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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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  • Fondue

    It’s Superbowl Sunday ! There are not what I would call big football fans in my house. The occupants are down to my wife and myself. I would call myself a baseball fan but not a football guy. I enjoy… Continue reading

  • Crafty

    Recently I was reading a blog by a friend of mine. I read her blog every day and take inspiration from it. I try to be careful not to steal her ideas but sometimes like to expand upon them. She… Continue reading

  • Recalculating

    My son asked me to go with him to a place neither of us had been before. He had the name of the town and an address. When we stopped for gas I was looking for those little maps that… Continue reading

  • Quality Time

    The wife had a talk show on yesterday and I happened to catch a minute of it. It was a group of celebrities talking about being working Moms. They were saying how difficult it was to balance career and parenting.… Continue reading

  • Feeling Cheated

    I see where a good portion of the country has been hit with a massive blizzard. Whiteout conditions,high winds and very cold temperatures. Here in my corner of Maryland all we have is rain. I feel cheated somehow. I don’t… Continue reading

  • The way it was

    There were a couple of things our family never did. One was all go to a restaurant and the other was take a family vacation. I was reminded of this the other day when I was talking with the grand kids.… Continue reading

  • School Days

    No school today for the Grand kids. I checked the calender and it states,” In Service/Transitioning.” This set me to wondering just what does that mean ? I never paid attention to the reason when I was a kid but I… Continue reading

  • Daydreaming

    I’m thinking I would have liked to lived in an earlier time. I enjoy doing manual labor and seeing the fruit of that labor. Whether it be building a house or growing some vegetables it brings satisfaction. The simple pleasure… Continue reading

  • Celebrate

    Off to my Grandsons’ birthday party today. Or more properly Birthday Celebration. The actual date was last week but no matter we will celebrate today. He and a group of his young friends will be playing lazer Tag. The facility… Continue reading

  • Weather Watcher

    Like most people in my generation I tend to watch the weather, alot. As you age you have a tendency to become almost obsessed with it. I’m not quite sure why this is . At my age I’ve seen just… Continue reading