Scary, Wonderful Moments – Part 2
Here we are. Living in the holy city of Charleston, South Carolina. Married a little over a year and a half. I’m now an Air Force captain. Marjorie is a…
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December 14, 2024
Scary, Wonderful Moments – Part 1
These are the life moments when you're about to start an entirely new adventure or journey and you have great expectations but extremely limited knowledge of how the new journey…
December 4, 2024
Granddaddy- You Can’t Take Him Anywhere!
About 10 years ago Marjorie and I ( AKA Grandmommy and Granddaddy ) took Granddaughter, Caroline to the Big Apple. She actually wanted to see the hit musical, “Hamilton”, but…
December 1, 2024
A Wonderful, Unforgettable Lady
I first met Ms Ellen Louise Antley, known by most everyone in her family and throughout Orangeburg, South Carolina, as Miss Louise, on Mother’s Day in 1964, just a short…
November 2, 2024
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…
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
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
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
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 the city I grew up…
August 21, 2024