First Time We Were Five: Denver, 1970-1974
Denver was my first long-term assignment in a western USA city. It was a brand new, somewhat scary experience for both me and Marjorie. A long way from South Carolina…
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April 30, 2025
A Prayer of Thanks
Dear Lord, Thank You!! You've allowed me to live in the greatest country in the world for a grand total of 86 years as of today. In jest, I've stated…
March 24, 2025
The Battery Change
"Hey honey, do we have any AA batteries handy? I can't change the TV channels. The remote batteries must be dead." Marjorie tells me they are behind the bedroom door…
February 15, 2025
Learning to Cook: from potato-peeler to Chef de la Maison
I can cook. How the hell did that happen? I think it started when I was about ten. It was 1949, and my mom had to go back to work…
February 9, 2025
A Day in the Life of an Octogenarian
Foist ( That's "first" in New Yorker), it's wonderful and God's blessing that Marjorie and I are still mobile (somewhat) and vertical (when we wanna be). We go to breakfast…
January 12, 2025
Scary, Wonderful Moments – Part 3
Okay, Okay, Jeffrey, here you come. Christine was my feature for Part 2. Jim was the star of my March 26, 2024 story called "The Longest Day," so it’s gotta…
December 30, 2024
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…
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