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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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  • A reason for leaving

    Childhood memories live there, alongside my ancestors that lie in their graves. I need only close my eyes to travel there. The truth is, I am never gone from the place I call home, and it will always be so.… Continue reading

  • Edited

    From Wikipedia : Editing, the process of correcting or revising text,images or sound.                                         to prepare for publishing. This word has… Continue reading

  • Being Anxious

    At various points in our lives we wish for different things. When we are little we wish for candy and toys. After a bit ,we want to grow up. Then we want to graduate from high school, go to college… Continue reading

  • Understanding

    There are times when reading the postings of others that I am taken aback. I am struck by their frustration,anger and despair. I sense this in their words. I feel empathy towards them, yet say nothing. I wouldn’t want to… Continue reading

  • Living past the music

    It happens to each generation and it has happened to mine. To be more precise I should have said, it happens to every individual at different times but every generation. There comes a point where their genre of music, or… Continue reading

  • Just being nosy

    As part of my genealogy research I often look through old newspapers and magazines. It is always exciting when you find another little piece of the puzzle. I have stumbled across many amazing facts this way. I have found birth… Continue reading

  • Intimate expressions

    I have started writing some of my blog postings in a book. When I say writing, I mean writing them in cursive into a book with blank pages. I have talked about doing this for some time and have finally… Continue reading

  • Passing the Flag

    Today I thought I would share a little anecdote. Growing up in the fifties and sixties in a small town one just naturally has a bunch of these. We all knew our neighbors and those that lived in our town.… Continue reading

  • Where the path leads

    Where the path leads. There are those of us that want to know and others just keep walking along. I do believe for most of us there comes a time when we ask that question. Where does the path lead… Continue reading

  • An App for that

    I was listening to the morning news. They were reporting the increased incidence of people leaving their child in parked cars. Several deaths have occurred this summer. They all say, ” they just forgot. ” How you can forget your… Continue reading