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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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  • A History box ?

     I just threw out my birthday cards. Do you save them ? What about letters, do you save them ? I used to hold onto them when I was in the Navy. They have all been thrown out now. I… Continue reading

  • a few thoughts

     I write these blogs about whatever comes to mind. Usually it is just what I heard during the previous day or something from the news. These are the things that spark conversation and so that is why I write about… Continue reading

  • decor

     My grandson was returning home from camp and it has become our custom, Grandma and I, to spruce up his bedroom before hand. Sometimes we buy him new curtains or maybe paint the walls, put up those wall cling things… Continue reading

  • eruditely whimsical

     Like most people I have a few books around the house. I don’t have a real bookshelf anymore, you know, like a formal one. A bookshelf or bookcase is something I would have, given the space. I have always thought… Continue reading

  • I survived

     It has been said I’m just not right in the head. Well, there just very well may be a good reason for that. You see I believe it was the summer of 62 when I, along with my brothers and… Continue reading

  • men, not government

     Charity is a gift not a right. The political climate is certainly a hostile one at this time and this notion of charity as a right is foremost in the discussion. I suppose you could say a lot of folks… Continue reading

  • a choice

     It appeared on the news once again, just a quick spot, that an Atheist group was suing the Gideon’s. They want the placing of Bibles in hotels and motels to stop. They are of course trying to use the ”… Continue reading

  • Back to the begininng

     Never having been 64 years old before I was wondering what I would write about. Just what do old people think about ? Well it seems 64 year old men think about pretty much the same thing as 63 year… Continue reading

  • Going Clamming

     And so today I celebrate another birthday. Yup, I will have been here on this globe for 64 years. That is 6.4 decades ! Ah well, time goes on . My plan is to go clamming. That is an activity… Continue reading

  • Getting home

     For those of you that remember we had an ” oil ” shortage back in ’73. That is what we were told anyway. The truth was OPEC, a collection of Arab countries decided to place an embargo on oil. That… Continue reading