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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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  • situational morality

     Well Trump has signed legislation giving an employer a choice. They can exercise their religious and moral beliefs or not. Amazing what an uproar that has caused. Imagine you can’t demand you be given something just because you want it.… Continue reading

  • media facts

     I posed the question to Facebook a few days ago. Just when did Modern American history begin ? I did a google search and found very little about that. I only began hearing this term after the Las Vegas shooting.… Continue reading

  • caveat emptor

    I often have scraps of paper lying about my computer with scribblings on them. I jot down ideas or things I want to explore. Sometimes I even pick these scraps back up and look at them. Mostly they just lie… Continue reading

  • acquiring stuff

      Is it the quest for stuff that is the driving force behind these tragedies ? I can’t help but think about that possibility. Is it the anger at not getting what you want, or the perception of that. Is… Continue reading

  • struggling

     I, along with everyone else, struggle to understand. The news has been relentless since the first reporting. We haven’t learned much more about his motives and I sincerely doubt we ever will. In the midst of all this confusion, sorrow,… Continue reading

  • Why

     I find myself struggling to find subjects to deal with. Seems like I have talked about everything. It is getting to be like talking about the weather. There is very little that is new or surprising. This morning I turn… Continue reading

  • just a distraction

     Some are calling it the current distraction from some nefarious plan Trump, the Bilderberg’s, the Russians or other groups have to destroy America, That is all this is, this taking a knee. Very clever having Colin Kaepernick begin this last… Continue reading

  • Noise

     I have an old clock that belonged to my great grandfather. I’ve had it repaired and it sits above this keyboard, old technology staring down at the new. The air conditioning is off and the window wide open. At four… Continue reading

  • of the finest kind

     I woke up yesterday to the news of another passing. No one told me that was the byproduct of growing up, seeing those you know and love pass away. If I had known that I would have stayed a child,… Continue reading

  • Clarity

      It has been said you are only as old as you feel. I’m not so certain about the validity of that statement. I overslept this morning, getting a late start. Judging by the hour I finally got out of… Continue reading