To the Kids Who Survived the 40′s, 50′s, 60′s and 70′s

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we… (more…)

Genealogy Poem

I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him still. He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will. He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences. He avoided any man who came to take the Census. He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame. And every 20… (more…)

Kid, now a San Diego Marine Corps Recruit

Dear Ma and Pa, I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled. I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. but I am… (more…)

Finally ready to go

Well, the site is finally set up and ready to go. Images have been moved into the galleries–an easier task than anticipated. Gallery 1.4.4 pretty much handles the whole thing for you, just move the images from one directory to another on the server and Gallery updates the files to the new version, builds the albums exactly as they were… (more…)

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