Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • It’s Always Incremental

    In order for something to become the so-called norm, the thing is introduced to us incrementally. Take the man in the Oval Office right now. He came down those escalators…


  • We Have Great Neighbors!

    We have been twice blessed with great neighbors! In Albuquerque, we got to know our neighbors, helped them when we could, and heavens knows how much they helped us with…


  • Stages of Release…Are We Ready?

    Our governor let us know today we will be starting a gradual release from the “hunkering down” here in Indiana. Full release is to be accomplished by July 4th. Stage…


  • Winter, Winter, Winter

    Please, someone call winter and tell let it know it has overstayed its welcome! One day it’s sunny and nice, lovely weather to mow, plant a shrub, lay some grass,…


  • “Sex Education” Tonight

    Now that I have your attention! Taking the night off to binge on Season 2 of Sex Education. After the first show of the season, I just have to see…


  • It Pays to Ask

    There are things all of us want. Some of us will ask for it, some of us won’t. I’m one who will usually, won’t say always, but usually will ask…


  • Why is Picture Placement so Challenging?

    As I walk around our home, I have missed seeing many of the pictures we had hanging, or were displayed, throughout our former home. They were always a comfort as…


  • All Because of an Over Inflated Ego, which Must Be Fed Constantly

    Only the current man in the Oval Office, who had been scheduled to deliver the commencement speech at West Point, would say he is going to do something without first…


  • First Gluten-Free Baked Good

    One of the ways I’m trying to stay connected with friends and neighbors is through baking (duh!, right?). If they have said they liked something I’ve made in the past…


  • His Own Brand of Reality

    The title for this post comes from the book, A Very Stable Genius. These words really describe the thinking of the man in the Oval Office. Then on LinkIn, the…


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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.