"Don't you think you're bounding over your steps?" - Stan Laurel, "The Music Box"
Because of my cousin Lori’s wedding the day before our departure, our Spring trip to my Grandparents’ Links condominium - room 103 - in Myrtle Beach was pushed forward a week (from the standard week 11) to March 19-25, 2000. This unfortunately required that I be gone for Ashleigh’s tenth birthday. I did not attempt to take her out of school […]
Mom thought that she was coming down with the flu during the late Summer of 1975 but considering she was trying to get pregnant at the time, she bagan to suspect otherwise. I cannot specifically remember much about finding out the good news…or seeing Mom with a big belly, but I’m now told that this little chap […]
I first fell in love with actress Crystal Bernard when I saw her in the cult-classic TV movie High School U.S.A. She was virtually unknown at that time, but subsequently became famous for her role as Helen Chapel in the sit-com Wings. I had always liked Wings too, but it somehow became the entire theme […]
I crossed the threshold of the Bear Creek Church of the Brethren for the first time in well over year this past Sunday, July 8. It was a homecoming of sorts - and yet a bit strange. Mostly it was great to see all of the friendly faces that I came to know and love […]
The 4th of July fell on a Wednesday this year, which provided a nice break in the week - but wasn’t very conducive to having a big celebration on the holiday itself. Mom had a small picnic at her place, but because of the rain, the distance, and the lateness in the day, I didn’t […]