Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Long Hard Day

    It has been a long hard day! The weather was fantastic for yard work—not too hot, not too cold, which I why it was a long hard day. I started…


  • A Day to Say His Name

    George Floyd Say Their Names Breonna Taylor Eric Garner Michael Brown Ahmad Arbery Bettie Jones Michael Lee Marshall Rayshaun Cole Trayvon Martin Michael Brown Sean Reed Tamir Rice Keith McLeod…


  • Hoodie Guilt

    As a white person, I am well aware of the privilege afforded to me due to the color of my skin. As white man, I am well aware of the…


  • Not Too Proud to Dumpster Dive

    Yesterday during our evening dog walk, we saw sod piled up at a couple of houses. To me, that was a treasure chest in the making. We made it a…


  • Middle and High School in the Fall

    Returning to school in the fall has been on my mind, a lot. We are in the era of the unknown, and trying to plan for the unknown. No one…


  • It is Memorial Day

    Thank you to all who have served in the Armed Services and defended our freedoms and way of life. We honor you, and your families, for your sacrifice.


  • New Kitchen Toys

    This morning I found a new blog to follow, The Prairie Homestead (https://www.theprairiehomestead.com). I was looking for a vegetable stock recipe I could make and then can. While I was…


  • Ever So Much Closer

    I’m not sure if you will remember, but about two years ago I made a statement, and a commitment to myself, to write a book. It was at a time…


  • Want to Earn a Bazillion Bucks?

    I sure wish I was good at the new coding. There is a need for an app right now that would earn someone a bazillion bucks if they got it…


  • Fourth Bed has Arrived

    Last week a box arrived in the mail. It looked just like a box my raised beds had come in. So, for some reason, my COVID-19 brain interpreted that to…


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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.