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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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  • Identity

      Identity. That is a big social issue at this time in American history. It isn’t something most people think about, this living during history, but that is exactly what you are doing. You are creating history every day. History… Continue reading

  • You know?

     Like a moth to the flame. That’s an old adage describing the inability of a moth to avoid burning themselves. It’s a compulsion they just can’t control. In humans we call it an addiction. In recent years we have taken… Continue reading

  • Insurance

      Back on the third of this month I wrote a blog I titled curated. In that I talked about my stuff. I’m expressing my concern for its’ well being after it leaves my care. Well, I’ll be leaving it… Continue reading

  • What guides you

      Consequence is the force that guides our moral compass. Whether that consequence is a matter of civil authority or your own belief system, it is consequence that moves that needle. That is my thinking on that anyway. There are… Continue reading

  • A binary system

      Some thoughts on social media. My first thought is if total strangers were having a conversation on the street, or in a store, would you interject yourself into that conversation? What I mean is, just jump right in there… Continue reading

  • Soon enough

      We move the clock hands ahead one hour this evening, springing ahead, anxious for the warmer weather and the awakening of the earth. The changing of the clock is under discussion once again as being unnecessary. There is much… Continue reading

  • Closed

      Seems to me life has changed since we stopped living in the kitchen. Perhaps that transition began with the arrival of those Swanson Tv dinners in 1953, incidentally the same year I was born. TV trays moved us from… Continue reading

  • self-evident

      What’s a fair share? When everyone pays the same amount, that’s a fair share. Isn’t that what most people would respond? Well, not so fast. There are exceptions to that rule. Those exceptions will be predicated upon what I… Continue reading

  • a nation without heroes

      Where have all the heroes gone? It’s a thought I’ve increasingly had the older I get. I’m not thinking about war heroes, firefighters and law enforcement people. I’m not even thinking about those social justice warriors and activists. No,… Continue reading

  • Will you be shrove?

      The priests will be busy today. Today is the day to shrive. Shrive is an ancient word that describes the act of listening to another confess their sins and then forgiving them. Once that has taken place you are… Continue reading