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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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  • the little kids

     Just before Christmas, last year, my sister lost her battle with cancer. Now understand, she never lost her battle with life, she remained victorious to the end. She lives yet in my heart and my dreams. It’s difficult to accept… Continue reading

  • teaching

     Seldom do the things we learn change what we were taught. And I am concerned with what we are teaching our children today. It seems to me we are abandoning the things we were taught in favor of something else,… Continue reading

  • showing respect

     I have recently installed an app on my phone to keep me informed on when the flag is to be flown at half staff. It is quite difficult to keep up with that these days. Nationally the President has to… Continue reading

  • constantly

     And here we are, the kids are back in school and I woke up to temperatures in the forties. Where did that summer go? The summer of ’19 is just about history. We have what, three days left? Fall arrives… Continue reading

  • trust

     I started several blogs this morning but nothing seems to gel. I do try to say what I’m thinking about every day. This morning I can’t focus on just one topic. That’s happens every now and again. I did run… Continue reading

  • the wild card

     World events. We read about them, hear about them on the news, and get our ” expert ” opinion from social media. I guess that gives us a leg up on the past, you know, when our parents didn’t have… Continue reading

  • Moving

     My sons neighbor has had her home for sale. The sign is gone now so perhaps it has been sold. Not being one to pry I haven’t asked. But yesterday I noticed some items put out for the trash man.… Continue reading

  • value

     Being in the service will teach you one thing; you can be replaced. Rather you will be replaced. It comes as no surprise really, we all know that already. The struggle for all of us is to remain relevant. Well… Continue reading

  • what remains

     We all have those little things that bug us. Pet peeves they have been called. They are those things that for one reason or another just rub us the wrong way. Surprising how many of those their really are. You… Continue reading

  • revising the past

     I wrote yesterdays post in response to revisionist history. That sure seems to be a popular thing these days. The objective in that revisionist history appears to be entitlement. If we can change history to portray ourselves as somehow cheated,… Continue reading