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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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  • password protected

     Heard on the radio. 90% of couples today say you should not share the password for your phone with your significant other. What I hear: don’t trust your significant other. I was surprised to hear that though and question the… Continue reading

  • the common man

      The removal of statues is an attempt to discredit the heroes of the past. Whatever they were memorialized for isn’t so important as the sentiment. At one point and time they were all “heroes.” Heroes being a term we… Continue reading

  • Natural

     Does morality depend upon religion? The answer is no, although I would suggest the majority of people, if asked, would say otherwise. Morality, morals are a collection of values. That is to say, the things we value as a society… Continue reading

  • like that

     I heard about proposed legislation that would prohibit members of Congress from trading in stocks. The reason is the obvious one, insider information. I haven’t seen the entire bill so I’m not sure how it would apply to family members.… Continue reading

  • chastised

     Facebook is winning. I realized that yesterday when I was going to post a comment and then withdrew that comment. The reason? I decided I didn’t want to be put in jail. Yeah I know, it’s a sign of courage… Continue reading

  • ID

      Identify yourself. Looks to me like that is getting to be an issue. I did see where the IRS scrapped their plan to use facial recognition technology. The concern was privacy. There are those tech savvy people that can… Continue reading

  • On the level

     I enjoy watching the Olympics, as I believe most folks do. I’m not concerned with any political implications and all that. It’s just fun to watch people that are the best in the world doing what they do. As I… Continue reading

  • on a mission

     Yesterday I got stuck in tech; again. All I wanted to do was watch the Olympics. I discovered that I had a subscription to the Peacock App, free, with my xfinity account. That should have been my first clue, free.… Continue reading

  • normally afraid?

     Masking, social distancing, vaccinating, boosting and testing! Each action fuels the paranoia. It has been quite the effective strategy. A whole lot of people are 100% convinced their lives are in eminent danger. Despite the scientific fact that this virus… Continue reading

  • Grow up!

     Sitting here trying to figure out how to say what I’m thinking. That’s often an issue these days. The reason is simple enough, there are a lot of downright crazy things going on in the world. I’m trying to understand… Continue reading