… to tell me I remind you of my Dad.
Emerson wrote, “Do nothing ordinary.” It’s a simple as that. He waxed on about how ordinary men did ordinary things. Blah, blah, blah. Dad & I just knew he meant to find a different way not seen by others because they’re busy doing it without thought.
My Dad [...]
The major airlines are finding much needed revenue in the time honored fashion of nickel and diming their customers. One way is to charge for checked baggage at $15 for the first and $25 for the second. Delta Air Lines is going to $50 for the second one. This cuts down on the number of checked luggage [...]
The year was 1959. I was in St. Joseph School’s eighth grade and the Boy Scouts. This convergence paid dividends recently.
My hometown, Downingtown, PA was celebrating its centennial year. Men grew beards or paid fines not to. Women wore dresses from earlier times. Everything everywhere was about the week long event.
The high school was the epicenter of [...]
Remember when Doctors gave children a lollipop for behaving? Usually, they were Dum Dum Lollipops from the Spangler Candy Company http://www.spanglercandy.com/.
Wedged inside candy bowls between familiar favors are ones with ??? printed on their labels. They were lollipops with no one discernible flavor. Is this why they’re unknowns? What’s up with these unknown flavors? Why would Spangler have them as part of [...]