I started this post thinking it would be interesting to do, but did not see it becoming a kind of “mini-memoir.” As I went from car to car and looked at why I bought any particular vehicle, I also remembered;
Cars Tell the Story of Your Life

I started this post thinking it would be interesting to do, but did not see it becoming a kind of “mini-memoir.” As I went from car to car and looked at why I bought any particular vehicle, I also remembered;
In the summer of 1966, I was 18 years old, a recent high school graduate, and had just been hired by the U.S Forest Service to work as a fire fighter for the summer. I knew next to nothing about
I got to thinking the other day about how where I have lived in my lifetime has determined—well determined why I am the way I am. Recalling the places I have called home (even for just a short time) brought
The other day when looking through an assortment of cardboard boxes in my garage (I was looking for some family information to trace my heritage [more on that in a later blog]), I found my high school yearbook from my
Hail Our New National Mammal Just recently, President Obama signed a law making the bison our country’s first national mammal. The buffalo (I never called them “bison”) isn’t in competition with the bald eagle because the eagle already has national
Hearing that a major wildfire, the Reynolds Creek Fire, started burning along the Going-to-the-Sun Highway in Glacier National Park on July 21, brought back a rush of memories of my early days as a fire-fighter. At over 3,000 acres, the
When I was a kid, 90% of the time if I wanted to go somewhere, I either walked or rode my bike. My Dad’s typical response to. “Dad, I need a ride to the bowling alley” (rarely bowled but loved
If you’re a GEEZER and a BOOMER and watched television as a kid, surely you remember the many westerns televised in the early 1950s. They were like the detective/crime shows are today—the most popular genre on any network. Some shows
I got to thinking the other day (I do that once in a while) and let my mind wander over the TV shows I watched growing up. Specifically, I was thinking about the shows filmed in the black and white era at
My wife and I had two different reasons for wanting to go to the movie Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon (playing the real life Cheryl Strayed), the day after Christmas. She just wanted to see a good “chick flick” (I hate
Looking for something to do. Simply Google “ (the name of your city or city you are visiting) historic sites.” If your town is like Spokane, WA (and of a similar size) you will get a list of at least
For some reason (actually because my interest was spurred by an earlier blog), the other day I asked my granddaughter if she knew what marbles or jacks were. She said she did and thought jacks were best because you could
The car’s starter was a button you pushed down with your foot. You at some time wore Converse All-star high tops. That the great football players were Jim Brown, Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas. That the great baseball players were
Changing the oil in your car in your driveway. Talking to a telephone operator in order to make your phone call. You walked to the TV to change the channel. You made coffee in a perculator. You bought tires that were