perceived threat, problem solving, safe, shit talk, threat, trigger