Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Traveling with Coworkers

    I’m on work travel as travel is being allowed again at work. It, as always, must be pre-approved and necessary, but we can get out with those we serve again.…


  • Big Work Project

    No post today. Big work project took up my evening. Thankfully it should be finished and submitted on Friday.


  • Always a Surprise

    For my vegetable gardens, I planned those out to the square foot. I developed a calendar this year to show exactly when the seeds needed to be started. When they…


  • Which End Is It?

    A little while ago I wrote about needing to find a watering solution for my raised gardens. Would it be a soaker hose? Would it be a portable sprinkler? Would…


  • Growing Season 2022 Officially Began

    Although I did start seeds indoors about six weeks ago, the growing season officially began today. This year I had purchased a couple of grow lights. Those, along with seed…


  • A Larger Pandemic

    Hate! Or I would say actually fear, is the larger pandemic we are facing, and it seems to be growing ever larger. When a 17-year-old takes a gun across state…


  • Patio Time 2022

    For the first time this season, I had a moment on the patio. Actually, two moments. The weather the past two days has been absolutely gorgeous. Not too windy, not…


  • One Batter, Three Ways

    I live on a very nice cul-de-sac where we all get along well, and trade baked goods. If I have extra, I share. If they have extra, they share. It…


  • An Evening of Rejuvenation

    My dear friend Lisa was in town this evening. She is traveling through on her way to visit family. It has been over a year since we were last able…


  • Attraction and Identity

    Sunday was a spectacular day. My youngest became a world champion as a musician with a record score of 99.175 (corrected score) with their band group. The screams that erupted…


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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.