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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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  • Curious

    The saying is, curiosity killed the cat, and I find myself being curious. I have written a story about this particular curiosity. Some of you may remember it. It was about a small country church that I speculated was going… Continue reading

  • Feeling Frustrated

    As I listen to the news I am struck by how much these journalists are slanting the story. What I am referring to is this issue of illegal immigrants. It has turned into a virtual invasion. At first they were… Continue reading

  • Equal

    I have written about the expression,” it is no worse than.” I explained why I thought it was an invalid statement. The implication is that whatever you are comparing it to, is not a good thing. The thing you are… Continue reading

  • Transitional Times

    There are times in history when we go through transitions. Nothing stays the same, this is true, but there are times when things shift in a more dramatic fashion. You hear it all the time from the politicians, ” landmark… Continue reading

  • More of that

    We hear about being politically correct. Our choice of words and phrasing comes into question all the time. Is that racist ? Is it offensive to others. It is getting to the point where you are hesitant to write or… Continue reading

  • Listen

    I was thinking about society in general, you know, how we get along with each other. I was thinking we expend a lot of energy yelling at each other. We call it being passionate about our beliefs. It has become… Continue reading

  • A Life Unanswered

    An old photograph. It has been worn,washed and abused. Well, not really abused, but I would say neglected. It is a photograph of my paternal Grandfather Elwood Reichart, Sr. I never knew the man, nor did my father for that… Continue reading

  • Right and Wrong

    I read a fine prayer composed by Billy Graham when he was 95 years old. Now whether you are a Christian or not made little difference to the main topic of his prayer. I suppose I could copy and paste… Continue reading

  • Nesting

    When your children become grown and set out into the world, you are left alone. This is called the empty nest syndrome. For most of us we transition to this without issue. Oh, we are aware and feel a little… Continue reading

  • Speaking of Doubt

    The basis of science is doubt. Science is the quest for proof. The pure scientist always searches for the truth of the matter. Then, having discovered the truth ,he strives to reproduce it. If he can reproduce the effect, cause… Continue reading