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Where Ya From?

“Where ya from?” A very common question, usually asked about 5 minutes into a conversation with a stranger I’d just met. I’d probably answer “Nyawk”...

The Best Week of the Best Year

In the summer of 1980, Lt Col Don Scooler (moi), his wife, Marjorie and their three children, Christine(14), Jim(13), and Jeffrey(9) had the super fortune...

OMG 60 Years!! The First Ten

On August 29, Marjorie and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary. In this story I’m gonna try to capture the main gist of the first...

A Damn Good Friend

My mom had a small picture on the wall in the entry way to our apartment. I looked at it and read the narrative on...

It’s Raining in My Bedroom

Oh yeah, we ain’t done yet. Let’s see what new mischief can befall our favorite attic dwellers, Marjorie and Don. The sitcom writers were at...

One NYC Adventure

First, let’s set the scene. It’s near July 4 in 2005. I had a very vague plan in my head to introduce our grandkids to...

A Day with Granddaddy

Proximity means a lot to relationships. A major positive change to the quiet, peaceful lives of Marjorie and Don Scooler was the arrival in the...

An Impromptu Family Reunion

Just a few days ago, Marjorie, happily heard from her brother, Harry, that we were going to have an opportunity to spend some quality time...

A Husband Deserves Hazardous Duty Pay

Once upon a time, the various roles of family members were well defined by social mores. My mom told me a bunch of times that...
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