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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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  • meeting the elephant

      Allow me to preface this blog with a bit of an explanation. A good many of these narratives are simply what I think about. They aren’t meant to be anything more than that. The best part about writing these… Continue reading

  • a shore thing

      I live on the eastern shore of Maryland. That is a general geographic area covering the peninsula of Maryland and Delaware. Mostly it is rural with farms, chicken houses and watermen. It isn’t unlike the portion of Long Island… Continue reading

  • a decent respect

      The litigating of morality. Is that the true function of a Republic? A republic is government by representation. The power lies with the people. That is the essence of a republic. The laws established by that republic should align… Continue reading

  • old and new

      Had a bit of a back and forth yesterday concerning the Bible. Now we all know there are two testaments combined into one book containing 66 chapters. The Old Testament and the New Testament. There was some discussion about… Continue reading

  • it's cool

      The state of Maryland “legalized” the use of marijuana a short time back. I put legalized in quotes because marijuana use and possession is still a federal crime. Just because a state refuses to enforce that law it doesn’t… Continue reading

  • a different view

      Looking at the past and getting a different view. That seems to be what is happening to me these days. My father passed away almost 35 years ago. Since then, I’ve lost one brother, my sister and my mom.… Continue reading

  • a strange feeling

     Through the miracle of modern technology, I was watching a bit of video streaming live from the church of my youth. It’s really something if you stop and think about it. First off, I can say I was watching a… Continue reading

  • Yea and nay

     The Congress is in continual debate. That is, after all, what their function is, to debate a topic, a subject, an action or proposed action and decide upon a course of action. So, what is the problem? Why doesn’t that… Continue reading

  • Opinions

      With all the talk about the cognitive ability, or lack of it, concerning President Biden there have been several interviews on the news with various experts. One even had an eighty-year-old man take the test they are asking Biden… Continue reading

  • Novid

      Listening to my medical reporter on the morning news, I mentioned her yesterday as well, she was talking about those people that haven’t contracted Covid over the last two years. She said those people are being called Novids. I… Continue reading