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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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  • Can I say that ?

     I saw in the news where that girl received a conviction on involuntary manslaughter in the suicide death of that young man. I admit to not really studying all the facts in the case. I did hear where he got… Continue reading

  • I'm back

     It was Tuesday morning and all was going well. I looked out my upstairs window and saw a Verizon employee up the pole two doors down. I didn’t give it much thought as I often see these folks climbing in… Continue reading

  • a matter of trust

     I have found some changes have occurred in my social life since the election. I think that is probably true for a great number of us. What I’m thinking about, of course, is our online ” social ” lives. Not… Continue reading

  • little things

     Did you know it was on this day in 1942 that a little girl named Anne Frank received a diary as a birthday present. I didn’t, but I have a book that tells me what happened every day in history. I… Continue reading

  • under the influence

     With all this talk about the Russians hacking our elections I was reminded of the ” Red ” scare during the fifties and sixties. We were convinced that the Russians wanted to blow us all up. Sure we had executed… Continue reading

  • " questio quid luris "

     It was on the news here in Maryland. Seems as though some woman is demanding her right to go topless on the beach at Ocean City. Her primary argument is, if men can do it, so can women. Well I… Continue reading

  • vindication

     I watched some of the Comey testimony before congress yesterday. It went just about as I expected. Each Senator trying to grab the spotlight with their questions and remarks. I don’t see where much was accomplished but then I didn’t… Continue reading

  • watching and waiting

     I haven’t been making many political statements lately. It s just that I have pretty much made my feelings known. When I was writing about political views it did create a stir. I got caught up in that maelstrom and… Continue reading

  • what's next

      I was wondering if when you go to heaven, do you start over ? What I mean is, do you start again with all the people you have encountered here on earth. Do you get another chance to correct… Continue reading

  • gluttony

     I’m not much on shopping. Like most men, I know what I want, go to the store and buy it. It is a fairly straightforward deal. As a result I really haven’t been to many malls. I’ve been to the… Continue reading