Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Shaking My Head at Democratic Leaders

    I just don’t get it. I’m wondering if I’m just too dense to understand or what I’m missing. My brain keeps going over and over the facts. President Biden is…


  • My Pasta Grannies Cookbook Has Arrived!

    If you’ve not been watching (bingeing) on Pasta Grannies videos on YouTube or their website, you are missing a true treat. You just can’t help but feel good while watching…


  • What is a Christian Value in 2021?

    The headline states 2021, but it is a question I’ve been pondering for a long number of years, but especially more so over the last four years. In watching elected…


  • Just Can’t Quit Him

    After the Inauguration, how many of us thought we would be able to go a few days, or even a week, without hearing about the former guy? I thought a…


  • Be Back Tomorrow

    Sorry all. Nursing a nagging headache that won’t go away today. I’ll be back tomorrow.


  • New Recipes

    I’ve been subscribing to different cooking and baking magazines over the years. Every once in a while a dinner recipe would catch my eye. We’d give it a try and…


  • Habits

    The common understanding is it takes 21 days to form a new habit. We all probably know this is a bit of a misnomer. A new habit might be formed…


  • Dear Jaime Harrison

    Dear Mr. Harrison, Outside of President Biden, you are in a very hot seat right now. I might argue it is even hotter than the one in which the President…


  • Family Tonight

    Working through a family issue tonight. All is fine, just one of those unexpected things to deal with in the moment.


  • So Kind to Us

    My mom sent me this picture today asking if I knew who she was. Since there are many older people from my youth who have been passing over the past…


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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.