A former co-worker of mine in Cleveland, Dennis Seeds, recently wrote a blog about his days as a paperboy. Dennis, who later became a real newspaperman, waxed nostalgic about the $2-a-week income, the neato coin changer that he won for getting new subscribers, and the whole experience being a good thing to bring up […]
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Ole! Ole! Fiestaware Begins Today!
They make white, too. Don’t even. When I was about 7 or 8, I went to Brownie Day Camp, where we were split into countries and had to learn to make crafts, food, costumes and a performance in the culture of our country. I was put into Mexico and we made red felt bolero […]
And the Walls Come Tumbling Down
They’re tearing down my old high school next week. Today, there is an auction, where “everything must go!” and they’ll gut the building to the bare walls. When they get to Mrs. Alexander’s classroom, I hope they don’t find Rick Landy’s squirt gun behind the heater. High school teachers have super powers to infinity […]
The Hubbard Eagle Has Landed
It’s like Christmas morning. I just got a big box of Hubbard newspapers in the mail from my friend Barb. She saves all the papers from our hometown and boxes them up every few months and sends them to me. I would call her to thank her, but I’m pretty sure she’s on a cruise […]