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ANGRY AMERICA? BBC SAYS YES

February 4, 2016 by David Gillaspie

The BBC knows why you live in angry America. And angry Oregon. Research shows an angry America. Is it true? Yes, according to BBC research that includes all the big names in poll sampling. A CNN/ORC poll. Be angry the results are posted on a twenty nine page pdf file for clickability. NBC/Wall Street Journal […]

Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: America, American anger, anger, angry, angry America, Baby Boomers, BBC, BBC News, bernie sanders, boomers, donald trump, Downton Abbey, Malheur Wildlife Refuge, network, Oregon Trail, Oregonian, oregonian headline, pew research, rules of engagement

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

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 […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: America, baby boomer, blogger, boomer blogger, boomer generation, boomers, bridge of spies, brooklyn, coen brothers, east berlin, motion picture, movies, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Steven spielberg, Tom Hanks, WWII

YOUR POLITICAL DEBATE RIGHT HERE

October 16, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Baby Boomers Saw The First Televised Political Debate With Nixon And Kennedy. The first televised political debate pitted seasoned pro Vice President Nixon against the young newcomer Senator John Kennedy. The young charger was four years younger than Nixon. They squared up for the biggest political prize in the land, leader of the free world. […]

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AN AMERICAN MEMOIR FOR THE POPE

September 30, 2015 by David Gillaspie

When The Pope Visited Philadelphia In The Shadow Of Rocky. Picture yourself in the land of our forefathers, walking on ground won by American blood. It’s the same American blood flowing through every American. That’s Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War and every war since. Two hundred years later Philadelphia was the site of President Ford’s […]

Filed Under: Buckle Up Tagged With: America, american memoir, baby boomer, BOOMER, boomerpdx, Love, Peace, philadelphia, pope francis, the pope

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

MAGNA CARTA BIRTHDAY PARTY

June 15, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Once Upon A Time The English People Were Heard In The Magna Carta. Weren’t They? If you could read the Magna Carta, you’d come across the part about arresting freemen for no cause. It’s the most popular part. By 1215 most freemen had had enough problems with King John. Now you needed a reason to […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: America, declaration of independence, King John, magna carta

THE ENGLISH WAY IN U.S.

April 13, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Cultural Drama Or Living Hell In The English Way? Are you Angliophallic? Angliophilic? Angliophobic? Either way, Oregon can’t get enough British TV. America absorbs the English way fast. Cast Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Moore in Downton Abbey and wait for the cheers. King Arthur’s Round Table on Doc Martin? Who would blink an eye? As […]

Filed Under: Who's Up Tagged With: America, baby boomer, BOOMER, colin firth, England, english accents, Harry Potter, Michael Caine, movies, the english way, the Hobbit, The Kingsman, U.S.

THE GOOD LISTENER, A BABY BOOMER TRAIT

October 31, 2014 by David Gillaspie

Making The Effort To Show You Care. Sometimes you come across a great notion and wonder if anyone else notices what you noticed. Notions are trickstery like that. What you see in your mind is all that matters. Does it matter? The mattering starts when you write it out, when you lay it down for […]

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WHY THE BIG DISCONNECT? CHINA AND AMERICA

August 16, 2014 by David Gillaspie

If You Never Fix What’s Not Broken, You’re Not Looking Hard Enough. There’s A Big Break. China is the world’s factory. Everyone agrees. If you disagree, look at labels in the nearest big box store. It’s also leading, or mentioned, in other categories too. Human rights, pollution, the usuals. Sometimes it’s a thin line between […]

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ANGRY AMERICA? BBC SAYS YES

THE AMERICAN JOB? BE A GOOD CITIZEN

TOM HANKS’ SPY TRAIN

YOUR POLITICAL DEBATE RIGHT HERE

AN AMERICAN MEMOIR FOR THE POPE

TRAUMA NATION AMERICA IN 10 POINTS

MAGNA CARTA BIRTHDAY PARTY

THE ENGLISH WAY IN U.S.

THE GOOD LISTENER, A BABY BOOMER TRAIT

WHY THE BIG DISCONNECT? CHINA AND AMERICA

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