Category Archives: Memories

As I age, specific memories come back, and I will share those that may interest my friends and family!

A Day Of Almost Rest!

Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2025 by Paul

Contrary to popular opinion, I was NOT the only one to receive Christmas presents.  Dad listened to Mom most of the time, and on Christmas morning, Mom got up to find a LARGE package in the living room addressed to … Continue reading →

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Wake Up, It Is Later Than You Think!

Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2025 by Paul

This memory may not be easy to explain, but here goes.  Rose Bauer lived across the street with her husband, George.  George fixed TVs in his shop and also had a shop at home; I learned a lot about electronics … Continue reading →

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I Know You!

Posted on Friday, December 12, 2025 by Paul

For many years, as a child, I remember that on Christmas Eve, around 8:00 pm, the phone would ring.  Mom always answered the phone and announced that Santa had been spotted by one of the neighbors on our street.  A … Continue reading →

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Call The Fire Department!

Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2025 by Paul

Christmas Memories: Dad was the General Manager of a 13-store dime-store chain called “Ralph’s  5, 10, and 25 Cent Stores”.  Dad and the boss, Ralph David Lebowitz, shared the chain’s buying responsibilities.   They went to wholesalers’ warehouses to make their … Continue reading →

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A Long Standing Tradition

Posted on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 by Paul

When I met Sue, I was alone, living in an apartment, and it was fall with Christmas on the way.  I was lonely, and Sue asked me to join her and her mother at Disneyland for Christmas Eve. I accepted, … Continue reading →

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Working At The Dime Store!

Posted on Monday, December 8, 2025 by Paul

Why was the snowman looking through the carrots?  He was picking his nose. The old stores had wooden counters, and the goods were laid on the table, separated by glass, which was in turn held by clips.  Every “bin” had … Continue reading →

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Packard Anyone??

Posted on Sunday, December 7, 2025 by Paul

The Christmas season in the dime store business was always hectic.  I remember many times Dad would come home from work in the “Step Van” that was fully loaded with goods to be delivered to his Van Nuys store!  Dad … Continue reading →

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Today Decorating Goes Into High Gear!

Posted on Friday, December 5, 2025 by Paul

It is now 1954 on Christmas Eve, and our family is doing the traditional Christmas Eve activity.  First, some background is required. Mom and Dad were married twenty years before I came along, and during these twenty years, Dad was … Continue reading →

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Busy Busy Busy; I Needs To Retire!!

Posted on Thursday, December 4, 2025 by Paul

For the rest of the year, I plan to revisit old Christmas memories (The Ghost of Christmas Past?)  Please laugh and giggle along with me as I navigate my misadventures on the way to adulthood (some people are not sure … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Day

Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2025 by Paul

Today was a solemn event as we traveled via limo from Orange to Hollywood to inter David Reidy at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. We had to get gassed up for the trip! The trip was about 45 minutes, and we … Continue reading →

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