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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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  • Intelligent

          It began when I asked a question regarding artificial intelligence. I was wondering how, in the future, we would know if the “intelligence” was real or artificial? I’ve heard that presently there is way to tell but… Continue reading

  • lesson learned

      For every generation there is a death. We are born into one generation and watch as the previous ones die. Most of us are completely unaware of any of that until we reach that age ourselves. When we begin… Continue reading

  • How it works

      If you are in my country illegally you are a criminal. That is the bottom line. It doesn’t change if you evade arrest for one week or one hundred years, there is no statute of limitation on that. You… Continue reading

  • Why

      I’m not a photographer but I take pictures. I began that in earnest with the emergence of digital photography. The reason is a simple one, cost. Buying a roll of film wasn’t bad it was the cost of getting… Continue reading

  • Cognition

     Enclothed cognition. Now there’s a fancy term for you. It took someone with several advanced degrees to come up with that one. I was made aware of that in a children’s book written by Hans Christian Andersen. It was called… Continue reading

  • Apologetic

      When I was a young kid living on a dirt road bordering northwest woods in East Hampton, yes the Hamptons, I didn’t have any neighborhood child to play with. I had an older sister and two older brothers. Most… Continue reading

  • My way

      Does the motivation define the action? It’s a question I have given a great deal of thought to over the years. Usually that happens following some perceived transgression. Today we hear a lot about “gaslighting”, it’s the modern hip… Continue reading

  • Understanding

     For years now I’ve listened to those explaining why the constitution needs to be updated, revised and revisited. The main reason being those old people back in the old days couldn’t have foreseen any of what is taking place today.… Continue reading

  • Getting real

      I’m hearing a lot of complaining, moaning and groaning coming from the left. The big problem? The government will now acknowledge and support reality. Yes, the official position of the United States government is that there are, in reality, only… Continue reading

  • nothing personal

      I’m guessing the TikTok people didn’t go broke after the shut down. I sure heard a great deal about that possibility. Just how were these social media influencers going to survive? I still don’t quite understand how they make… Continue reading