Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • MSExcel Makes My Brain Hurt

    For the last two weeks I’ve been working on a project to convert an application from an MSWord document to an MSExcel document. Doing so will decrease end user errors…


  • He is Their God

    So many of the trumpublicans have made statements like, “He is the chosen one,” “He is sent by God,” “He is our Savior,” and even the twice impeached president said…


  • Politicians Really Are Clueless

    Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he is in support of $1,400 in relief checks, but only if there is some sort of means testing. Never mind there are…


  • Gardening Season is Only 12 Days Away!

    When I look out the window seeing snow and ice on the ground, and the temperature hovering around 18 wind chill factor, gardening isn’t what one might think comes to…


  • Another Special Event Day

    The last of the special days for a while. See you again tomorrow.


  • We Now Have Big Lie #2

    First we had the original Big Lie. We all know it is the one told by the trumpublicans stating President Biden did not actually win. They believe the election was…


  • Brought to Tears

    Today I waited in line for a box of food with someone I know. She is on a fixed income and has a child, and the child’s family, living with…


  • Traveling

    Visiting family. Be back tomorrow.


  • Presidential Executive Orders

    The New York Times doesn’t seem to like the fact President Biden is using so many Executive Orders in his first days in office. They are telling him to slow…


  • When Was the Last Time You…

    I’ve often felt one of the reasons we move forward, or move backward, as a society is by how much time we spend with others outside our usual bubble. Our…


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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.