No Train Today
My wife, Marjorie, and I love train travel. As a splurge, at most once a year, we would book a compartment on Amtrak and go to New York City from…
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May 26, 2024
You’re Gonna Shove That Where?
In about 11 days I’m going to get up at about 6am (as usual), shower well, shave, brush my teeth thoroughly, and get dressed very casually to prepare to go…
May 21, 2024
When Can Severe Pain Be Funny?
About 20 years ago, I was struggling with a bad case of colon cancer (Any such thing as a good case?). My treatment consisted of many doses of chemotherapy and…
April 24, 2024
A Really Long Drive For Duke’s BBQ
It’s now 1972. We are now a family of five. Christine and Jim are 6 and 5 respectively. Jeffrey, born in Denver, is about a year old. The “Zero Population…
April 23, 2024
A Town Called Orangeburg
Here I go again. Frequently when musing about what to write, my mind wanders back to the exciting 60’s, with fallback to the fabulous 70’s. Back in early ‘64, I…
April 20, 2024
Automobile Adventures
Once upon a time, there was no GPS. You needed to at least glance at a road map. It’s about 1963. I had driven from Charleston to DC to visit…
April 14, 2024
A Different Friday❤️
It’s Friday morning, breakfast at Sunrise Bistro then London Hair for Marjorie to get her hair combed out. But this one’s different in a great way. First, our lovely daughter-in-law,…
April 12, 2024
Quietude
What does an 85-year old retired Air Force colonel and long time educator do at 2 AM Monday? He has just awakened from his first short nap of the night.…
April 8, 2024
Unintended Consequences 2
Once upon a time (circa 1998), iPhones didn’t exist. Cell phones were rare. And generally, when the duty day was over, you were off. I was working late at the…
April 7, 2024
How to Get Free Pizza
Specifically, how to get a free pizza in NYC circa 1950. First ya gotta be about 10-12 years old. Then ya gotta be able to cry on internal cue. Ya…
March 29, 2024