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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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  • Curated

      It is something I have written about on several occasions. This morning however it occurred to me what I’m really doing is curating my memories. That thought came to mind as I wound the mantle clock that came from… Continue reading

  • Afraid?

     Fear can control and cripple! It’s the easiest tool to wield as well. All it takes is lies! Control the narration and you control the story. You can even get people to participate in the story, contribute to it. To… Continue reading

  • Tilting

      Those on the left have been hollering about transparency for years now. But, it would seem, as with many other things, once they got it, they didn’t like like it. Consider DOGE as one example. It isn’t a new… Continue reading

  • Redemption

      There has been an outgoing case involving a man that was convicted of first degree murder. He was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. He has maintained his innocence over the years. Then the states attorney in… Continue reading

  • Buckle down

      Remember when we were told to “buckle down?” Is that something any of you remember or am I just that damn old? It’s the advice I was given while in school when my performance wasn’t as expected. It was… Continue reading

  • Creating camaraderie

     Camaraderie or hazing? Funny how things come to mind sometimes. I was scrolling my Facebook timeline and saw an advertisement from 1939. You know how they do as a sort of shocking thing to todays’ sensibilities. Oh, we were all… Continue reading

  • Biting the bullet

      Seeing a lot of complaints about Elon Musk and his request for “bullet points” regarding what a federal employee has actually accomplished in the last week. Seems to me that was called “evaluations” when I was in the work… Continue reading

  • Community

     I grew up in a small town in the 1960’s. What I miss the most about that are the stores. They were mostly what we call Mom and Pop stores today, a quaint reminder of the past. I wasn’t aware… Continue reading

  • The rule of response

      I saw a post from the Yankees baseball managing general partner, Hal Steinbrenner. Not really sure what that position is but I assume a position of authority. Anyway, this post was a statement regarding the grooming standards for the… Continue reading

  • Changing the name

     What’s in a name? Well there is an awful lot that could be said about that. This morning I was thinking about place names specifically. I suppose due to the renaming of the gulf of Mexico to the gulf of… Continue reading