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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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  • Boomer

     It is something I haven’t heard lately, ok boomer. It’s a phrase of derision. I hate to admit it because I am a boomer, but for many, it is deserved. My thinking is, and always has been, they are the… Continue reading

  • Bombastic

     Yesterday an old friend came to mind, Felix the cat. I posted it in the what’s on your mind block on Facebook. It was great seeing all the responses. A string of cartoon characters followed along with all those memories.… Continue reading

  • mysterious

     I’m not a superstitious person, I don’t believe in signs, I can see no reason why anyone from another world would have any desire to interact with me or this world. Hey, they are in paradise, right? But if that… Continue reading

  • a lifer

     In the Navy they have a saying; lifer. He or she is a lifer. It simply means that person intends to stay in long enough to retire. I can’t speak for the other branches but expect they say the same.… Continue reading

  • idle words

     I guess I’m not much good at idle conversation. I always expect a conversation to go somewhere. I don’t always like where it goes, that’s true, but I do expect it to go somewhere. I grow bored rather quickly with… Continue reading

  • civics

     It’s a hot topic today, diversity. We hear about it all the time. How we should embrace diversity. encourage that, heck we have passed laws about that. Following the civil war a series of amendments to the constitution were passed,… Continue reading

  • to self

     I ran across this quote the other day. I did mention it to one individual but thought I would share it here this morning. ” Better to write for yourself and have no public, then to write for the public… Continue reading

  • only time

     Numerous online sources are reporting a marked decrease in crime and arrests. Seems as though when you order people to stay at home, they aren’t out committing crimes. That seems logical enough. I haven’t heard anything about that on the… Continue reading

  • Normal?

     It’s Sunday morning in America. No one is going to church, it isn’t allowed, it is for your own good and the well being of others. What a statement of fact. A statement that seems like a storyline from the… Continue reading

  • ain't that old

     Well it happened again. I got up , turned on the computer and logged onto Facebook. Thankfully Facebook returned the birthday notifications to my page. I did miss that feature when they decided to suspend it. Anyway, it is back… Continue reading