Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Modern Construction

    If you have ever built a house in modern times, you know they don’t build it board-by-board. The parts of the house arrives in pieces, essentially puzzle pieces. Sections are…


  • “Zoe’s Extraordinary Reckoning” S2 E6

    If you haven’t watched Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist, you are missing a very cute feel good show with lots of great singing, acting, and busting of moves. There is a common…


  • Impactful People

    Over this past weekend, I was talking with a friend I have known over 40 years. Yes, we met when I was a teenager. As we were talking about our…


  • Ohio State vs Tulsa

    Saturday is normally my day to write about politics. Today was just too good to delve into politics this evening, but don’t worry, I have my topic for next weekend…


  • Apple Heaven!

    Today was the big Apple announcement day! It has been a while since I could watch it live, so turned on the recording at dinner time. Call me a nerd,…


  • In Memoriam of 9/11


  • Vacation Week

    It has been a while since my last vacation of more than a day or two. Covid put a damper on last year, and again this year. We did get…


  • Loss of Power

    My heart goes out to all the people who have been hard hit by Hurricane Ida. So many things are broken, destroyed, not working. One of these things is the…


  • Sprinkler Head

    At our old house, we had a sprinkler system installed to water the trees and the little bit of grass we had. We did live in the high desert where…


  • Person of a Certain Age

    My new glasses came in this past week. Well, the replacement pair of glasses. The eye doctor somehow got my prescription wrong, by a lot, the first time. What I…


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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.