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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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  • One wrong move

    One wrong move In many of our major cities today and some not so major, there is a juvenile crime problem. Not delinquent type troubles, no they have progressed to carjacking, robbery, assault, and carrying guns. And I hear from… Continue reading

  • Purpose

    Like everyone else I find myself wondering at times, do I have a purpose? I mean, should I have a purpose, am I that important to the universe? Have to say, I don’t think that I am. It’s rather a… Continue reading

  • It’s the thought

    I celebrated a birthday on the 20th, number 73. Doesn’t seem like it has been all that long, and I guess that is a good thing. I received many birthday wishes on Facebook, and I appreciate each and every one… Continue reading

  • You buying that?

    It’s something I talk about often, the use of terms that don’t really apply to whatever it is they are being applied to. Topping the list is perhaps the calling of our government a democracy. It is not a democracy.… Continue reading

  • Out with the old

    Saw a meme on Facebook about how, back in the day, cookie tins often became sewing kits. The premise being, we didn’t waste anything. My first thought was, how many homes today would even have a sewing kit? Probably the… Continue reading

  • All that

    Growing up I was told not to talk about politics or religion. It was just sage advice from the old folks. They weren’t wrong. You really shouldn’t talk about religion or politics unless you are certain the person you’re talking… Continue reading

  • It’s a paradox

    Does a memory become a story, or the story become the memory? It’s a question I found myself asking after telling my wife a story from my childhood. Did I really remember that event or just the story told of… Continue reading

  • A date

    Today is Monday. I was born on a Monday, seventy-three years ago, on this very date. The next time it will happen it will be 2037! It doesn’t seem like it has been that long ago, nearly three quarters of… Continue reading

  • On a dirt road

    I was raised on a dirt road. I thought of it as a long driveway shared by everyone. It remains a dirt road to this day, 72 years later. How many years it existed before that I can’t say. The… Continue reading

  • Amending freedom

    I saw a meme about the filing of an amicus brief. This meme was declaring the IRS cannot restrict freedom of speech. The speech it was referring to was political endorsements from churches. It centers of the Johnson amendment. It’s… Continue reading