Gene’s family was a Chevy family. Mine preferred Ford. The big news of the car industry during the 50’s was “what new styles” would grace our roadways. Gene thought Chevy was best while I rooted for Ford. These preferences were developed in large part because that is what each family owned. …
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Bobby Unser, Paul Newman, and Me – Episode Two
The four travelers didn’t knock on my apartment door until about 10:00. All of that concern about nothing. They had decided to drive to Allegan before picking me up. Uncle Harry’s parents are buried in a local cemetery and he wanted to place flowers on their grave. After visiting the cemetery they stopped …
Bobby Unser, Paul Newman, and Me
The 52nd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes (AKA the Indianapolis 500) was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Thursday May 30, 1968. For the second year in a row, one of Andy Granatelli’s STP Turbine-powered machines was leading late in the race, but once again, it failed within sight of victory. On …
Wise Beyond Her Years
My granddaughter, Eva, is ten and a half going on thirty-two. She’s bright and full of life. She knows what she likes and what she doesn’t like. She isn’t afraid to share her thoughts. You may not always agree with what she has to say, but you can be sure that anything that she …
Baseball’s Greatest Player (Maybe)
If you are an avid baseball fan you know that there are differing opinions and controversies regarding baseball’s greatest players and all-time personal achievements. When I was growing up baseball historians argued that Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb were the greatest of all time. Throughout the past seventy years names like Hank Aaron, Willie …
Coming to a City Near You – Two
Earlier this week Elizabeth and Sutton set out on a grand adventure. They are off on a three country – yes country – musical tour. So much for a once a month, week-end hobby. Elizabeth has always been a traveler. She likes to see places. Experience. Explore. She’s drawn to ideas and people …
Coming To A City Near You
The first time that I heard the name Sutton Papanikolas my daughter, Elizabeth, was telling me about a new guy that she had met that wanted to take her fishing. She was living in San Diego and I wasn’t sure if he planned to take her “deep-sea fishing” or “lake fishing” like we do in …
Two Bits From My Past
I spent the winter in Florida. During my time there I had the opportunity to meet with my cousin, Gene, on a couple of occasions. He has a Florida home too. If you are an avid reader of my blog, you know that Gene is AKA Woody. We did a lot of reminiscing. Here …
Love At First Sight
The first people I loved were my parents. I believe that’s probably true of most people. Over time I learned to love my two sisters, as much as a pain in the rear that I found them. It may have been automatic, but I don’t remember it that way. I expect that’s the path of …
The Marriage Rules
All three of our kids have always been social beings. David and Michael had girlfriends and Elizabeth had boyfriends. I was comfortable with that arrangement but knew that alternative choices were possible. I liked all the girls the boys dated. Elizabeth choices were scrutinized more closely. I knew that when they were all …