With four growing kids in my family, in the 50‘s and 60‘s, we needed to figure out a better way of feeding en masse. So the folks bought one of the first ever, chest style deep freeze, freezers. Defrost was done usually by me or my brother. You emptied everything and put huge buckets of … More ChangesTheBook Chapter 18
Before Coffee, what was brewed? Probably, they just ground up whatever roots were in the forest, because the bean of coffee couldn’t have come into common use until later. But then that was the time that you would only get groceries at the produce stand, in some sort of farmers market part of the town … More ChangesTheBook Chapter 17
We did have an electric stove. I am sure, one of the first. It never did seem much an improvement on the good old gas stove, but much better than the wood stove that my grandparents would have used. You kept it hot always, in case you wanted to stroll in and have a cup … More ChangesTheBook Chapter 16
After just having finished a move, I reflected on the phenomenon of this excercise. Some of the things that came to mind as I remember back, are the types of homes that now exist, the neigborhoods, and how we move. Sometimes, I see people in their pickup trucks moving stuff around, and I think about … More Changes of the abode kind
Unbelievable! As we go forward in this journey of ‘Changes” together, thinking of the past, it is hard to digest how quickly the present is passing! Here it is, another month, and an opportunity to go forward with new goals, new dreams, new aspirations. We travel through time so quickly, that sometimes, for me, I … More August 2010
Well, this is not really a diary, but in some ways it is a walk through time. As I sit here along the banks of the river next to the Castle and Cathedral Durham, England. I marvel at the lack of change. The Cathedral is close to 1000 years old, and the same building tools … More Changes the Book Chapter 15
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades – King David Hearts – Charlemagne Clubs -Alexander, the Great Diamonds – Julius Caesar
So many things for all you to remember about this wonderful day. What are your memories? Please share them. I can almost clearly remember July 4th 1976. The 200th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. The day had been planned and anticipated for several years. One of the people that was most interested in this … More July 4th
Beer. What can you not say about that incredibly different drink. The first beer I really remember was Coors. It was brewed only in Golden Colorado, right next to where I went to Junior High School. I couldn’t have cared less then. Although the brewery, which we toured was quite impressive. Sitting there in the … More ChangesTheBook Chapter 14
There was not such a thing as diet Coke yet. The first evolution of that in my experience was a drink called Tab. It kind of happened along about the same time as cans. The first cans had a seam in them and were pretty heavy affairs. If you decided to crush one against your … More ChangesTheBook Chapter 13
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