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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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  • At the moment

      Just thirteen days till Christmas day 2025. There is an old saying, a watched pot never boils, and I have come to understand the meaning of that. I’m definitely not looking forward, anticipating the day, anxious for its’ arrival.… Continue reading

    At the moment
  • Unity

      This morning I saw a meme about Native Americans that served in WW1 and how they weren’t citizens of the United States at that time. I checked that out and it is a true statement. But, like everything else… Continue reading

    Unity
  • How?

      With all this talk about immigration and the impact it has on our economy I am left with some basic questions. The first, but not the least among them being, just how do all these people get here? Now… Continue reading

    How?
  • Questions

       I keep hearing about Chat bots. Apparently these bots talk to you and make you do bad things. Does Stephen King have anything to do with that? I understand these bots are artificial intelligence. You type in a question… Continue reading

    Questions
  • The Republic

      Today is Pearl Harbor day, a date that will live in infamy. Not much I can write that I haven’t already written regarding my sentiments about that. The generation that fought in that conflict are slipping into history, almost… Continue reading

    The Republic
  • Magic remains

      Christmas isn’t about the things you get, it is about the things you had. It does take a lifetime to begin to understand that completely. I’m still working on it. My lifetime isn’t over and so I still have… Continue reading

    Magic remains
  • Get serious

     I keep hearing stories on television about the issue with porch pirates. I just wonder how we took to calling thieves porch pirates, like it is a cute little moniker. Aye matey, we be plundering! They are just thieves, low… Continue reading

    Get serious
  • Passing the test

      It was discovered that a man attending fire school in the city of Baltimore was planning a mass shooting event. He had lots of guns, a plan and also planned on killing himself in the process. Now the big… Continue reading

    Passing the test
  • Motivation

      Is America changing? Well of course it is. Everything changes over time. Isn’t that the basis of evolution? The hope is always the changes are for the better. In nature that always means survival. An adaptation to the physical… Continue reading

    Motivation
  • That’s illegal

      I remember when the big conversation was about black people. The “descriptor” has changed over the years from the “n” word to African Americans, at least in some circles it has. I’m not certain what the politically correct term… Continue reading

    That’s illegal