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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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  • bearing gifts

     I just heard on the news a new testing program being implemented. It’s a drive up test at CVS pharmacies. That’s correct, a drive up testing center, where you don’t get out of your car, the test is self administered,… Continue reading

  • who is to profit?

     It has been reported that universal testing is becoming available. The push is on. Everyone should be tested for Covid 19 whether they have symptoms or not! The media has been doing their best to make everyone paranoid. Many are… Continue reading

  • connections

     I left my hometown back in 1976 for the final time. That is to say, that was the last year I actually lived there. Through social media I have reestablished some connections with that past. That began about ten years… Continue reading

  • you started it

     Well it would seem another observance has escaped me. It’s strange too, given the amount of time I spend on social media and listening to the main stream media. But this past Saturday, May the 16th, was Armed Forces Day.… Continue reading

  • Just one battle

     Memorial day is coming up. It is a day to remember all those that lost their lives in the defense of freedom. Yes, Memorial day is for the dead. It is something I remind people of each year. The true… Continue reading

  • subtleties

     It’s my thinking the hardest person to please should be yourself. That seems to be at odds with what I constantly hear. Well I realize that others are trying to get me to buy something. It doesn’t matter if it… Continue reading

  • a conversation

     Perhaps life is nothing more than a conversation with God. It continues until one or the other decide to end it. That’s the free will portion. Perhaps there is no such thing as fate or destiny, just a dialogue. Are… Continue reading

  • hopefully

     So I’m driving the car and my phone rings. I tell the wife to answer it because, you know, I don’t use the phone and drive. So she picks it up but it is just a message. I’ve got a… Continue reading

  • Just fun

     On Facebook you often see things from the past. Usually it is those do you remember memes. It will contain a picture of an object for you to identify. They do serve to make you feel a bit smarter, shall… Continue reading

  • Gun shy

     It’s an old saying, gun shy. It probably began as a simple description of a hunting dog being startled when the gun went off. Over the years it has taken on new meaning. It can now mean a person that… Continue reading