All of us would like to think we can return to some sort of a pre pandemic normal. I am not so sure we can – just yet. I have been to at least one social event this summer where my suspicions of many attending not being vaccinated proved to be correct. So all of …
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A Man At Peace With His World (me and power tools)
This is a hard post to write, not because it is dripping in some sort of partisanship, but because it is about me and the stage of life I am now in. For those of you that know me, you know my age is 69 and I will be 70 this November. I am far …
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What I Think About Where We Are At This Time With The Pandemic
To dispel the idea that a large part of the labor force is choosing to sit at home and live the good life on unemployment: A significant number of Americans in the age 50 and older group chose to retire since the beginning of the Pandemic; for many, the choice is having some quality time …
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Our Gun Culture
And yes, we do have a gun culture. I grew up in Vermont and my family were hunters. The annual hunting seasons were looked forward to every year. It was another time for cousins and relatives to get together and enjoy each other’s company. For us younger cousins, it was more time with our best …
About Wearing Masks
I have gladly worn a mask during this pandemic. Why? For one thing, I have a wife with Type I diabetes that she has lived with since she was about 4 years old. Her immune system is not the best. The last challenge she needed was for me to bring home the virus to her. …
“E.B. White On Democracy”
Last night, I finished reading this collection of E.B. White’s writings dating from 1928 to 1976. Of course, we all recognize the name, E.B. White. I am assuming most of us know his books like “Charlotte’s Web,” “Stuart Little,” and “The Trumpet of the Swan.” Some of us will also remember White’s co-authorship with William …
Trying to Find Some Sense in the Trump Presidency – It Could Have Been Different
I will always wonder if it would have been different if Trump reacted to the Russian interference in the 2016 election as an attack on America, which it was. He would have found the support of most of us if he defended America against this foreign interference in our election. There might not even have …
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It’s Not Your Mom’s and Dad’s Old GOP – Not At All
I do not think most of the so-called “Republican base” are actually Republicans. I think they are a composite of the Tea Party and Libertarians with a strong mix of white supremacists as well as gun rights fanatics. These are not the old “Main Street” Republicans. The old Republican Party is using and is also …
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Approaching Retirement
I used to dream about this day and wished it would get here, kind of like a teenager wanting to be 16 so you could get a driver’s license. I am still excited about retirement, but I also have a sense of sadness about my impending change of status. I will have, or I should …
“Makes Me Wonder”
No, I am not “buying a staircase to heaven,” or anything close. It would be nice but this is not in my realm of realistic. Let’s start with the election. Why would anyone be surprised that Trump lost. He lost the popular vote in 2016 and barely won enough battleground states to tip the electoral …
