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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 time to relax

    In a few days it will be October. The summer is long past by October, at least it always seemed that way when I was growing up. The leaves would be off the trees and a brisk wind blowing. Halloween… Continue reading

  • My World

    In our little worlds. That is where all of us live. Some of us control the number and quality of those entering our world and some do not. How well do you protect and defend the border ? I keep… Continue reading

  • Which Tribe ?

    I hear the resentment and anger in the voices of the people. I hear their complaints and feel their pain. The object of this attention and discontent is their home. The town were they were born and raised. The ground… Continue reading

  • Bib and tucker

    I’m watching the evening news and they were showing scenes from a funeral. It was a touching memorial service for a fallen firefighter. The cathedral was filled to capacity and a thousand more waited outside. As they showed the flag… Continue reading

  • Falling Prey

    You can call it spying, but I call it tracking. I’m being hunted. My habits are being studied and the bait is being offered. I see it on the sidebar of my Facebook page every day. Targeted advertisement they call… Continue reading

  • A Loss of Innocence

    So I’m sitting back and relaxing,watching the old boob tube,when an advertisement comes on. It catches my attention with it’s flash and increase in volume. They are advertising a new movie apparently about racing cars. It is directed by Ron… Continue reading

  • It's Here

    It’s here. Fall or is it Autumn ? Which term do you use ? I call it fall. Makes sense to me, the leaves fall. Autumn I think was invented by a rich person that wanted to sound fancy. No… Continue reading

  • Prejudiced ?

    A few days ago I wrote about division. I was speaking about coming from the wrong side of the tracks, as it where. Whether real or perceived those divisions exist. I believe they still exist today. Some thought I was… Continue reading

  • The benefits of Age

    My granddaughters birthday is tomorrow. I was down at the Rite Aid drug store to get one of her gifts and a card. Now Morgan would like to have some perfume ( real grown up stuff ) called Wonderstruck by… Continue reading

  • Staying Connected

    Could a lot of the problems in this country today be related to a disconnect ? Are we encouraging our children to disconnect from the past ? The attitude of grow up and move out was certainly a part of… Continue reading