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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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  • mandating life

     Ever wonder why we all want to live as long as possible? Is it because we are afraid we are gong to miss something? Or is it something else? I think it is because life is all we know. Death… Continue reading

  • your own fault

      I was reading a news article about a lawyer in South Carolina. It was on the news and then appeared on my newsfeed on Facebook. So I read the article about this lawyer who had found his wife and… Continue reading

  • granting permission

      Is it being progressive, inclusive and accepting, or is it allowing the forbidden? When you think about it a great deal of the behaviors we now embrace we once forbidden by general consensus. Think about the things your parents… Continue reading

  • Shhh

      Things have grown a bit quiet lately, since the withdrawal from Afghanistan that is. Amazing isn’t it? I have heard murmurs about the drone strike by the current administration, just how that drone managed to blow up someone delivering… Continue reading

  • are you sure

     Technology. We hear about that all the time these days. The challenge being how to use that technology. I mean that in a literal sense, how to use it. Yesterday I found that I had purchased a Google Chromecast device.… Continue reading

  • the passage of time

     Almost mid September. The summer is winding down, I’m seeing school buses once again. The mums and pumpkins have appeared at the farm stands. Soon, that is all that will be available at those stands, although a few will spring… Continue reading

  • I'll always remember

     This being 9/11 I woke up with that memory. Twenty years having passed and it is spoken of with sentiment. When I think of that anger comes to the surface. That is what I remember the most, the anger I… Continue reading

  • Moral Agency

      What is moral agency? It is defined as the ability to make moral judgements on right and wrong. Each of us are moral agents. The question to be answered is, should government act as moral agents? Well, that’s what… Continue reading

  • it all depends

      I’ve heard those supporting the current administration attempting to justify leaving all those weapons and materials behind. The administration itself declared that they demilitarized all that stuff, or as much as they could. The common sentiment/explanation being that it… Continue reading

  • financing liberty?

      Have we become so concerned with financing our dreams that we we have forgotten how to enjoy life itself? What I’m thinking about is all the trappings we require. Take something as simple as going fishing. Will a cane… Continue reading