Everything is magnified at night. Noises that at any other time would go unnoticed turn into threats in the middle of the night. What was that noise just now? It has to be nothing. I run through my internal data bank of known sounds, trying to categorize what we have in here that would makeContinue reading “What are those bumps in the night . . . – Now and then”
Category Archives: Then
I call shotgun!!!- Then
I steer my small Ford pickup to the side of the road and shut off the motor. I open the door and stand up. As I do, my border collie, Scooter, jumps down next to me, panting with tail wagging, ready to run. I bend down to remove the leash, and she is off. AtContinue reading “I call shotgun!!!- Then”
My Best Man, wasn’t one at all- Then
When I met Linda back in high school, I never would have guessed that she would be my best “man” at my wedding. I brought a small tenor banjo to school one day, which had belonged to my father when he was a kid. I had just refurbished and rebuilt it, and was learning toContinue reading “My Best Man, wasn’t one at all- Then”
On writing now vs. then- Now and Then
I remember from my school days, both high school and college, all of the time starting writing assignments, having to face that empty page. That empty page has so much promise; if I can only find the right words to fulfill that potential. Usually, back then, I failed miserably. I would try. And I wouldContinue reading “On writing now vs. then- Now and Then”
Re-established Interests- Amateur radio
Saturday, June 6, 2020 Somewhere back in time, shortly after meeting my wife Judy, I told her that I had always wanted to be an amateur radio operator. This was in part due to one present from “Santa” when I was a kid, a cheap pair of walkie-talkies that worked fine if the two usersContinue reading “Re-established Interests- Amateur radio”
11/22/63- Now and Then
11/22/1963 I can’t believe we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. Well, maybe I believe that much. I just find it difficult to believe that I am old enough to remember this date. As a class, we had all gathered with everyone else in front of our school’sContinue reading “11/22/63- Now and Then”
Back to Kindergarten and later to High School- Then
One day, while in Kindergarten in Santa Venetia, during show-and-tell time, Jan, the girl who sat across from me at my table, brought in a souvenir from Disneyland- one of those caps with the huge feather that stuck out of it. She loved that thing and was happy to share it with us. She hadContinue reading “Back to Kindergarten and later to High School- Then”
Walking to school with bullies- Then
For my first through 12th-grade school career, we lived in a fairly nice area of San Rafael, on the edge of the Dominican area, but not really in it. The Dominican area refers to the neighborhoods closest to the Dominican Convent, back then anyway. I am not sure the convent is still active, but thereContinue reading “Walking to school with bullies- Then”
A dream of a deceased friend- Then
Cecilia was one of the first friends I made on my own when I moved here. I met her at a local bagel shop where she worked. After a few days, I got up the nerve to ask her out. She already had plans to marry. This news was a bit of a disappointment, butContinue reading “A dream of a deceased friend- Then”
One summer later, and the end of my forestry career- Then
I was divorced, had no job, and was living on fumes of my new bank account. One more forestry job awaited me. This one was in Placerville. Scott, my crew leader the summer before, up at Big Bear Lake, would be my crew chief again. I was not really into any of this anymore. ButContinue reading “One summer later, and the end of my forestry career- Then”
Memory is the Key 