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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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  • Just another change

    Bob Dylan wrote a song titled,The Times they are a Changin’. Always enjoyed that tune and it rings true even today, for the times they are a changin’. I’m not going to talk about Obama and his changes, I try… Continue reading

  • Not so long ago

    I was thinking about things that almost every household would have had not so many years ago, that they may not have today. How about a waffle iron ? Do you have one of those ? Some younger people, I’m… Continue reading

  • Privacy Please

    It is indeed a ever changing social world we live in. Over the years things do change and not always for the better. I have been known to rant on about some of these changes. There are others where I don’t really… Continue reading

  • About Pearl

    Today is Pearl Harbor day. There isn’t much I can say or write about that that hasn’t already been said. Nevertheless,I will not be deterred. This event must never go unnoticed. The immediate result of that attack was tragic. So… Continue reading

  • Belief

    Will I ever see Santa again ? After writing yesterdays blog entry that was the thought on my mind. I hadn’t really missed him when my own children outgrew that. In fact, never gave it a thought. I must be getting sentimental in my… Continue reading

  • The Secret of Santa

    The Grandchildren are nine and ten. Mark,the ten year old will be eleven in January. With Christmas fast approaching I was curious if they still held on to their belief in Santa Claus. I certainly am not going to ask them. Neither… Continue reading

  • Getting the Feeling

    Last evening was the Christmas parade and lighting of the town. It was a swell parade, complete with a marching band. My Grand daughter was in it with her Girl Scout troop. The air was  brisk but comfortable enough for walking. This… Continue reading

  • Print It

    I rarely print pictures any more. Just the occasional special shot or two. Rarer still do I order any prints. Oh, I post them on Facebook and send them in e-mail. I keep them in files on the computer. I have made… Continue reading

  • Tears ?

    Yesterday was the anniversary of a movie release. Brians Song. I remember the movie vaguely. Something about a football player and I think he dies from cancer. A real tear jerker I’m told. I know all this because a radio talk… Continue reading

  • Friends

    A little or a lot ? Friends that is. Do you have a lot of friends or just a few ? Personally I have just a few. One of them is my wife. For some unknown reason I don’t have a lot… Continue reading