Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Testing a Dessert For Saturday

    I’ve another baking idea. Surprised? We are going to a party on Saturday. Guests have been asked to bring a side or a dessert. I’d like to take a unique…


  • Why We Teach

    Teaching, in a broad general sense, is a career of faith. It is one in which those who are called have to be tenacious, caring, and able to build a…


  • It Ain’t Pretty…

    But it is tasty! I’ve been wanting to make a cake the past few days. This morning I decided I’d make a chocolate cake with strawberries somewhere in the mix.…


  • Get Up and Get Going

    My internal alarm went off at 5:30 this morning. I guess my body had had enough sleep for whatever reason. Since I was already awake, I decided to just get…


  • Forgiving Females

    You all know how I have random thoughts and questions of a deeper nature, or at least seem of deeper nature to me. Today’s random deep question was about God…


  • Protocols, Policies, and Procedures

    Protocols, policies, and procedures (the Ps), are all part of large systemic processes. These are things I think about each time a decision needs to be made. To decide, one…


  • Too Too Tired

    Today I’m just too too tired. Tired of the daily reminders critical thinking skills are extremely lacking in too many adults. Tired of people not getting how words and pictures,…


  • First Full Duty Day

    We are going back to the office. Thankfully it is only for two days a week, which I hope becomes the new norm. Today was my first full day since…


  • Putting a Pause on Puzzles

    We’ve often had puzzles out on the table, especially during the winter months. Growing up, we had the same thing. When the pandemic hit, and not being able to go…


  • Second Shingles Shot

    Over the past five months, I’ve had five shots. That is more than I’ve had in the last twenty years. The tetanus shot was quite mundane. The first shingles shot…


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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.