Today, is the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of World War 1. In late October, I promised to post pictures from the rare World War 1 photo album I picked up at a local flea market. Here is a picture from the first page of the album. Click here to read the […]
Jeremy of Pearl Jam: His Mother Finally Speaks
I love it when readers share links and stories with a Gen-X angle like the one below from Leo Chavez. It’s about Jeremy Delle, a 15-year-old boy who killed himself in his English class in 1991. Pearl Jam wrote about the tragedy in their song Jeremy, which is actually based on two different boys. The second boy, […]
Your horrid stories, tell them only in hindsight.
In early October, blogger Penelope Trunk wrote, “People only tell horrid stories in hindsight.” It reminded me of a wonderful poem by the Canadian poet Tanya Davis called Subtlety. You can read all the words here or listen to them below in the video. It’s so beautiful. Here’s one of my favorite lines: apparently there is […]
College Baton Twirlers Gather for 50 Year Reunion
On Saturday night, about 40 former baton twirlers with the University of Kentucky reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the college’s Sweetheart Majorettes. They reunited during a halftime performance to promote the dying art of baton twirling. The Lexington Herald covered the event. Here is an excerpt: In their heyday in the late 1960s, […]
This is the Homeland Generation on Halloween
How awesome is it that my son wanted to be Uncle Sam for Halloween? His choice surprised me and made me proud, even if he looks more like his nephew, Yankee Doodle Dandy. 😂 At 13, he was welcomed by all the houses in our neighborhood as he trick-or-treated with his sister. There was pure joy […]
Rare World War 1 Photo Album and Halloween 1919
Two years or so ago, I found a World War 1 scrapbook at a flea market in Oklahoma City. I paid $50 for it, and only recently discovered that it is extremely rare. World War II albums are not entirely uncommon, but World War 1 albums of this caliber are quite an amazing find. Similar […]