Over the weekend, I watched a movie that was filmed several years ago but recently made available on one of the streaming channels I watch. The movie is called “New Life,” and it is a “tear-jerker”. I watched the trailer and thought I might get all the way through it. […]
Good Ole Days
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The younger generation today rarely gives much thought to listening to music while in their cars, even on long trips. They can listen to Apple Music or their playlist on their smartphone. Those of us who have been around for many years may have had cars that did not even […]
The phrase comparing apples to oranges is an idiom. The apple and orange aren’t just fruits here; they represent two entities that are so distinct they defy direct comparison. Quite often today, we see reports that compare prices of things today to those years ago. They might try to estimate what […]
My memories of my first and second grade school days are limited these days. I remember some of the faces, but putting names to them is not possible. I remember the girl who lived across the street was Patsy Wren. She was in my class, and she brought my school […]
My grandparents on my father’s side were George and Martha Ray. George Washington Ray was born on December 23, 1872, and Martha Jane Harper was born on January 6, 1885. They were married on September 24, 1905, and both were born near Birmingham, Alabama. They moved to Louisiana before any […]
Grandpa Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days” is a song that was recorded by The Judds, which was popular years ago. It tells of a time when people behaved differently, and things were more predictable and less violent. What happens when people stop passing down those stories, and does […]
The time had finally come to celebrate our graduation from high school. It was June, and the Houston weather was already hot as summer is here. Our friends, who had been classmates for years, would be heading off in new directions. Some would remain in contact, while others we might […]
It was during the summer of 1965 when Eva and I were still living in an apartment, but we were looking to buy our first house. At the time, I was employed at NASA, and significant residential development was occurring in that region. However, since both of us were raised […]
There was a time when products were simple and designed to do one thing well and last for many years. For example, a wind-up alarm clock would keep accurate time and wake you at the correct time. It was not aesthetically pleasing, but it could last for 50 years or […]
In another lifetime, I believe most dating couples and young married couples had a favorite song they considered to be “their song.” It had a special attachment that could be the words in the song, or when they first heard it together. When I was in high school, I […]