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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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  • Blasphemy

      Read an article about a Boston Red Sox player that was suspended for two days without pay for using a “anti-gay” slur. Reportedly he was being heckled throughout the game by this individual and he responded by calling him… Continue reading

  • heritage

     While many are busying claiming this or that, their heritage, as it is being called, I find myself on the outside of that. I make no claims on cultural heritage. I’m just an American. That’s how I view myself. I… Continue reading

  • leading the way

      I’ve said it often enough, I’m not one much for fad or fashion. What I mean by that is that I’ve never been one to be much concerned with any of that. I think it is the result of… Continue reading

  • being me

     We have all had our encounters with auto correct. Sometimes it does amuse us and at others can cause confusion or embarrassment. I can hear that being used as an excuse, it was auto correct, I didn’t write that. A… Continue reading

  • history is the precedent

      The city states attorney for Baltimore is a man named Ivan Bates. I rather like his policies and his thinking. He is a Democrat. He does rub his fellow Democrats in the city leadership the wrong way at times.… Continue reading

  • handy

      Today we have infomercials that can last for a half hour or longer extolling the latest new thing. We’ve come a long way from the days of those ads from Ronco and K-Tel. You do have to be from… Continue reading

  • too much

     I haven’t been listening to the speeches at the DNC. I just can’t bring myself to it. I don’t listen to the speeches at the RNC either. All politicians come from the same mold. I really don’t want to hear… Continue reading

  • the way it is today

      I was remembering Paul Harvey and the rest of the story after reading a posting on Facebook. I thought we sure could use a bit of that these days. Those short stories always solved a mystery even when you… Continue reading

  • to a degree

      I’ll start by saying I do not have a degree from any college or university. Take that for whatever you feel it is worth. I’ll just say I believe intelligence and education are different things altogether. I will add… Continue reading

  • Open the window

      Benjamin Franklin famously said, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You can’t argue with that logic. It is far easier to prevent something from happening than it is to repair the damage afterwards. I do… Continue reading