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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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  • " 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

  • listening

     You know when I was growing up adults lived in a sort of secret world. I was told that children were to be seen, not heard. How many times I was told to ” get outside ” the grownups are… Continue reading

  • when fifty was too much

     I think it was the summer of 1968 or maybe ’69. I was ” working ” at Olympic Heights service station pumping gas. I was making a few dollars here and there with other odd jobs as well and had… Continue reading

  • appropiations

     Remember when they called America the melting pot ? I do. That is what was taught in elementary school when I was a child. We were told how people from all over the world immigrated to America, the land of… Continue reading

  • validation

     I saw on the news that LeBron James had his home or was it his security gate vandalized. Someone spray painted a racial slur on it. You don’t suppose it was someone that doesn’t like his basketball team do you… Continue reading

  • frowned upon

     Well that comedienne Kathy Griffin stepped in it didn’t she ? I see where she has apologized and feels so bad for her indiscretion. CNN has severed ties with her and she will have to pay the price. I am… Continue reading