That is the 1940s. As a kid growing up in the 40s and early 50s, there was no money for entertainment as such. What we did was played a lot of games and ran around with the kids of the neighborhood. There […]
During the war my dad worked at a Chrysler defense plant making wings for the F4U corsair. After the war, they went back to making Plymouth automobiles. It was a time of great unrest in the manufacturing industry. Dad was a charter […]
In addition to the managing of marketing sales and service, I had the pleasure of doing the forensic engineering for Suntec. This involved any time a product failure was involved in property damage I would go to investigate. I actually did this […]
Bill Graham formed the first Casey’s Fancy Irish band, which included Martha, Mike, and Barb. They were very good and in demand. They performed for more than twenty years. My only contact with them was as a roady and a fan. When […]
Our annual golf trip to Myrtle Beach took a turn. The Canadians were complaining about the high cost of air fare getting to Myrtle Beach, and exchange rates. I told them I didn’t understand, it was only Canadian money. It is hard […]
My parents never had a lot of income. Dad was an orderly at a charity hospital, and mom was a unit secretary in the same hospital. I have never figured out how they did it, but we three kids never suffered, although […]
Martha and I on one of our visits to Ireland were driving around checking out the smaller country towns. We were amazed at how peaceful and quiet these areas are. Sometimes we would talk about just chucking everything and moving there. You […]
My grandfather was born in Muhlenberg County Kentucky. It was where the Scotsh Irish immigrants settled after moving from Ireland to Virginia. Muhlenberg was also the home of Merle Travis, Warren Oates. James best, John Prine, and Don Everly. He worked in […]
At our annual golf get together we always played little money games involving skill and luck, mostly luck. One of these was the string game. It involved a piece of string and par three holes. As best as I can remember, the […]
Well, it is tax time again. I have mine done by Aaron. My kids tell me I am smart enough to do my own taxes. I tell them I am smart enough not to do my own taxes. there have been a […]