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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 warm summer day

    All these bitter cold days have me thinking about the warm days of summer. Now I enjoy the changing of the seasons with the different colors and temperatures but this has been just a bit extreme. Maybe it is that… Continue reading

  • Want or need ?

    Another television commercial, for a drug company, caught my attention. This “chemical additive” promises you a stable countenance. Should you suffer from Bi-Polar Depression just take this pill and you will be stabilized. I’m not saying that Bi-Polar isn’t a… Continue reading

  • Values

    In a discussion with an anonymous online personality I was asked what is morality. More specifically what moral values should we use to guide our nation. My immediate response was, those traditional values of the United States of America. It… Continue reading

  • The next step

    This morning I find myself resting my mind. I have been fortunate in that several people left remarks and discussion on my blog yesterday. And so I need time to digest their thoughts. It is very pleasing to realize that… Continue reading

  • Forgiveness

    Forgive and forget. How any times have you heard that said ? The truth of the matter is you must first forget to forgive. As long as the wrong exists in your mind, forgiveness is impossible. True forgiveness is the… Continue reading

  • Making a choice

    Those of us with religious convictions care about our souls. Is that not the purpose of living a moral and just life, the preservation of the soul ? That is as it should be. As for those that have no… Continue reading

  • Enjoying Life

    Yesterday I was writing about happiness. I wanted to add a few thoughts more I have on that subject. I feel like happiness is really contentment. I do think it is a habit that you can form. In addition I… Continue reading

  • Forming the Habit

    Yesterday I posted, Obtaining true happiness is done like quitting a bad habit,one day at a time. I think you need to form the habit of being happy. People often speak of finding happiness but I don’t think you find… Continue reading

  • Something to say

    Yesterday the grocery store were I work was quite busy. The impending snow and cold had’em out in droves. Good for business. It was also the day our truck delivers, so we had the groceries to put on the shelves.… Continue reading

  • Writing notes

    Lately I have taken to writing things down in cursive. For years I have printed everything, by hand not machine, to ensure others could read it. The only person I know for sure that could read my cursive handwriting is… Continue reading