Category Archives: Memories

Monday And More Rain Is Coming!

Another Memory:  I worked during every vacation at Dad’s dime store.  It was not Dad’s, but he was the VP & General Manager, and his boss, Ralph, and he were inseparable.  The stores were Ralph’s 5, 10, & 25 Cent … Continue reading

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More Rain On THe Horizon!

Another Memory: I wanted a bicycle for Christmas when I was ten.  Well, that Christmas morning, I got up and raced to the tree, and there was no bicycle.  I was crushed.  Mom and Dad got up and said I … Continue reading

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Monday Is Here

Another Memory:  I worked on the Apollo Program in Apollo Test & Operations.  My first job was testing the electrical power system (EPS), and it was OK but a bit boring.  They moved me to Stabilization And Control (SCS),  where … Continue reading

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Laid Back Monday!

Time For A Memory: When I was about eight, our next-door neighbor was MGM Culver City’s head cameraman.  In his backyard, behind the garage, he and May, his wife, built a “cocktail lounge: The lounge was the size of a … Continue reading

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It’s Monday! That Means A Memory!

Adventures In Baloney Creek While growing up, Baloney Creek was at the end of our dead end street! I remember it looking to be 200 feet deep but in reality, it was not! Maybe 20 or 25 at most. As … Continue reading

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Story Time; Don’t Talk Back!

Memories: Don’t Talk Back: I was blessed by loving parents who I adored, but alas, as I became a teenager, I started “rebelling” only so lightly.  One morning, mom, dad, and I were working in the backyard, and mom asked … Continue reading

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January 2nd, Parade Day!

The first Monday Memory of the year, enjoy! Memory: The Day Mom Ran Away!  It was Christmas time, and the tree was loaded with presents.  Paul was about eight years old and wrote Santa about wanting a Tonka Toy Dump … Continue reading

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