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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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  • relatively speaking

     It’s one of those things. It happens to all of us after a certain age. Einstein had a formula for it. It’s called relativity. Of course he was concerned with time, but I’m talking about relatives. I was talking with… Continue reading

  • it's not fair

     Immature: not fully developed. That is one definition of the word, although we tend to think of someone thinking or acting like someone younger when we hear that term. Yes, they are the same, not fully developed, immature. I thought… Continue reading

  • DIY

     I’ve seen the commercials about buying insurance for your home and auto repairs. The pitch being something is going to break and you will need someone to fix it. Yes, that’s true, something will break . I honestly can’t say… Continue reading

  • Parlors & Porches

     I was watching the Waltons when it occurred to me. We often hear the world could use more front porches, but I think what we really need are more parlors. Parlors were the formal reception area for our guests. It… Continue reading

  • subjectively objective

     The history that I know. It is that history that I write about and record. A history from a different perspective. That’s true for each of us. Our view of history is tainted by our beliefs. Personal history is subjective,… Continue reading

  • exceptional justice

     This is the case and what is the cause? We have reached a point where we don’t care about the case, just the cause. At least that is the way I see it a great deal of the time. The… Continue reading

  • reward

     If you believe that intelligence made this universe, and everything in it, you have to believe that everything has a purpose. Much has come and gone over millennia, so I can only assume they served their purpose and are no… Continue reading

  • the goal

     I watched the U.S.  women soccer team win the world cup yesterday. It was a good game, fun to watch and exciting. I did so despite the one dissenter that had to embarrass America and herself on a public stage.… Continue reading

  • standards

     It has become a habit, each morning I sit before this monitor looking at a blank screen. I gather some thoughts and begin to write. There are days when I have a specific thought to begin with. This morning I… Continue reading

  • extremes

     The persistence of truth. It occurs to me that is a big part of the problem today, the truth just doesn’t go away. No matter how hard some try to gloss over the past, rewrite the past, put a different… Continue reading