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THROWBACK NIGHT: PORTLAND WINTER LIGHT FESTIVAL

February 16, 2025 by David Gillaspie

Throwback night started in Smart Park on SW 3rd and Yamhill. After my wife and I thought hard about going to the Portland Winter Light Festival, even if it’s raining, we launched the White Cloud Toyota down the highway. Since the festival shined brightest in the dark, as light does, it was dark pulling up […]

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HAPPY PLACE? KEEP LOOKING

February 12, 2025 by David Gillaspie

They say you’ll know your happy place when you get there. Who are ‘they?’ Happy people, that’s who ‘they’ are. Are they happy all the time? No, but . . .

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PERMANENT BUILDINGS FOR THE FUTURE

February 8, 2025 by David Gillaspie

I look for permanent buildings the older I get. It’s always a treat. I’m older than the town I live in, older than the first house I owned, older than where I live mow. Maybe I’m the permanent building? Naw. Maybe you?

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DOG TIME IN DOG YEARS

December 16, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Dog time started right on schedule. Sixteen years with precious Daisy the Wonder Dog, followed by four years of mourning, then this. Three years ago we signed up for another round of Dog World. I think she might be a keeper.

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YOUR BOOK TO WRITE, YOUR STORY TO TELL

December 9, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Your book means just that; it’s your book to write. If you have a story to tell and share, write your book. The secret to finishing a book? Start writing it. Another secret? Everyone has a book in them. At least one. A BoomerPdx reader sent this message:

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TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON

December 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Traditions and customs reek of history and ceremony. Just the way I like it. The more the merrier is fitting for both. But, like George Harrison said, “All things must pass.”

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CARE ENOUGH WHEN IT MATTERS, OR . . .

October 14, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Does anyone care enough? Yes? No? Depends? Ask someone who cares about everything, all the time, with every fiber in their soul, blah, blah, blah. They care, just ask them. How can anyone care so much about so many things? What’s the secret? Please continue:

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NEXT YEAR, MAYBE THE YEAR AFTER

October 12, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Next year shows up fast, so fast that you haven’t gotten over anything from the last year. Suddenly you’re stacking the new ‘get over it’ on top of the old ‘get over it.’ You used to care about getting over things. What happened? This happened:

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TAKING TIME, MAKING TIME

September 28, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Taking time for the little things is something we’re supposed to do. Making time to get it right is always the challenge. In some worlds, maybe yours, time is elusive, slippery, until you get rewired one way or the other.

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DOING MORE? MORE WHAT?

August 9, 2024 by David Gillaspie

‘Doing more’ is the vibe hanging over me, maybe you too. ‘Make your time count.’ ‘Give your all.’ ‘Don’t waste your energy.’

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