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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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  • abuse of freedom

     I have been wandering in memory for two days now and it’s not a bad place to be. My regular work a day life has been going forward while I observe it as an outsider. Yup, that’s how old I… Continue reading

  • Long George

     Sometimes all it takes is a few words to make your day. Yesterday I was chatting a bit with an online friend. This lady mentioned a name in her comments that I hadn’t heard in quite some time. He was… Continue reading

  • provenance

     I’m a big story teller. I love telling the tales of my youth and repeating the stories I was told over the years. Unfortunately I don’t have the talent to do verbally. Some people just have a way of catching… Continue reading

  • trading for baubles

     Another year begins. The last year for our current president. It’s time for a change. I’m anxious for that to take place. I just hope it can take place before a major problem happens. The pressure is building in this… Continue reading

  • Turning a page

    Amazing how fast the situation changes isn’t it ? At Christmas it was near seventy degrees and I was feeling fine. Now the temperature has dropped and I am sick. The weather was bound to change but I wasn’t expecting… Continue reading

  • compromise and resolutions

     The first day and the first blog of a new year. What to write about ? I was pleased to get up and not hear about anything tragic having taken place. It was a concern. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t… Continue reading

  • Withdrawal

     It is the last day of the calendar year. Goodbye 2015. Another year in history. No one thing springs to the forefront in this past year. A lot of lesser things do however. It was the year everyone got offended,… Continue reading

  • Under the weather

     Apparently the weather has caught up to me, and run me over. I’m a little under it. Being a man the sickness is pretty bad. That ‘s just the way of the world though and there isn’t much to do… Continue reading

  • Watching the calendar

     New years eve will soon be here. I saw some advertisement for entertainment that night. Baltimore is hosting a huge fireworks display. I was wondering when that tradition began. I don’t seem to recall any fireworks when I was growing… Continue reading

  • Truth is not negotiable

     I have never been much for small talk. That isn’t to say I don’t like to talk, quite the opposite is true. My wife is always saying, you talk to everyone. Yes, I do. I will often engage anyone in conversation… Continue reading