Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • What is Your Mowing Song?

    This afternoon while I was mowing, a song kept running through my mind. Well, not really a song, just one stanza from a song. Over and over and over! The…


  • A Night Out

    Having an evening out with friends. First time in over a year to see the guard gang. It will be nice to just be together. Happy Friday everyone!


  • Insurance Industry Take Heed

    Today at lunch time, I took our dog for a walk. The weather had started to clear up. Sunshine was breaking through the clouds. It was starting to warm up,…


  • Work Yes! Office No!!

    While riding in the elevator today, a woman out of the blue said, “I really don’t want to come back to this place five days a week!” The only thing…


  • Now is Not the Time for Neutrality

    I’m not sure if there is ever a time for neutrality when it comes to human rights and voter rights. Definitely not a time for neutrality when it comes to…


  • Another Graduation Party

    It was another Graduation Party Day. My nephew also graduated this year; his party was today to allow as many people to attend as possible. I hope he had a…


  • A Time for Resting

    It is always amazing how much energy we can have leading up to big events. The shopping gets done. The cooking and baking gets done. The cleaning gets done. And…


  • Graduation Party Day—Cake Worked

    What a whirlwind 24-hours! Last night was the graduation ceremony. Today was going around to the many graduation Open Houses. It was so good to see so many of the…


  • 75%

    That is the percentage of our kids to graduate. One more and we’ll have an A.


  • Baking Frenzy

    Short update. Cakes are done and wrapped. I’ll ice and finish decorations tomorrow after graduation. I’m still mulling over attempting tempering some chocolate for a fancy wrapping. We’ll see how…


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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.