Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Last Band Performance

    Due to Covid, tonight marks the end of our marching band season. It has been short, but enjoyable. There were a few invitationals and some Thursday night play-throughs. Hopefully we’ll…


  • It’s National Kamala Night

    I’m preparing for my evening of watching the Vice Presidential Debate. Hope you will be joining me. Hope you have your plan to vote. Hope, and expect, you to get…


  • Triggers

    Being around people who have been in therapy over the past couple of years, the new helpful word to describe things that sets one off is the word triggers. Every…


  • A “Celeste” Moment

    For those of you who are Sally Fields fans, you would have seen her film, Soapdish. She plays an actress, who every once in a while, when she is feeling…


  • There’s Just Something About a Bookstore

    The bookstore was one of my stops today while running errands. As you might imagine, with the pandemic, it had been a while since I’d been able to go to…


  • Such Mixed Emotions

    What a day, eh? First we find out a key White House staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Then we find out the incumbent tested positive, followed shortly that his…


  • “Who is to Blame?”

    Today Nichole Wallace asked one of her guests who is to blame for the unchecked actions of the incumbent for president. Without hesitation I yelled at the radio, “You and…


  • How Can Anyone Be Undecided

    In reading social media last night and throughout the day, I am not alone in wondering what have we sunk to after watching the rude, obnoxious, immature, and bullying behavior…


  • Debate Night

    84 million people tuned in to the first debate between the current man in the Oval Office and Hillary Clinton. How many do you think will tune in this evening?…


  • The First Debate is Upon Us

    Is anyone else immensely curious and anxious about the first debate between the two candidates for president? I keep wondering how Joe Biden has been preparing. The other candidate has…


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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.