Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Author: frank

  • Paul Ryan Retiring: What Might It Mean

    Unless you’ve been hiding in a closet, or are shunning news, you’ve heard Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, Speaker of the House, is retiring. I’ve been wondering what that might mean for…


  • Golden Hour Photo Walk

    While driving and walking around our neighborhood, I noticed Spring is in the air. The temperature is rising, the wind is blowing and flowers are blooming like crazy. This morning…


  • “Love, Simon” is to be Loved

    Richard and I went to see Love, Simon last night. We both enjoyed it. I’ve decided I loved it and highly recommend it to everyone. I’d almost go to say…


  • Walkabouts Bear Fruit

    As many of you have read, while in New York, I conducted walkabouts. I’d get up fairly early, make myself presentable, then take my camera out for a walk around…


  • Big City One Day, Country the Next

    Yesterday I wrote about the big city me. Today it’s the country boy me. I just couldn’t hold out any longer. The warm weather, the garden area so bare and…


  • I Love New York!

    We got home late last night from our vacation in New York. For me, it is hard to leave New York. I love the City, the sights, the energy. When…


  • Walkabouts and Photography

    Whenever I visit someplace, I try to do at least one walkabout. On these walkabouts, I’m usually taking photographs of the places and thinking. Here in New York this week,…


  • What Are My Skills?

    As you have probably gathered in reading some of my posts, I’m working to discover what to do in the next chapter of my life. To help me figure that…


  • Green Acres Here We…Wait, Wrong…New York City Here We Come!

    The day is finally here. We head off to NYC tonight on the red-eye via JetBlue (heard good things about this airline, so hope they are true). I love New…


  • Get Ready…The Drum Beat To War Has Begun

    As if we didn’t already have enough to worry about with our current president and his administration. You know, the tweets, the harassment of women, buddying up to white nationalists,…


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These are the inner wonderings and thoughts of a middle-aged man who happens to be a father, husband, grandfather, friend, brother, son, and thinker.