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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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  • repeating the past

     My Mom is getting on, as the saying goes, and I’ve begun to notice she repeats herself a lot. Well at 88 I suppose there is little new in the world, at least her little world. She lives in a… Continue reading

  • meterology

      I have a hard time understanding how you could be a weather man. Surely you have to get tired of always talking about the same thing. And to keep doing it with such enthusiasm as some do is beyond… Continue reading

  • Insight

      You can’t gain insight without looking. Seems simple enough doesn’t it ? Then why are so many turning a blind eye ? It is a question I scratch my head about daily. As I sit and read the postings… Continue reading

  • apps and apt

     Anyone using a computer has to be aware of the hackers, spyware and malware floating around out there. You just don’t know where it may be lurking. Some have labeled this area , the dark web. The dark web may… Continue reading

  • looking back

     I have been working on the family tree for a number of years now and think I am satisfied. Yup, I think I have discovered all I wanted to know and much more. I have discovered after a while, say… Continue reading

  • measuring time

      Well we made another trip around the sun. At least that is the popular thinking on this. I say my journey around the sun began in July and so my year ends and begins in July. It could be… Continue reading

  • time and man

     I’ll be going into this year the same way I left the old, not rich. I purchased two Powerball tickets and my luck remained unchanged. I’m beginning to think that I’ll never be a millionaire. Well, maybe this year. It’s… Continue reading

  • a different view

     It being the end of the year we are starting to see those polls about people of the year and that sort of thing.  I saw one on my timeline yesterday asking something similar. My first thought was to write,… Continue reading

  • misplaced

     Loyalty is one of the better traits a human being can possess.  Sadly it is one I see missing in too many. Loyalty , to some, has become a bad word. They have become loyal only to their own wants… Continue reading

  • new to old

     With the end of the year fast approaching there will be talk of resolutions. I never make resolutions concerning the new year. I can barely remain resolute for more than a few hours about something I am not compassionate about.… Continue reading