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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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  • a Sunday drive

     How much of our time is uneventful. This is never so evident as when you write. It doesn’t matter much if you are just writing a postcard or a biography. The vast majority of our time is expended just doing… Continue reading

  • thoughts

     The title of this blog is Random Thoughts and Memories. I chose that title for a reason. I chose it to express my intention to share my random thoughts and memories. Seems pretty self explanatory to me but now I… Continue reading

  • a belief

     If you google the meaning of Philosophy you will get several meanings. That is true with most words and we do need to define what definition we are talking about. In short, defining the defined definition! Is it any wonder… Continue reading

  • a legacy

     Just a few weeks ago I learned to debone a turkey. Some years ago my wife’s sister had taught me to do that with a chicken. It never occurred to me that the skeletons of both are quite similar. But… Continue reading

  • who said what?

     When you are an unknown person, one of little importance, your thoughts are often overlooked. That’s why we have to add validity to our statements by quoting others more highly regarded than ourselves. Even when we know we arrived at… Continue reading

  • what I remember

     There are times when we remember what we were told and times when we remember. I’ve found the older I get the more the two get confused. It begins with our earliest memories, we sorta remember certain things and that… Continue reading

  • school lunch

     Watched the ” testimony ” yesterday. I’m not even going there this morning. I haven’t decided if that was supposed to be testimony or a tribute show. More time was certainly spent singing her praises than anything else. Now I’m… Continue reading

  • round two

     Today is round two of the impeachment hearings. Yes, I’ll be listening. I’m not sure what to expect after having watched the first day. All I heard that day was a bunch of hearsay testimony. The fact that both of… Continue reading

  • what's the gain

     After having spent nearly six hours listening to the impeachment proceedings, six hours I can’t get back, there is only one conclusion to be made, Until we can read minds no one can say what the intent of the President… Continue reading

  • Termites

     My father was right. Sometimes it takes years to acknowledge stuff like that. When we are young we figure those old people are just being over dramatic. What do they know? At other times we inwardly accept the fact that… Continue reading