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WHEN THE AMERICAN DREAM CHANGES? KEEP UP

August 2, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

If you wonder how you’ll keep up when the American Dream changes, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Different people, different dogs, different places? Still keeping up? Start in the easiest place: know your place. Does that sound too rigorous? Too condescending? Here, I’ll help you adjust:

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OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER, BUT . . .

July 30, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Age is determined by one moment. It’s when you hear this: You’re old enough to know better. You hear it the first time when you’re too young to remember your parents saying, “I thought they were out of that stage.” But you weren’t.

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LIFE CYCLE: TOMATO KING 2026

July 21, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The life cycle of tomatoes starts with an idea: ‘Let’s do something with the space we’ve got.’ When the space includes a side yard with lots of sun? Plant that tomato.

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ADULTISM: JUST DO IT?

July 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Adultism: making mistakes and passing the knowledge on without admitting how you learned it. “Mistakes? Not me. I just know things because I’m smarter than you.” If you haven’t said those words, you’ve heard them and thought, ‘this is what smart people say?’ And we wonder why young people don’t respect their elders any more […]

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NAME RECOGNITION IN AMERICA EXPLAINED, TO BE OR NOT

July 8, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Two nights ago I watched Hamnet from the blue velvet couch. It’s about Shakespeare, which isn’t a spoiler. At least it shouldn’t be. With one of the more helpful movie openings, it explained that Hamnet and Hamet are the same name. The same. So I was set. Hamnet it is?

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ALL EYES ON THE AMERICAN WORLD CUP, JULY FOURTH

July 5, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Did anyone leave a 4th of July gathering to watch some World Cup action? France v Paraguay? Canada v Morocco? Me neither. I had to take my dog home before a bunch of kids filled up the backyard. The games were already on.

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WRITING PARTNERS? CHOOSE CAREFULLY

July 4, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Two nights ago I watch Hamnet from the blue velvet couch with July 4th coming around the bend. It’s about Shakespeare, which isn’t a spoiler. One of the more helpful movie openings, it explained early that Hamnet and Hamet are the same name. The same. So I was set. Hamnet it is.

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OFF THE HOOK IN GOLDEN YEARS?

June 8, 2026 by David Gillaspie

As the golden years of retirement stretch out before you there are a few things to keep in mind. Probably more than ten line items, but this is a start. You don’t have to agree with any of them, but pick and choose in any order. I’ll start:

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OPENING NIGHT AT THE ROSE GARDEN

June 4, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I watched the Rose Garden, home to your Portland Trail Blazers, rise up on the Northeast bank of the mighty Willamette River. From opening night until now it’s been . . . thirty-one years? As long as the Memorial Coliseum stands, the Rose Garden will always be the new kid on the block. And now […]

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SITTING DOWN AND SHUTTING UP? OK BOOMER

February 26, 2026 by David Gillaspie

As we’ve seen over the years, sitting down and shutting up is not a baby boomer characteristic. Never has been. No one has ever called us the Silent Generation, the Quiet Generation, or the Compliant Generation. We’ve been called a lot of things, just not those.

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