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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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  • that's life

     I write these blogs not as a reflection of the popular opinion, but rather as my opinion. I post the link to my social media page(s) and I am fortunate that I have those that read my ramblings. It is… Continue reading

  • fiction as fact

      Interesting, isn’t it? We are now having discussions about not only the gender of fictional characters, but their sexual preferences as well. My response to all of that is, they are fictional characters. What part of fiction do these… Continue reading

  • for your own good

      This is going to hurt me more than it is going to hurt you. It’s for your own good. That’s what I heard just before I received what was good for me. Although I did harbor doubts about the… Continue reading

  • what you choose

      What with the Will Smith incident, and a lot of other things going on in the world, I am thinking about triggers? That was a warning I heard on the newscast this morning. Warning, this story may contain triggers… Continue reading

  • the social contract

      I asked yesterday about a proposal by the current administration to legalize marijuana. That is something that comes up time and again. I think it is a forgone conclusion that one day it will happen. A society that can… Continue reading

  • memories past

     I have a picture of my parents taken on their wedding day. It was a day unknown to me until quite recently. They never celebrated their anniversary when I was kid. It wasn’t something I had ever given thought to,… Continue reading

  • a simple truth

     Gender X. That’s what you will now have the option to check on your passport. That’s for those folks that are non-binary. In the future TSA will also not consider gender in their security checks. All that to make Transgender… Continue reading

  • what it means

     Not much to say this morning. I’ve left my thoughts and comments on current events and am apparently in the minority with the Rock/Smith thing. Guess I’m a dinosaur and a bit too masculine for some. That’s okay. The Russians… Continue reading

  • fact, fiction and speculation

      I pursued my family tree for a number of years on and off. I began with Ancestry.Com and had a paid subscription for quite a length of time. I have grown satisfied, that is the word I would use,… Continue reading

  • Woke

     Now all the talk is about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. After profiting literally billions of dollars off movies featuring violence, it’s an outrage. I’m guessing the idea here is to change the whole image of Hollywood where people that… Continue reading