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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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  • upsetting a balance

     Is man upsetting the balance? It seems like a valid question to me. I do wonder about such things. Presently the big complaint about man is that we are destroying the planet. We are changing the climate. A theory being… Continue reading

  • Just stop it

     I have taken a break from working on the family tree. The reason being I wonder what it is I’m looking for. I have found the majority of the answers I initially searched for. The names and dates have been… Continue reading

  • a damn fine sail

     This blog is one I wrote some time back but thought I’d share it again today. Just seems appropriate somehow. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and give some thought to what I’m saying here.  Randy Travis’s debut album was… Continue reading

  • Let the season begin

     The little league parade is today! That is the parade in Greensboro that signals the spring, and the first parade of the season. I can’t honestly say that I have watched every parade but the majority of them is a… Continue reading

  • Warning, warning

     Given a recent turn of events I thought perhaps it best to post this disclaimer. This disclaimer can be found on the top right hand side of my blog posting. I’m thinking some may not have read it and so… Continue reading

  • accusations

     I heard on the news that two more women have accused Joe Biden of making them uncomfortable. I’m no fan of crazy Joe or Creepy Joe or whatever moniker you wish to apply but I don’t think he is some… Continue reading

  • is belief logical

     I was having a discussion when it was mentioned that a paragraph I had quoted could be found on ethic websites, mostly for lawyers. The implication being logic was a secular thing. The paragraph in question was then declared to… Continue reading

  • walls

     It is a topic I touch upon every now and again. I call it polite company but it could just as easily be a wall. Metaphorically speaking that is what the rules of polite company are, a wall, or a… Continue reading

  • it's just a joke

     Well it’s April fools day 2019. Great Great Grandfather Floyd would have been 141 today. It’s a birthday I always remember. April fools is associated with practical jokes and pranks. In today’s world I would be a little bit leery… Continue reading

  • better than bacon

     I saw it in a magazine and was reminded of the bacon cure. Well it was Reminesce magazine, so. It took a little while to dislodge that memory but there it was. Now the thing being cured in that article… Continue reading