Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Frank-ly Politics

  • Sitting on the Sidelines

    This will be another post in which I will be transparent. For some readers, what I’m about to say may be upsetting or might even make you mad at me…


  • It’s All Just Hoaxes

    Hoax: An act intended to deceive or trick; something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means; a deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a…


  • Trump/Epstein Files Hit a Nerve

    As much as the Trump administration and his cabinet want the Epstein files to fade into the good night, they aren’t going to fade away. Some of the reasons include…


  • Sociopaths, Lapdogs, and Sychopants

    Sociopath: a mental health condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. Lapdog: one who follows around…


  • Living Among Small Men

    Throughout the history of our great nation, there have been men, and women, who have stood out. They made hard decisions when it would have been simpler to take the…


  • Call It By Its Name

    Everyday we hear politicians, reporters, columnists, pundits, and others providing statements or talking points. Rarely do they actually say the words that are truly needed to convey what is occurring…


  • Addiction is Hard to Break

    As a society, we are addicted. We are addicted to celebrity news and sports teams even when we will never meet them, nor do they truly care about us other…


  • Remember


  • First They Came For…

    The alarm thankfully woke me this morning from a nightmare that has lingered long after waking up. I say nightmare, not dream, because it was about what had happened, and…


  • Apathy Will be the Death of Us

    It has been a few weeks since I last published a post. We had a recent move and I had to regroup to center myself in our new home. I…


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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.