Myrtle Beach ’07 Comes to a Close
May 13th, 2007
The last day of vacation is always a little bit melancholy because you know that soon you will be thrust back in the daily grind of everyday life. This one was a bit easier as I knew that even after the long drive home on Sunday, I’d have an additional day off to recuperate. This day was quite fun, really. On Saturday morning March 24, we went out to the indoor pool and I took Adam in with me. It was a fun challenge to get hime to enjoy the water and feel comfortable being in the strange conditions of water immersion. He did well. After we got out, I laid out for a bit and soaked up some rays.
Our Visit With Randy
May 12th, 2007
Randy Skretvedt is the author of Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, the single greatest book on Laurel and Hardy ever written – and probably one of my all-time favorite books overall. I can still remember the excitement when this book was delivered in the Summer of 1987 via postal service. I tore through the envelope and took it to the bathroom, where I do all of my heavy reading, and mulled it over for at least an hour. I have read it repeatedly over the course of the last twenty years – and am currently in the middle of it yet again. Read the rest of this entry »
Grandpa F’s Colorado Adventure
May 11th, 2007
A while back, I posted some great vintage postcards that my Grandpa sent to my Grandma before they were married. These were written during his trek through Colorado with his brother Virgil during the Summer of 1937. Below are some photos taken during the trip. Most interesting are shots taken at the grave of “Buffalo Bill” Cody – proving once and for all that I am not the first family member fascinated by ‘famous graves’ and having my picture taken in front of historical monuments.
The Little Brown Rocking Chair
May 10th, 2007
Here is a brief reminiscence about a small rocking chair I once had. This small wooden chair was given to me sometime around the middle of the 1970’s decade. No one seems to remember where exactly it came from – possibly from my parents or Grandma Range as a Christmas gift – but I know that I spent many a happy a moment in it, parked in front of the TV, watching my favorite Saturday morning cartoons like Land of the Lost and The Monster Squad or sitcoms like Shields and Yarnell and Gilligan’s Island. Read the rest of this entry »