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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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  • More practice

     Fifty some years on and it seems like yesterday. Isn’t that the strangest thing? What I’m thinking about is when I was sixteen years old. How much of that kid has remained with me? That is a frequent musing of… Continue reading

  • Culture or Heritage

     In writing my comments and observations on Facebook I am often met with, shall we say rebuttal. I don’t have an issue with that, in fact, I expect it. There are times when I am just startled. I use the… Continue reading

  • Vintage

      Now that Halloween is over and most of the decorations put away it’s time to think about Thanksgiving. I have a few decorations for that, although my favorite ones have long since been relegated to the trash bin. For… Continue reading

  • A standard

     A bit of controversy in Montgomery county, Maryland. You’ve probably seen the ” Blue Lives Matter ” Flag. If you haven’t it is simply an American Flag with one stripe being colored blue to represent police officers. The controversy began… Continue reading

  • notes and observations

     I enjoy Facebook but I’m thinking that may soon move to the past tense; I enjoyed Facebook. I say that because I find myself wondering if the conversation hasn’t run its’ course. Beyond my morning salutations and an occasional picture,… Continue reading

  • Progress

     Like a great number of people today I have literally a thousand or more pictures. Digital images stored on discs, drives, and in the cloud. It may even be more than one cloud, I’m not really certain. But I take… Continue reading

  • Parenting

     Sometimes I feel like sharing an amusing anecdote. I do have to consider it, the subject matter that is, carefully. I have been told that I have a rather large mesh to my filter. That is to say, I tell… Continue reading

  • A pineapple-pumpkin

     I went over and sat with my son as we handed out candy. It’s been a few years since I have done that and it was reassuring to see that not much had changed. The tradition continues and it’s a… Continue reading

  • who's responsible

     I read an article about Georgetown University promising to set aside four hundred thousand dollars a year for descendants of slaves.  It was explained that nearly two hundred years ago Georgetown University had sold two hundred and seventy two slaves… Continue reading

  • success

     There is a commercial that comes on television that really bugs me. This advertisement is for a drug rehabilitation center. The thing about it that bugs me is this line, ” you’ve succeeded before, you can succeed again. ” Now… Continue reading