Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Performance Task Day 3

    Finally, we have a new faucet for the kitchen sink. The old one was very low, had a separate sprayer (which stuck a lot, meaning we got wet when least…


  • Performance Task Day 2

    Today I learned one should not use canola oil as a vegetable oil substitute in making brownies. It was an epic fail. The brownies would not cook through, would not…


  • Performance Task

    This week may have shorter than usual posts. I have a job interview on Friday morning, which should I be chosen, would be a promotion. I’m up against some fantastically…


  • Finale Time

    We didn’t watch RuPaul’s Drag Race finale on Friday. Then it didn’t load on the AppleTV VH1 app yesterday. So, today is the day. It has been a very interesting…


  • Meal Planning

    The dog woke me up before 6:00 this morning needing to go out. It was fine as I had already been awake for a while. I went to sleep thinking…


  • We Ate Out!

    When everything started shutting down last year, and we learned how hard hit restaurants and their workers were from the pandemic, we decided to continue to support those businesses as…


  • 400 and Counting

    Over the years, I’ve heard people and the media talking about a Race War. It has popped up quite a bit over the past week, and especially on the day…


  • Canning and Preserving, Oh My!

    This book is my new favorite canning and preserving cookbook. It has many of the tried and true recipes, and a whole lot of new ones. The introduction speaks to…


  • Guilty on All Charges for the Killing of George Floyd

    Officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges. This is not a win for anyone, but a loss for many. It is rare for an officer to be…


  • Ignorance is Bliss

    When we are young, we have not really a care in the world. In most instances, our family provides a roof over our heads, food on our plates, clothes on…


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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.