https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey Dive into Don Scooler's world of nostalgic tales, a journey through laughter, wisdom, and the spirit of an era gone by Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-128 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:11:12 +0000 https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-128 ]]> Long story. According to wikipedia, it was originally a Dutch city name Vlissingen, named after a city of same name in the Netherlands. Flushing is an anglicization of Vlissingen. It has nothing to do with toilets. Although we who lived there for 15 years felt free to poke fun at the name Flushing for many reasons. So there. ❤️

]]> https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-127 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:59:31 +0000 https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-127 Why do they call in Flushing?

]]> https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-126 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 07:56:58 +0000 https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-126 To further clarify, I lived in Queens. I attended Queens College, a 30 minute bus ride from my house, for my first two years and was enrolled in Air Force ROTC. I had been accepted into the advanced corps of Air Force ROTC , which meant I was well on my way to a commission as an Air Force officer. I just needed to complete the next two years of AFROTC. Oops, Queens College discontinued AFROTC in 1959.
I had a decision to make. I could either stay at Queens College and try to find a Plan B to handle the ever present Draft. Or I could transfer to Brooklyn College for my junior and senior year, where they still offered AFROTC.
I chose the latter option. Thus, I took on the daily odyssey. Guess I really wanted that commission.

]]> https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-125 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 01:31:50 +0000 https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-125 ]]> Brooklyn College is not in Manhattan. But to get to Brooklyn College from Flushing where I lived by subway. You had to go to Times Square in Manhattan and then catch the E train to Brooklyn. No straight line available by subway. By car it was about 30 minutes by bus and subway it was 2 hours. Woe was me. ❤️

]]> https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-123 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:30:10 +0000 https://scoolerisms.com/my-daily-odyssey#comment-123 Why is Brooklyn College in Manhattan?

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