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FANCY PEOPLE, BUT NOT TOO FANCY

September 2, 2024 by David Gillaspie

My wife and I are not fancy people, but one of us is more than the other. As it should be, as long as it’s not me. I’ve seen fancy and come away with the same feelings each time: No Thanks.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Broadway, college girls, community, dating, fancy, fancy people, girls, good manners, good will, jean jacket, kindness, main line, manners, Nordstrom's, overwhelmed, overwhelming, people, philadelphia, sex, sexual, sexual tension, thoughtfulness, wife

COMPARISON CULTURE: BETTER THAN WHAT?

August 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Comparison culture didn’t start with social media, but that’s where it found fertile ground. Baby Boomers and every generation before, all had the same comparison: My Dad is better than your dad. What comes after that? Maybe a fight.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: boomer blogger, boomerpdx, compare, comparison culture, crime, criminal, Death, education, facebook, family, fertile ground, jewelry, Social media, twitter, wife, writer, writers, writing

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.’

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: advocate, blogger, boomers, do more, doing great, history, husband, MARRIAGE, more, more what, normal day, old men, old timers, travel, wife, writer

LETTING IT FLY? WHERE ARE THE WINGS

August 7, 2024 by David Gillaspie

‘Letting it fly’ is another way of saying, ‘Is that all you’ve got?’ One of my goals in life is not backing down to fear. Am I afraid of a famous tea room? Yes, but I let it fly. How did I get over this unreasonable fear? I had help.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: backing down, blog, blogger, bloggers, criticism, fear, harmony, historical research, history, history writer, influencer, letting it fly, long married, married people, PDX, portland international, pump room, research, smiley face, Social media, sour puss, travel, wife, wings

WEIRD PEOPLE? LIKE WHO

July 30, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Weird people you know invite you over for a backyard barbecue. That’s the scene. What could go wrong? They pull this out: Hearts and Gizzards. Let the grilling begin.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: ambition, baby boomer, Baby Boomer blogger, bad idea, BOOMER, boomers, college, Dr. John McLoughlin, education, good idea, history, IDEA, Oregon, weird, weird ambition, weird people, weirdo, wife, WWII

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

EXERCISING RIGHTS FOR BETTER LIVING

June 12, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Exercising rights are a mental thing; also a physical thing. The mental part is realizing the benefits of the physical thing. How often has someone doubted the benefits of either? When they do cast doubt, they do it from a couch eating bonbons.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: athletes, athletic training, exercise, exercise habit, exercising, exercising rights, expectations, gains, getting strong, goals, kids, lifting, losing weight, married, mental, over achieving, Paris olympics, physical, power lifters, running, wife, workout, wrestled

ENGLAND LAKE DISTRICT ‘JOY RIDE’

May 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Drive to the Lake District, the tour book says. It will be a fun joy ride. Whenever you hear the term ‘joy ride’ and it’s not about stealing a car, use extra caution. This was the joy ride around the Lake District.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beaverton, beer, car crash, cockermouth, Cockfosters, England, England lake district, English roads, eurocar rental, gin, Hawaii, joy ride, Lake District, MARRIAGE, planning, Rick Steves, travel, white knuckle driving, wife

BLAME ENGLAND FOR THAT?

May 22, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Blame England? For what? For being so green, so lush, so historical with its leftover Roman roots? For having current people renting and living in four or five hundred year old houses? Go ahead and blame England for anything you want and you’ll be able to find evidence backing it up. Just make it good. […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blame england, brainwashing, educational, England, English, English tea, englishy, evidence, family, forgiving, gracious, historical, my wife, ok boomer, polite, political, Rick Steves, river Avon, Roman origins, Sports fans, tea, travel, travel buddies, understanding, wife

DEAREST ENGLAND LOVE LETTER # 1

May 17, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Dearest England Highway Department, Congratulations on providing drivers with the most puzzling highways in the world as I know it, which isn’t saying much but maybe just enough. My neighbor said he was traveling to Scotland; I asked him if he’s renting a car. “No. I wouldn’t try driving there,” or something. He’s not renting […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bath, dearest England, driver, England, English highway, English road, exit ramp, freeway, good luck, google maps, GPS, highway, highway department, Jane Austin, kids, letters, Love, love letters, panic, panic attack, remembering, rental car, roundabout, screaming, smart phone, wife