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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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  • up to the challenge

     Yesterday I saw a yard sale. I’m thinking it may be the first since this pandemic. I’m not aware of any laws, rules or regulation about any of that but I’m assuming they were banned. Whatever the case, I saw… Continue reading

  • not in my world

     Time and fashion, they are always changing. It shouldn’t be a surprise but sometimes it is. I was surprised at my age on my last birthday, how did I get this old, this soon? But that is just a mental… Continue reading

  • I said so

     I saw an article about a 7 year old boy having his MAGA hat taken and he was roughed up a bit. Not at all surprising seeing as he was outside of a place where there was the DNC convention.… Continue reading

  • stuff and substance

     Maturity is enjoying what you have, not hoping for what you’ll get. And by that I don’t mean what others may give you, but rather the desire to get more stuff. Maybe I’m growing up after all as I find… Continue reading

  • are selfies yourself?

     It’s a funny thing really, the person I see in a photograph isn’t the same person I see in the mirror. I wonder why that is? I noticed that yesterday after having a snapshot taken with my granddaughter. In my… Continue reading

  • purpose

     Are we here for a purpose, or are we just here? Well that’s a question man has been asking himself since the dawn of time. I’ve always felt that we are here to accomplish something. I think it would have… Continue reading

  • the post office

     With mail in voting being all the talk I thought to take a look at the postal service as it exists today. I’m opposed to mail in voting based upon their job performance. Unless my vote was sent registered mail,… Continue reading

  • a long time ago

     As part of my morning routine I checked my ” memories ” page on Facebook. It’s always interesting to see what I was thinking about a year ago. I do see common threads and that’s a good thing. At least… Continue reading

  • in the mail

    And here we go again, it’s all about convenience. I’m thinking about the push for mail in voting. We’re not talking about absentee voting, we’re talking about mail in voting. Many people seem to believe they are the same thing,… Continue reading

  • applying bias

      Now I’m not one to go checking peoples profile page although I have done so on rare occasions. I also don’t necessarily believe everything I read there either. I filled out my profile with just a few basic things.… Continue reading