Childhood Memories

We held them in our hands, the smell of pulp and ink rising from their pages. Exciting adventures and the antics of little kids, friendly ghosts and funny animals. The wild west, World War II and the Korean War exploded right before our eyes. Caped crusaders flew through the sky, battling enemies with powers just as mighty as their own. There was horror, there was humor, and there was war. Our friends were teenagers and cowboys, super heroes and detectives, and we could have them all for a... Read Full Story

I don't care much for parades. I have never been fond of them. They seem so pointless unless you are fortunate enough to be where a band is playing and not just marching. One thing I will admit: a parade should be seen in person and not on a TV screen if you wish to get the "full effect" of it all. Yes, a parade should be experienced and not viewed. I've been in a few parades. It's more fun to be in the parade rather than standing on the curb watching it pass by, at least that's how I feel... Read Full Story

At the end of a windy dirt road, all that remains of our glorious "summer camp" is the fieldstone chimney. The cabin itself is gone, suffering arson at the hands of drifters who often bedded down in the cramped cabin rooms in the off-season. the cleared area where we parked all the cars and sat for our many barbeques, is choked with weeds and ornery, prickly bushes, some of the remaining wild blueberry bushes that supplied dozens of hot blueberry pies in my grandmother's kitchen back in... Read Full Story

I was always fascinated by warfare. I learned a lot about war from life. Life Magazine to be exact. The American Civil War had become a passion of mine, and in January of 1961 Life Magazine began a six part series on that subject. Up until then my exposure to the conflict had been limited to what I could glean from Highlights For Children and My Weekly Reader, a few movies and the fanciful tales shown on Walt Disney. But here between the pages of our weekly Life Magazine was the Civil War... Read Full Story

You Are a Log Ride You prefer to live a fairly calm, relaxed life... with a few surprises thrown in. You don't tend to get yourself worked up easily. You can roll with what life throws at you. In relationships, you are steady and solid. You maintain a pretty broad perspective on what's going on. That's not to say you can't get swept away. You're emotions run as deep as anyone else's. Your life seems like it has been remarkably easy so far. But that's due to how you manage it. You... Read Full Story