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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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  • the secret

      This being Mothers day my thoughts just naturally turn to my own mother. Mom left us on the 18th of May in 2021. She lived a long life having been born on the 16th of September in 1929. I… Continue reading

  • brothers

      In listening to the news of the new Pope, something I offered my opinion on yesterday, I keep hearing about his Creole roots. The black community is celebrating the first black Pope is what I’ve heard. I’m certain there… Continue reading

  • Changes

      Has a new Pope been elected or a new political leader of some type? The Pope certainly wields the power of a head of state. He is much more than a religious leader, the leader of the Roman Catholic… Continue reading

  • professional people

      It’s something I have noticed over the years, perhaps beginning with the emergence of the internet and you tube videos, everything has to be “professional” these days. Take something as simple as pickle ball. Now I’ve never played a… Continue reading

  • what you see

     I feel a little silly this morning. I kept seeing these videos about those attending the Met gala. I feel silly because I really didn’t know what the Met gala was all about. What celebrities are doing has never been… Continue reading

  • collectively

      Haven’t heard much about the price of eggs. I guess a new normal has been established and we have moved on from that crisis. It would seem we have shifted our focus to due process of law. I am… Continue reading

  • Due process

      Listening to the morning news I’m hearing the argument for the federal legalization of pot. Studies have been conducted and the feeling is, it’s all good. Yeah, no societal issues have resulted from states ignoring the federal law. The… Continue reading

  • just by looking

      Yogi Berra is quoted as saying, you can observe a lot, just by looking. I love Yoga Berra quotes even though many are nothing he ever said, same as Confucius. But there are some whose wit and wisdom just… Continue reading

  • remotely professional

      Yesterday I noticed an advertisement on Facebook for online psychiatry services. Having read one of those ads a multitude soon appeared. I found it amusing that anyone would seriously consider that. I guess it would be the same people… Continue reading

  • For amusement only

      I view Facebook as an entertainment platform. I certainly don’t believe everything I see or read on there. It’s for amusement only. Heck, I don’t read or believe some of the stuff I put on there. I do like… Continue reading