Latch Key Kid
What’s a latch key kid? My perception of that phrase is somewhat negative and embodies the idea of a neglected kid with a parent or parents more concerned with their…
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October 24, 2024
Teddi
I lied. Or at least misspoke. In an earlier post I said I couldn’t think of anything we did for fun in Fayetteville. I thought of a good one today.…
October 13, 2024
Children- Part Two
Hi again, folks. You may have wondered why I stopped my “ Children” story in 1974, just at the end of our tour in Denver, Colorado. I think I just…
October 5, 2024
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Hugo Ahead. I’ll Stay Here and Wait for the Hurricane.
In every person’s life there are dates or events that leave an indelible mark; and that shape their life opinions, beliefs, and very personalities. Those are dates for which everyone…
October 1, 2024
Children
March 15, 1966. March 6, 1967. July 19, 1971. Three dates that will live in love and infamy in the lives of Don and Marjorie Scooler. Why? You ask. Those…
September 29, 2024
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”. To which I’d get one…
September 14, 2024
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 to be assigned to attend…
September 6, 2024
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 ten years of the roller…
September 3, 2024
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 several times. As a…
August 28, 2024
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 it again last Sunday starting…
August 24, 2024