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Memories, a memoir, philosophy or simply the ramblings of a boomer. These are my thoughts, my observations and my opinions.

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  • Reckoning

    My hope is that these postings of mine are read sometime in the future. That is, after all, my ultimate purpose in writing them, to leave a record of me. These are my words, my thoughts and my feelings. I… Continue reading

  • Inflated

    What is causing inflation? The devaluation of money. How did that happen? We started giving it away. Really not that difficult to understand, is it? If a girl is “cheap” why is that? Same reason, giving it away. That is… Continue reading

  • Too many cooks

    Writing for a reaction. That has become increasingly evident to me as I scroll down my Facebook page. I can’t bring myself to believe that so many folks can be so delusional, so confused and so biased about everything in… Continue reading

  • What remains

    It will have been five years ago on the 18th of this month that my Mom passed. She lived a long life having been born in 1929. I always knew about the stock market crashing, although I didn’t always understand… Continue reading

  • Being watched?

    I hear all the talk about privacy concerns these days. We have to secure our computers, phones and every other device that can connect to the internet. We are warned about using our atm cards, hiding that pin number and… Continue reading

  • On a limb

    Going out on a limb here. Saw this meme about systemic racism and how some white folks should be enslaved and marginalized so they could gain an understanding of what that really is, I was struck with this thought: is… Continue reading

  • Wake up

    Has protesting become a social activity, a pastime for the woke people among us? It certainly seems that way to me. I see many of these protests as no more than organized costume parties. Crowds of people playing dress up… Continue reading

  • Artificial

    Yesterday I posted a bit of prose I had written thirteen years ago. My daughter in laws father had passed away. I expressed my thoughts and feelings regarding his passing. There are never any words we can say for such… Continue reading

  • Cause and effect

    Yesterday I requested that anyone reading my posts leave a like or dislike as a means of letting me know whether anyone was reading or not. I was surprised at the response and grateful. A few even left actual comments!… Continue reading

  • Revisions and amendments

    All relationships are conditional. Yet, we are told that the very best ones are unconditional. Yet, being unconditional would imply you are inflexible, rigid, set in your ways and even obstinate. It’s all very confusing if you really think about… Continue reading