Archive - bloominBoomer Newsletter

I have got you, deep in the heart of me. So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me. I've got you under my skin.

Jan 13 •

December 2023

Was the 2023 Christmas Letter You Never Wrote Fair or Funny? Or Did it Lack Context?

The Christmas season was richer and more enjoyable when we wrote Christmas Letters.

Dec 24, 2023 •

The Discontent of Our Age

"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save." –Will Rogers

Dec 2, 2023 •

November 2023

In Search of Moral Clarity

Unless we offer something as meaningful, I fear the erosion of our civilisation will continue. And fortunately, there is no need to look for some…

Nov 11, 2023 •

October 2023

Trimming My Deplorable Bigoted Toenails

“A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people's toes,” answered the Roman Candle in a low whisper; and the Cracker nearly…

Oct 7, 2023 •

September 2023

Emergency Room: Contagion in Room 223

If... If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same...

Sep 16, 2023 •

August 2023

Time to Hide the Cows

Or maybe it's time to stampede a herd through downtown so the citizens know where their ice cream comes from.

Aug 26, 2023 •

July 2023

I'm Not Getting a New Puppy till Climate Change Ends. Not Kidding!

Please join me at PetStrikers- NO new puppies or kittens till climate change ends.

Jul 29, 2023 •

June 2023

How to Leave What You Can't Take with You

In his foaming drool, he dug furiously- like a rabid dog.

Jun 3, 2023 •

May 2023

50th Year Class Reunion. Should I Go?

“We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” – Tim McGraw

May 6, 2023 •

April 2023

The Life of a None

Every age has its heresies. Every age also sees a renewal of the general rule that faith must be attacked. C.S. Lewis

Apr 8, 2023 •

March 2023

Finding Grandpa

“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the…

Mar 11, 2023 •

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