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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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  • a difference that matters

      When our differences no longer matter we will have succeeded. I wrote yesterday about differences and from comments I received I felt like I hadn’t really explained what I was thinking. And so after spending the day celebrating my… Continue reading

  • differences

      I left this thought in response to a Facebook posting and thought it would make a good blog post, so here it goes. Instead of celebrating our differences we should focus on discovering our commonalties. Tolerance is not the… Continue reading

  • necessity

      Every once in a while a picture, a photograph or just a momentary glimpse will inspire me. Often I find that I am inspired with what I hadn’t noticed the first time I looked. I discover that later on.… Continue reading

  • transition of power

      The reality is we have a new president. He is not one I have chosen and one I believe will do more harm than good. That being said, he is the president. As I sort through my emotions the… Continue reading

  • shut up

      As I checked my notifications on Facebook this morning I was met with an exclamation point and a warning. I was informed that my comment had violated community standards. My comment was classified as hate speech. Well, being the… Continue reading

  • let me explain

      My interest in history and in my ancestors has grown over the years. I have given that some thought, wondering why that should be so. Then I thought, maybe it is simply because it seems so much closer now,… Continue reading

  • idle hands

     Idle hands do the devils work. That is an adage I heard from my grandmother. a woman that was always doing something. I wonder if perhaps that isn’t the cause of a lot of the troubles we see in the… Continue reading

  • A new declaration

      I was thinking about how our Congress, and government in general, has become so corrupted. Now when I say corrupted I mean in the sense it has been changed. This government isn’t what the founding fathers envisioned. There were… Continue reading

  • Fate

      I keep hearing the same commercial on television. It is  for the the Recovery Centers of America. It’s a simple production, just a single lady standing there talking. I’m not certain how or why it caught my attention, I… Continue reading

  • driving

      Who taught you to drive? The first car I can remember steering was a 1955 Cadillac Eldorado. It was black with a grey interior. The steering wheel was the size of the wheel of a steamship. I recall sitting… Continue reading