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OLD FOLKS TALKING IT OUT ON TELEVISION

June 28, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Why would old folks not rest on their laurels? Either they’re not tired, or they have no laurels. Last night’s Presidential Debate showed more than just the candidates. It also showed the problem with the format.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: big money, blog, blogger, boomerpdx, cnn, debate, education, election, government regulations, history, Joe biden, lowered taxes, master debater, memory lapse, money, old folks, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, presidential debate, presidential debates, regulations, revised history, shit talker, talking, tax cuts, taxes, television, turning point, voters, white wash

COMPETITIVE EDGE STARTS EARLY

May 24, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Working on your competitive edge isn’t always pretty. At some point you plateau, and it’s usually earlier than you thought you’d top-out. That’s when when this advice shows up: “If you’re not cheating you’re not trying.” It starts making sense after a string of failures?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: boomerpdx, cheating, competition, competitive edge, create, failure, generational wealth, high school wrestlers, lottery ticket, Nike, opportunities, Phil knighjt, rich guys, rich man, taxes, wealthy people, wrestled

FAST MONDAY BOOMERPDX NEWS TROLL

April 17, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Fast Monday, the big news day after the weekend. I like news, I like big news, but this isn’t an aggregating news site. Until now. The news is local and urgent on the day of the week that blurs past like the rainbow smear that evaporates when you wash your windshield.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aggregating news, blogger, boomerpdx, Death, fast Monday, NW Portland, Oregon, pay taxes, Portland, Portland Oregon, Portland people, shooting, taxes, vote, woman killed

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.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Alameda ridge, baby boomer, Baby Boomers, Best Of Portland Walking Tour, Coos Bay, invitation to portland, money, North Bend, Oregon, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, portland decade, portland love, Portland Oregon, portland road, portland story, Seattle, taxes, Tigard, Travel Portland Tourism, west hills, willamette week

NIKE MONEY TAKES A STAND IN OREGON

September 30, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Nike money is set to rescue Oregon, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. The Knight in shining armor supposedly sees Betsy Johnson as the answer. But first the big question: Why, Uncle Phil? Why now?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Beaverton Oregon, Betsy johnson, blogger, boomerpdx, brand, business plan, cancer, cancer survivor, good neighbor, Knight Cancer Institute, Nike, nike vision, Oregon, Oregon republican party, Oregon republicans, Phil Knight, Portland, Steve Prefontaine, sustainability, taxes

WONDER WHY NO ONE ASKS, “WHERE ARE THEY NOW?”

August 21, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Who doesn’t wonder about people from different parts of life and wonder why they left, or why you left? Something happened. If it wasn’t something that required therapy or the law, an occasional ‘wonder why’ happens. And it’s okay. Yeah, I feel better, too.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: career, complain, disconnect, education, emotional tools, high school, history, memories, mental tools, modern life, ok boomer, pandemic, taxes

SOCIOPATH GENERATION GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION?

June 3, 2018 by David Gillaspie

Does an entire sociopath generation give a hoot about being called a sociopath generation? Not when it comes from some GenX hack selling his new book. I mean that in the nicest way, but sometimes it gets tiring hearing outsiders rag the home team, even if it fits the program of […]

Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomer Generation, Bill Gates, BOOMER, boomer generation, boomers, Divorce, doctor, pain, sociopath, sociopath generation, Steve jobs, taxes, team doctor

FEAR OF FAILURE COLLECTS REJECTS

August 15, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Fear of failure is the biggest concern in life. Across the board. For everyone whether they’re aware of it, or not. Heart failure in a hospital brings a Code Red, Code Blue, a code color that brings the crash cart cavalry to start humping and pumping a patient back to life from their flat […]

Filed Under: BOOMER BLOGGER Tagged With: approval, basic needs, education, failure, fear, fear of failure, john oliver, john travolta, learning, pulp fiction, quentin tarantino, recognition, story arc, taxes, uma thurman, work ethic, writer, writing