I enjoy watching many of the old âclassicsâ on tv. I enjoy comedy and action shows the most. Some of my favorite comedy shows are The Honeymooners, All in the Family, Â Fawlty Towers, and Sanford and Son. My favorite actions shows include the old Westerns, which were created before political correctness, historical accuracy and […]
Category: Life Stories
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become old. âŒÂ Tom Stoppard Sunnyside, later to become Grewenow School In 1956 a new elementary school opened on the south side of Kenosha, Wisconsin just one-half block from our home. The new school was dubbed âSunnysideâ, after the area in which we lived. […]
Memory… is the diary that we all carry about with us. ⌠Oscar Wilde While living in Southern California during the 1970âs, I found employment at a plastics manufacturing facility in Pacoima, where I was hired to handle the inventory and stockroom. It was a small facility, owned by one man, Adolf, […]
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you canât help them, at least donât hurt them. âDalai Lama Mathew Nelson grew up in California to parents born in Wisconsin (so he shares a bit of their mid-western charm but with a west coast attitude). With not many […]
Along with the many kind emails I receive through my contact page, during the past few months I have received a number of messages asking me to post an endorsement for our upcoming presidential election. While I am flattered and appreciate the trust placed in my abilities, I will tactfully decline this […]
We didnât realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun. â Winnie the Pooh As kids growing up on the south side of our fair city of Kenosha, Wisconsin we enjoyed the company of many other kids in our neighborhood. The post WWII baby boom was in […]
When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands. ⌠Maria Shriver In our little corner of the world, weâve often shopped at our local Farm & Fleet. (Blaineâs Farm & Fleet, to be exact). Though traditionally catering to local farmers, over […]
Website visitor Mike Kelley thought heâd share his journey on becoming a certified âmotorheadâ. Mike was inspired by Rick Wehlerâs earlier story about a â58 Ford Thunderbird. Mike was a career Army man, retiring after 22 years of service. He served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1966 as a helicopter crewman and […]
It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes; it’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses. âElwood Blues, “The Blues Brothers” (1980) A recent discussion on an outdoor forum, centered around restaurants in downtown Chicago. Having visited Chicago many times for business, family visits […]
The greatest gift one can give is thanksgiving. In giving gifts, we give what we can spare, but in giving thanks we give ourselves. âDavid Steindl-Rast While chatting with my daughter about Thanksgivings of days gone by, I recalled a Thanksgiving disaster I myself created many years ago. (What a surprise đ […]