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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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  • In season

    I have been slowly developing a theory. It is a theory involving our diet. I’m not a scientist or researcher but I think this is something that should be looked into. And it is not so much concerned with the… Continue reading

  • The noon whistle

    There was an interesting bit of discussion yesterday about the ” noon ” whistle. Does your town have a noon whistle ?  Greensboro does not. In East Hampton where I was raised we did. I never gave it much thought… Continue reading

  • A nice gift

    We are a third of the way through February. It was quite warm here yesterday and I saw a glimpse of spring. It was just a tease, I know that but I enjoyed the moment. The weather man on television… Continue reading

  • Overreaching

    I saw a brief article about a freshman senator. His name is Thom Tillis. He was being lambasted for saying. ” the government should not force employees to wash their hands after using the restroom. ” At least that is… Continue reading

  • Of the mind, not of the flesh

    I will attempt to broach a rather touchy subject matter here today. I do not wish to sound like some kind of zealot or preacher but these are my thoughts. I keep seeing all the advertisements for erectile dysfunction and… Continue reading

  • A " storied " life

    Information is of little use if not shared. I have gathered quite a bit of family information over the years and it is rather specialized. Of what interest to the general public could it be ? That is a question… Continue reading

  • Temperance

    Temperance is a word we seldom hear, but something that should be learned . We do hear synonyms such as tolerance, abstinence, or sobriety. It is true that temperance is most closely related with the drinking of alcoholic beverages but… Continue reading

  • Age,in the first person

    Last evening I posted a funny little status to my facebook wall. I wondered why I stayed so ” young ” while my classmates all grew ” old”. Of course it is just a joke and not meant to be… Continue reading

  • Places,politics and dreams

    I had an interesting little climb down the family tree, heading towards the roots. I passed through some places I had been before and visited with some new. It would seem at least one branch of my tree stayed fairly… Continue reading

  • Phillips' War

    Yesterday I was writing about a place called Squaw Cove. That lead me to do a little exploring. The first of the Bennett line had settled at that place but was by no means the first Bennett in America. Well… Continue reading