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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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  • on topic

     I’ll begin by saying I take responsibility for whatever I write. It is incumbent upon the author to be clear in their ideas, thoughts and meanings. I still recall the instructions from English class, who, what, where, when and why.… Continue reading

  • a single reward

     I was thinking, what if heaven is a single moment in time. The scientists talk of a singularity, a moment in time, the moment of creation itself. The big bang! So what if the end is a singularity as well?… Continue reading

  • A bit amused

     Some mornings I wake up with absolutely nothing on my mind. I take that as a good sign, yesterday must have been alright. I was quite amused with some defending the right of Drag Queens to read at childrens’ story… Continue reading

  • cease fire

     Listening to the morning news I learn that this is a ” cease fire ” weekend in Baltimore. Yes, you read that correctly, Four weekends a year religious groups declare a cease fire in the city of Baltimore. It never… Continue reading

  • what answer

     I read a small article where a drag queen is coming to the library for childrens’ story time. I’ve heard of this before just not close to where I used to call home. My question regarding this is , why?… Continue reading

  • untold stories

     Family anecdotes, we all have them. The only problem is in sharing them. Those stories are for those in the group, like a secret club. Just the immediate family members are privy to those memories. They are amusing to us… Continue reading

  • A Hallmark holiday

     With Valentines day just around the corner I was thinking about being in school. It would have been about this time we would have been getting ready for that. I remember there being a big box that we had decorated… Continue reading

  • this and that

     I didn’t stay up to watch the State of the Union address. When I got up the news showed Nancy Pelosi tearing up the speech. I heard the end where there was some booing from the Democrats. I guess I… Continue reading

  • buttocks and inuendo

     I read many comments yesterday about the half time show at the super bowl. I wrote a number of them as well. In short I found that show to be inappropriate for the venue. I know very little about Jlo… Continue reading

  • An epitaph

     The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth. ( Thoreau ) I ran across this the other day and was amused by the truth of that statement. Perhaps it was only because of the recent tragic death of Kobe Bryant… Continue reading