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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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  • where once we prayed

     A picture I had taken appeared on my ” on this day ” feature on Facebook. I do enjoy seeing what I had posted in years past, what was on my mind. I have discovered there are a few recurring… Continue reading

  • Shadows cast

     I slept in a bit this morning and am running late. I’m only late by my own internal clock as I have nowhere to be, the benefit of being retired. I have always considered myself a fairly adaptive person and… Continue reading

  • liberty lost

     Okay, I admit it, I sometimes amuse myself by posting my opinion on websites like MSN. I did just that yesterday and went about my day knowing that some would react unfavorably to my comments. I wasn’t disappointed. I’m thinking… Continue reading

  • same thing

     You know I’m thinking if your happiness depends on changes, you ain’t never going to be happy. I think consistency brings happiness. Knowing what to expect is a rather comforting thing. It is that way with your daily routine and… Continue reading

  • holding the glass

     It isn’t a secret that the left has been rather upset since the election. To say a divisive atmosphere has existed in no understatement. I have see little improvement in the last year. Whereas I can understand the disappointment that… Continue reading

  • raw water

     I read a short piece on a new trend, drinking ” raw ” water. Yes, raw water. That is what they are calling water taken directly from the ground and drinking it ! No treating that water, no chlorine, no… Continue reading

  • being human

     I saw a small article about Chinese scientists that have cloned a primate. That’s correct , similar to what they did with that sheep some time back. That sheep was named Dolly and lived for seven years. That is about… Continue reading

  • one of the others

     With all the recent uproar concerning the DACA dreamers and the whole immigration thing in general I am reminded of a blog I wrote some time ago. It is just confirmation that not much changes in the world. That blog… Continue reading

  • my day

     Seventeen years ago today I became a grandfather. Okay, so my grandson and daughter in law had a little to do with that, my son too,  but I became a grandfather. It happened about five in the evening. Now, being… Continue reading

  • Joan Marie

     Today we remember a birth. Seventy five years ago my wife’s sister was born. She didn’t know she would become a big sister, a wife, a mother and a grandmother. Yet, Joan Marie became all of those things and so… Continue reading