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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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  • what I mean

     It’s what I said, but not what I mean. That is an issue before the supreme court. Fact is, it’s not the first time and won’t be the last. The very reason the court only issues an opinion. In their… Continue reading

  • left to their own devices

     Perhaps the most difficult thing to accept is the knowledge that one day the next generation will be left to their own devices. Are they ready? Well that was our job wasn’t it, to prepare them? Yes, it was and… Continue reading

  • the goal

     To paraphrase Lewis Carroll, If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do. My question is, do you have to have a destination? I mean we are always told we have to have a purpose, we are… Continue reading

  • what are you buying?

     I’m thinking Facebook is getting close to having run its’ course. I know I certainly enjoyed it a lot more in the past. I have seen it evolve over time and it has lost some of the appeal it once… Continue reading

  • Paranoia or Prudence

     There are little things that cause me to think. Yesterday it was a simple, do you remember post. This one concerns where the filler tube for gasoline on your car was. Remember when they were behind the license plate? I… Continue reading

  • an exploration

     I haven’t read a whole lot about what Buddhists believe but did touch upon that yesterday. I read a bit more after I finished posting my blog. I was surprised at the number of celebrity Buddhists there are. Jennifer Aniston,… Continue reading

  • negoiations

     Reasons and excuses, we all got’em. It begins when we are children and never ends. The struggle throughout our lives is determining which is which. It is also what lawyers have made their living doing, since there were lawyers. The… Continue reading

  • selling the farm

     It’s my feeling many have gone beyond political correctness and entered the realm of patronizing. It’s the only way I can think of to describe the attitude and statements I am hearing from the left these days. Now I understand… Continue reading

  • insistence

     Belief requires no validation. This I write in response to a social media post. The post concerns religion and the practice of it. Well it wasn’t exactly the practice of it as much as the professing of belief. It was… Continue reading

  • watching the parade

     The last day of September, three fourths of the year gone. 2019 has been quite the year so far, political turmoil has to be the best description. One debate after another. Well, not really debate, just a bunch of accusations… Continue reading