It has been said if you want to know yourself, write. Join me on my journey of discovery, we just might discover something together

Memories, a memoir, philosophy or simply the ramblings of a boomer. These are my thoughts, my observations and my opinions.

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  • being a " but "

     It is a recurring theme. We all want to be remembered, somehow show future generations that we succeeded. The question is succeeded at what ? Life ? Can our lives be measured in that fashion. Is there a pass and fail ?… Continue reading

  • Resigned

     There are times when it is best to say nothing. I believe that but find it a very difficult thing to do. I suppose it has something to do with my personality. I know, I never shut up, but that is… Continue reading

  • Who said that ?

     The quotes I enjoy the most are usually common sense , just with a good vocabulary. I have said it on many occasions and say it again, there is little that can be said that hasn’t been said before. Sometimes I get… Continue reading

  • an important piece

      I do believe we are all here for a reason. That is something all of us need to believe. If that weren’t the case it makes things rather pointless doesn’t it ? So having established that much we struggle with a… Continue reading

  • distracting thoughts

     Less than a quarter mile from my backdoor was a place called soakhide. I was told it was a place the Indians, and yes they were Indians to me, not Native Americans, soaked their hides during the tanning process. It… Continue reading

  • calmer waters

     I wonder when we will all see calmer waters ? That is what I am thinking about this morning. The last year or so the seas have certainly been stormy ones. Seems like one wave after another came crashing down… Continue reading

  • navigate your course

     Some of us spend our lives looking out and others looking in. It is a basic part of our personalities I think. As for me, I’m looking in. I’ve always been a little on the outside of things. I spend more… Continue reading

  • the paradox of living

     We have all had our moments. Good ones, bad ones and ones we would rather forget but we’ve had moments. We are sometimes reminded by others of our moments. It is the idea of a finest moment I am thinking… Continue reading

  • in the meantime

     It is a question I ask myself almost daily, to what end ? We are all here on this earth together, the living , the dying and the dead, and to what purpose ? Now that isn’t meant to sound melancholy… Continue reading

  • Catalouging ?

     I had a Facebook friend notice something in one of my pictures. It was a powder horn. I have it hanging on a nail in my staircase. It is a very plain , utilitarian powder horn. It would have been… Continue reading