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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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  • getting away

     It was nice to ” get away ” for a few days. I’m not sure what I am getting away from seeing as I am retired and not exactly committed to being in any one place at any one time,… Continue reading

  • blame Swanson

     I want to begin by thanking Edie, a friend and fellow author, among her many other talents, for inspiring todays blog. Edie was writing about using disposable dinnerware for her Thanksgiving table. She went on to relate how in the… Continue reading

  • seek the constant

     I’ve been writing and sharing my thoughts for about seven years now. It’s hard to believe but the evidence is there. I do read them over every now and again. A title will catch my interest and I wonder what… Continue reading

  • throwing stones

     I listened to a potion of the news yesterday. I admit I haven’t been paying as close attention as I used too. The reasons for that are many but the primary one is, I’m taking a break. Anyway I did… Continue reading

  • giving life to dreams

      Yesterday I was writing about what we remember, and how we remember it. I was asked for an explanation and my best response was, ” that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. ” That is a line from… Continue reading

  • what I remember

     Occasionally I write a story from my childhood, or young adulthood, although you would be hard pressed to tell which is which sometimes. I am writing it the way I remember it. That isn’t to say that it is necessarily… Continue reading

  • normal

     This is one of those rare mornings when I have little to say. I know, I’m surprised myself. Now I’m not saying I don’t have a few opinions to share just that no one topic rises to the top. About… Continue reading

  • a society of appeasement

     We often hear the phrase, the times are changing, in response to bad things happening. But is it time that changes, or is it people that change ? Einstein does say that time is a variable, in relation to motion,… Continue reading

  • justifiably armed ?

     I have read several stories about reactions to that horrific church shooting in Texas. As is expected they range from doing nothing, to the extreme opposite. Naturally emotions are high. There are some that are calling for the parishioners to… Continue reading

  • Judgemental ?

     It is come to the forefront of my thinking the last few days. You have that Ray Moore guy running for a senate seat. Some reporter from the Washington Post finds a woman that then accuses this Moore fella of… Continue reading