I certainly don't revel in the lost jobs they represent. Nor do I think there's anything amusing about the decay and decline of, say, Rust Belt cities. But I have long been fascinated by the sight of closed, abandoned manufacturing plants. It's as if they…
Mailed my license renewal form and check on Saturday. Got my 2013 sticker today. Seems like that is the sort of turnaround I experience every year.
There is a cozy coffee shop near the newspaper that has, among many other offerings, refrigerated items such as potato salad and cottage cheese. These snacks have been packaged by hand in clear, no-label plastic containers. On the bottoms of these containers are mysterious marks…
This is from Donna Euler, a program supervisor at the Idaho Youth Ranch. "While attending the University of Idaho in 1970, I enrolled in a class entitled Mental Retardation. The professor was Robert Otness, PhD, who was a strong advocate for those with mental and…
Actually it wasn't a career. While either a freshman or sophomore at Castleton State College -- motto: "We've never heard of you either" -- I submitted maybe two jokes. Neither was accepted. Perhaps they were too wry. In any case, it's too bad my ribald…
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It has happened to me more than once. Those little dogs just don't like me. www.freewebs.com
Between this guy and a movie filmed not all that far from Spokane. www.1971fbcards.blogspot.com
I cannot recall being personally acquainted with any 4 Seasons fans. You know, someone who would actually buy their records. And yet, the group had a ton of hits. How they managed this without the backing of the kids in my social circle, I'll never…
balk in baseball?
The online home for Paul Turner's musings and interactions with disciples of The Slice.
