This was my dad’s ashtray that was next to his recliner, usually for cigar ashes. I remember when I was a kid, right around the time of the moon landing,…

I used to sell Christmas Cards on commission for Olympic back in about 1970. I bought a used Schwinn Stingray and had to sell a lot fewer boxes than I…

One warm summer night, a few years ago, I was leaving work- about 4 am, I worked nights. I stopped to chat with one of my old co-workers who was…

I have questions about our old pal Ziggy. How is he able to stand with his heel exposed like that? Because when we are walking the dog and I need…

Here’s a picture of my sister Charlotte from about 1960. I was born in April of that year, I guess she didn’t realize what a babysitting burden I would become.…

Many years ago, I had something happen that would henceforth be referred to as “The G&P Incident”.A good friend at work had overcome years of substance abuse problems. Not long…

Not sure what to do with this. I got this email almost 20 years ago, but does that really matter?

I was in the Cub Scouts a million years ago. Still smarting from my parents selling my train set to pay for the uniform which I did not want to…

Teresa gets a bit carried away with the “Arts and Crafts” sometimes. My son is appalled, this used to be his favorite toy fire truck. It survived so many imaginary…

They say that leaded gasoline lowered the IQ of people of my generation by 2.6 points. It was probably twice as bad for me, like 6.2 points. See, dad had…