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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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  • The least we can do

    Sunday is December the seventh. How many instantly know what that means ? How many see the significance of it being on a Sunday ? I’m thinking unless you are of a certain age/generation the likelihood that you know is… Continue reading

  • Decisions

    In another interesting case going before the supreme court the question is this, should your employer be required to accommodate your choices ? The central issue that lead this question to the court is this. A woman that worked for… Continue reading

  • Who's to blame

    What are professional sports teams doing to prevent domestic violence. That was the teaser to the story. As often happens with me the teaser just left me scratching my head. It left me befuddled. So much so I didn’t listen… Continue reading

  • A quaint country cottage

    Now when I was growing up I lived, below the bridge. Below the bridge meant I lived north of the village proper. The bridge is a railroad trestle and separated the ” upstreeters ” from the rest of us. The… Continue reading

  • Crossing the bridge

    Bridges to the past. That is what old photos are. I was reminded of that yesterday. After having some difficulty in getting my scanner to work, electronics; gotta love it, I managed to post an old photograph online. I belong… Continue reading

  • Words in Rhyme

    Lingering reflections in my mind, pictures of a place and time. A place I was and should have been,a place I will go again. Occasionally entire lines come to me. These two just appeared and I wrote them down. Two… Continue reading

  • Memories Lost ?

    Where do old memories go ? I spend a lot of time writing my memories down in the hopes they are preserved. Perhaps they will be of interest in future years, a curiosity. I can not know the fate of… Continue reading

  • Get the gift

    I woke up and the first thing I heard was Frosty the Snowman. Ah, tis the season. Time is indeed rushing forward. Twenty six days until Christmas day.The grandchildren are past the age of Santa Claus. That is a sad… Continue reading

  • Remaining Thankful

    Today is Thanksgiving day. We all know what that means and what is expected. A whole bunch of food and family. In modern jargon, it’s all good. It is a wonderful tradition. No matter the real story behind it all,… Continue reading

  • All about the Jingle

    All I hear about is black Friday. Well, not just black Friday, but Thursday, small business Saturday and Cyber Monday. The quest being how far can we stretch the spending binge ? As long as you are ” saving ”… Continue reading