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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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  • 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

  • Somebody did something

     Once again I saw the New York Times expose claiming America started in 1619 with the arrival of twenty odd slaves. The premise being America was built solely by the efforts of this slave labor. It is just a part… Continue reading

  • temporarily

     There are times when it all seems so temporary: life that is. When we look back, we look back in stages. When we were little, when we were teenagers, when we were young adults, when this or that, but always… Continue reading

  • Understand?

     Eighteen years ago and I speak of it as though it were yesterday. I believe it will always be so. I am also aware we now have a congressperson that says, ” somebody , did something ” and is given… Continue reading

  • what makes you happy

     If only we lived life the way we remember it. Do you know what I mean? Why was everything so much better, so much more fun in the past? That’s the perception most of us have anyway. I suppose when… Continue reading