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Henia was born in 1925. In 1941, her life became hell.“Henia,” a Jewish girl, is a Holocaust Survivor—prisoner Number A26188.She was a teenager at the “Majdanek Concentration Camp” during World War II. As I watched this on TV, one story she told brought tears to my eyes.I even looked around to ensure nobody was in…
Read MoreI decided to take the “Dawgs” out for a ride today.The last time they were out was the day before my trip to Mt. Airy, North Carolina. And as soon as we returned from that trip, Mom had her Knee Replacement Surgery. Mom’s doing well, and Niece Number One is sitting with her today and…
Read MoreI began preparing for my yearly trip to Mt. Airy, North Carolina, last week.My plan was to drive my vehicle. That plan would change, though. As you should before any trip, I took my vehicle to get the Oil Changed and to get the Mechanic to check and make sure my Ol’ Truck was road…
Read More—Popular, Part VI——The Misadventures of ‘Lynn’ ‘Coon’ and ‘Tater’——Continued— I had just been read my Miranda Rights.Scared to death, I look at my Attorney and ask, “Am I under arrest?”“It’s okay,” he said, “Standard Operating Procedures.” “Wait, wait, wait. I need you to hear my side of the story,” I quickly said. “Go ahead,” the…
Read More—Popular, Part V——The Misadventures of ‘Lynn’ ‘Coon’ and ‘Tater’——Continued— After getting the phone call from “Tater” telling me that he and “Coon” had been caught and I had to turn myself in at the Court House, I went to talk to my Best Friend.I explained everything I’ve told you. “What time are you going to…
Read More—Popular, Part IV——The Misadventures of ‘Lynn’ ‘Coon’ and ‘Tater,’ Continued— That night I couldn’t sleep.Before I had left “Taters,” I got a good look at what “Coon,” and “Tater” were wearing.I looked to see if they had a Hammer on them. Laying in bed, I thought back, putting it all together.“They weren’t wearing gloves, and…
Read More—Popular, Part III——The Misadventures of ‘Lynn’ ‘Coon’ and ‘Tater’— I believe at some point in a Southern Boys life; he has to be “Initiated” as a Southerner.Enter “Coon,” and “Tater.” I don’t remember how we met.“Coon” and “Tater” were pretty fun to hang out with.They seemed like good ol’ Southern guys just wanting to have…
Read More—Popular, Part II— The “Mart” Store that I worked for found out that I knew a little about Computers and decided to stick me in “Electronics.” I loved it.The “Electronics Department” sold not only Computers but also Music CDs and Music Tapes along with Stereos and TVs. I was in Heaven.I quickly became a “Come…
Read More—Popular, Part I— It was the later ’90s, and I was eighteen years old. I felt a bit empty inside during this part of my life.That’s when I realized I had never really had more than one or two friends at any particular time in my life. Anybody else I would “Hang out” with was…
Read More—Coming Into The World—A Calf’s Story——A Child In Awe & A Perfect Day— I’ve been in a Reminiscing Mood for the past few days.One Story keeps sticking out in my mind.I was in my Twenties, which means this happened over Twenty Years ago. My late Brother “Tony,” had one child at that time.I always called…
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