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LEAVING TOWN IN THE 70’S, A MICRO MEMOIR

April 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

When you say you’re leaving town for good it doesn’t start with a packed bag. You need to let the landlord know, the boss know, your friends. The best town I ever left was the Brooklyn borough of New York City. See ya, suckers.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: brooklyn, change, Coos Bay, dorm life, every day, fashion, got dumped, leaving, leaving town, memoir, micro memoir, most days, moving, new you city, normal people, philadelphia, prettiest eyes, Wall Street, wardrobe, women, work buddies

SAFE DATING OR SIDEWALK SERENADES

March 23, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Safe dating is the goal for everyone brave enough to step out of their comfort zone, get off the couch, and open the front door. Whether long term, short term, husband-wife, blind date, or one of those high school reunion prince and princess things you hear about, safety is paramount. But, if you’re anything like […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: apartment, Army, bad boy, blind date, college, comfort zone, dating, dreams, high school, hopes, husband, love affair, love torch, men, museum, nice girl, NW Portland, one woman, philadelphia, prom, relationship, relationships, safe dating, talk, wife, women

FINISHING SCHOOL FOR THE UNFINISHED

December 13, 2023 by David Gillaspie

If you’ve never heard of it, a finishing school is where women become ladies. Ladies? What kind of ladies? Ladies who grew up expecting others to know what they’d learned in finishing school. To that we say, “Good luck.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blogger, boomerpdx, charm school, Communication, David Gillaspie, dinner table, finishing school, history, inherit money, Love, make money, manners, MARRIAGE, money, old money, reddit, school loans, soft skills, sports, women, writer, writers, writing

ROMANCE TRAIN CONDUCTOR: TICKETS PLEASE

October 29, 2023 by David Gillaspie

If the romance train has ever stopped at your station, and you got on, these are familiar tracks. However, if it hasn’t stopped, and you can’t tell the difference between the local, the express, or the out of town train, please continue. Have your tickets ready.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: advice, Baby Boomer blogger, baggage, beautiful life, boomer skanks, boomerpdx, boys, career woman, college boomer, gender, girls, happiness, Love, love advice, love train, men, opinion, romance advice, romance train, romances, skanks, tickets please, train, women

AUTHORITY FIGURES? KEEP LOOKING

September 27, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Authority figures come in all shapes and sizes. The strangest are those who don’t know their role. Do you know who looks up to you? You should. Who do you look up to?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Authority, authority figure, authority figures, blog, blogger, Blogging, bombshell, boomerpdx, celebrities, flopper, hope, leader, Oregon, Portland, public figures, women

DREAM DAY, D-DAY TOMORROW

June 5, 2023 by David Gillaspie

My dream day is pretty simple. I had one recently. Did I live every moment to the max and soak up the vibes? Or did I just feel lucky as hell to be a part of such a day? Well let me tell you my idea of a dream day at my house:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, better world, D-Day, daughter in-law, daughters, DBE, dream, dream day, family curse, helpful, millennials, nineteen year olds, people, royal navy, Slapton sands, sons, trauma, women, WWII, you are worthy

LOVE LIFE WITH NO LOVE IN SIGHT?

July 26, 2022 by David Gillaspie

A love life for rising generations comes with so many choices. And questions. With so many alternatives, some guys just give up. Then what?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: dance, dehumanize, early 70s, incel, Love, love expert, love life, manosphere, meaningful life, misogynist, rubbing compound, sexual, sexual strategy, virgin, women

STRONG WOMEN HELP LIFT EVERYTHING

July 3, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Strong women get that way on purpose. They’ve seen problems that needed solving, and did the work. It’s the sort of work not suited for weaklings. Or men. Any men.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: daughters, family, grandmothers, harm, mothers, sisters, strong woman, strong women, wives, women, women rights

HURT FEELINGS FOR HALF THE COUNTRY?

July 2, 2022 by David Gillaspie

My hurt feelings have an outlet, and I’m so glad. So is everyone else, which is a clue on how do deal with disappointment. Find an outlet so you won’t be haunted the rest of your life by the importance you place in other people’s opinions. Of you. Someone’s feelings about you could hurt yours? […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: denial, disappointment, feelings, hurt feelings, opinion, opinions, reproductive health, reproductive rights, republican wives, women, women's health, womens rights

VICTIM MAN TELLS WOMEN ALL ABOUT IT

July 1, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Who is victim man? You? Me? The guy down the street? It’s all of the above, but only one person gets the trophy: The man who cries and moans the loudest and most often.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: abortion, angry man, erectile dysfunction, harvey Weinstein, losers, man, roe v wade, stable man, suckers, suffering, Supreme Court, Texas, trump, victim, victim man, victims, women