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MUMMY IN LAW AT 90 YEARS OLD

February 13, 2016 by David Gillaspie

The best part of being a Mother in Law at 90? How many times have you heard tales of woe about a Mother In Law? How much woe can there be when she knows how to handle a tricky birthday drink? What could be wrong when you roll out with this model? She’s a traveler, […]

Filed Under: Who's Up Tagged With: battle of britain, birthday, british wrens, devon, dieppe bay, England, life magazine, mother in law, my mummy, Slapton sands, strete, Strete devon, WRENS, WWII

THE AMERICAN JOB? BE A GOOD CITIZEN

January 21, 2016 by David Gillaspie

The American job comes with a Mission Statement, Code of Conduct, and Job Description. Talk to people who came to America after WWII and hear their citizenship story. They came from bombed out nations to find a new life. They came for the American job and learned the job of being an American along the […]

Filed Under: Boomer Up Tagged With: America, american citizen, american citizenship, american job, armed militia, Bill of Rights, burns oregon, declaration of independence, doctored bible, Nobel Prize, Oregon, oregon action, second amendment, U.S. Constitution, WWII

THE LINE FOR AMERICAN REFUGEE STATUS

December 14, 2015 by David Gillaspie

If you’re an experienced refugee, it is better as an American refugee? What does America expect of the new people showing up? Be a good neighbor and learn the rules of the road. About the road: if you drive a luxury car with vanity plates you need auto insurance. If you don’t, you’re not following […]

Filed Under: Boomer Up Tagged With: american refugee, daughters of the british empire, german scientists, Nazi, nazi era, nuclear arsenal, R, refugee, rocket scientist, syrian refugee, vietnamese, vietnamese boat people, war brides, WWII

TOM HANKS’ SPY TRAIN

October 26, 2015 by David Gillaspie

The Bridge Of Spies Waits For Tom Hanks. Who doesn’t like a nice train ride. It’s a different view than the highway and you don’t have to drive. From a highway we even stop and watch trains as they pull a long line of cars. Trains unified America with that Golden Spike. You could travel […]

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BOOMER AND THE BOMB

August 5, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Every August Brings The Atomic Winds Of The Bomb Howling Out Of History. History is more than binge watching the Hitler Channel with a few War In The Pacific shows tossed in for balance. If history is your passion, but you aren’t a history major with an advanced degree, your opinion still matters. Every August […]

Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: armed forces, B29, BOOMER, FDR, hiroshima, japan, japanese soldiers, kokura, nagasaki, nuclear attack, nuclear bomb, the bomb, the fog of war, War in the Pacific, WWII

TRAUMA NATION AMERICA IN 10 POINTS

August 4, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Is America The Leader In The Race To The Top Of Trauma? 10 Reasons For Yes On Trauma Nation America. Recent research shows DNA passes down trauma markers from parents to kids. That means if a father suffers a traumatic event his DNA adapts and gets installed in his children. It could be a good […]

Filed Under: Toughen Up Tagged With: America, baby boomer trauma, Baby Boomers, boomers, Cold War, cold war trauma, MARRIAGE, marriage trauma, sports, trauma, trauma nation, trauma nation america, WWII, WWII trauma

BEN AFFLECK, MAN CRUSHED

July 1, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Celebrity Divorce Changes Things. When you get married and have kids you need to be ready. Ready for what? Ready to say, “OK.” The old gang shows up ready to do old gang stuff. You’re ready too, until you look at your wife’s face. It’s the expression that doesn’t need words. Why? Because she’s said […]

Filed Under: Who's Up Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Hollywood, husband, jennifer garner, MARRIAGE, WWII

REGRETS FROM THE DEATHBED

March 18, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Bronnie Ware Listens To The Dying On Their Deathbed. The writer worked with dying patients who told their story. She listed the top five in her book. If you’ve been with others on their deathbed, do any of them ring true to you? The baby boomer demographic may have the same responses to imminent death, […]

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IF YOU TRY SOMETIMES YOU JUST MIGHT FIND

November 26, 2014 by David Gillaspie

You Get What You Need. How many baby boomers have taken advice from Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones? If your answer resembles, “I used to listen to them,” it’s time to reset. Just because you got older doesn’t mean the songs of your youth lose their meaning. It could be the opposite. Consider the […]

Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: baby boomer youths, Baby Boomers, Boomer Women, boomers, gray flannel suits, hitler and tojo, lives of quiet desperation, mich jagger, mick jagger and the rolling stones, parents of boomers, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, quiet desperation, Rolling Stones, thanksgiving, WWII

FURY: BRAD PITT GOES TO WAR…AGAIN

August 2, 2014 by David Gillaspie

Taking A Shot At The Great American War Movie. World War II is the biggest war canvas for the biggest stories. It’s that big. War stories from every other conflict miss the moral certainty, the celebration, of wiping evil off the earth. There’s nothing like a Nazi, or an Imperial Japanese soldier, biting the dirt […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: al-qaeda, Ben Affleck, brad pitt, comfort women, Fury, George Clooney, germans, imperial japanese soldiers, Iraq, Korean War, Nazi, Platoon, Vietnam War, world domination, WWII

MUMMY IN LAW AT 90 YEARS OLD

THE AMERICAN JOB? BE A GOOD CITIZEN

THE LINE FOR AMERICAN REFUGEE STATUS

TOM HANKS’ SPY TRAIN

BOOMER AND THE BOMB

TRAUMA NATION AMERICA IN 10 POINTS

BEN AFFLECK, MAN CRUSHED

REGRETS FROM THE DEATHBED

IF YOU TRY SOMETIMES YOU JUST MIGHT FIND

FURY: BRAD PITT GOES TO WAR…AGAIN

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