Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • 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…


  • Mr. President, A Vocabulary Lesson

    Dear Mr. President, I think you need a quick refresher on the meaning of words as you don’t seem to know the definitions or how to use words in context…


  • A Way to Test Your Grit

    As educators, we talk a lot about grit and perseverance in the face of adversity. We want our students to keep going even when the learning is challenging. As parents,…


  • Don’t Fall for It

    If you have not read this article (https://thebulwark.com/dear-reader/) by Lois Lowry about a prequel to her book The Giver, you need to stop whatever you are doing, yes right now,…


  • An Afternoon in the Kitchen

    The trip to my mom’s was full of emotion. I’ll write about it soon. Today is about my afternoon in the kitchen. Don’t know why, but I felt the need…


  • Ostriches

    https://images.app.goo.gl/YGgEd4NgAJCGQ2ys5 A recent poll had the man in the Oval Office’s approval rating at 45% (ironic eh?). My first thought was how in the world is it still that high?…


  • No Testing, Fewer Cases

    “If we didn’t do any testing, we would have very few cases.“—Actual quote from man in the Oval Office This quote has been on my mind since I first saw…


  • Off to the Wild Unknown

    Tomorrow I make first trek away from home base in over two months. I’m both wildly excited to see some new scenery and stimulation, and wildly anxious about being out…


  • Pay It Forward, and Backward

    The hubby and I were talking a little earlier today about how fortunate we are right now in terms of our employment. We both have jobs in which we have…


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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.