Category Archives: Ponderings

Enter Here: Retirement


Standing at the door of retirement has dawned on my life. But first I think about the previous years. I graduated from high school in 1969 and soon after realized I was at the beginning of a life of responsibility … Continue reading →

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That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It


I talked with my recently deceased brother’s partner in life last evening. I perceived her loneliness during the conversation. She’s a good woman and had been with him for at least twenty years I would suppose. He’d been married twice … Continue reading →

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Where I Ought to Be


I sit here listening to Enya. It’s Celtic music. Very soothing, settling the spirit and soul. My mind goes so many different directions all the time I find it good to bring my mind to a singular state for a … Continue reading →

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Twelve Things About Me


On FaceBook I was asked to reveal 12 things about myself few people know, so. . . 1. I made a bit of a no-no in school growing up. Got two girlfriends the same thing for Christmas, oh about four … Continue reading →

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Bifocal Man


So. I’ve finally reached that point that I got a pair of bifocals. Mind you I did not intentionally buy them. I went for my annual checkup and saw a new optometrist in the practice I usually go to. He … Continue reading →

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Get Your Sunglasses Out


To start my day I kiss my honey and roll out of bed. Toast and coffee and the morning news while sitting on the couch get me moving. Libby and I plan on church at eight thirty. We make it … Continue reading →

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Time? It Makes You Think. . .


I sometimes deal with thoughts that don’t have simple answers. Many years ago I thought about space. Space outside of this atmospheric ball we live on. The thought of the infinity of space boggled my mind. There’s no end to … Continue reading →

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My Freedom


Watching the leaves in the trees As they come falling down Turning from green to brown Every moment now I must seize. Life holds so much more today Than any point in life Lot’s to do past midlife Allow me … Continue reading →

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In Spite of It All


I’m not sure about the future. It is safe to say that the government has become so contentious that “We, The People” have become mere pawns in political games. All this going on leaves me with no foundation on which … Continue reading →

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A Reason to Live


How is it that turmoil reigned in my life in my fifties? How is it that church, marriage and life in general became so engulfed in the flames of a horrid force that drove me near the brink of losing … Continue reading →

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