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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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  • a link

     It’s rather a sobering thing when you realize you are the last link to the past. It doesn’t happen to everyone; it depends upon the size of your family and how close that family was. What I mean is, if… Continue reading

  • being patient

     It’s been said that a cluttered desk is the sign of a busy mind. Einstein’s desk was notoriously cluttered. Every once in a while a picture of that appears on the internet saying that is how it looked the day… Continue reading

  • changed

     My sister had a habit of keeping a journal. She wrote in that each morning. What she wrote I couldn’t say as she never shared those journals. She told me when the journal was full, she simply discarded it. It… Continue reading

  • Truth and transparency

     Things are beginning to unravel just a bit. That’s the impression I’m getting. Classified documents are starting to appear everywhere. Finger pointing and blame being placed. I get it. The Republicans now control the house. Promises must be kept, at… Continue reading

  • it's simple

     Saw on the news where a group of parents are suing social media. Yes, Meta, Twitter, Tic-Tok, and a few others are included in this case. They are suing because social media is influencing their children in harmful ways. That’s… Continue reading

  • grownup

     Being a senior citizen. It’s something I am reminded of all the time. The commercials on the television spewing forth a continuous stream of reasons I should be very concerned. All the medical maladies I might have that I’m not… Continue reading

  • shifting focus

     Just heard on the news that a six year old child took a loaded 9mm handgun to school. As if that weren’t bad enough, he shot the teacher! She was shot in the hand and chest according to the report.… Continue reading

  • dreaming

     The mega millions has reached over a billion dollars. The odds of winning are about one in 300 million. Still, there is a chance. I will purchase two tickets. One for myself and one for my wife. It’s four dollars… Continue reading

  • making concessions

     Well, it took a number of votes to get the speaker selected. Most seem to view that as a bad thing. First time in a hundred years that the speaker wasn’t chosen on the first vote. The reasons were pretty… Continue reading

  • what I said

      I made a brief posting about how Facebook is being used. Now I do log on to that platform every day. I’m an early riser. I made it a habit to post a digital salutation each morning, a brief… Continue reading