Category Archives: Commentary

“The Games We Played” (From an email by my brother Ed} As you say, there were different rules in different neighborhoods that people played by. These are the rules that we played by on 15th street. The marbles were purées, … Continue reading →

There were dozens of kids living in the Wartime Housing Authority in the 1950s. Naturally, with all those kids in the neighborhood there were a few that were not so nice. In fact, some were downright terrifying. There was one … Continue reading →

I am not my brother’s biographer by any means, but on his 91 birthday I feel it necessary to celebrate his life just a little bit. If I do not have things exactly right, I apologize. He was born at … Continue reading →

This is a story from my older brother. We lived in what was called the Wartime Housing Authority. Dozens of buildings built on vacant land to house the workers who were building Victory ships only miles away. They were cheap … Continue reading →

Whoa, I’m stepping into my own world of ignorance. I certainly can use the words, spell them correctly, and add the two dictionary meanings to define the field, but I’m pretty sure I don’t know a thing. I’m now commenting … Continue reading →

Sometime last summer, I briefly caught a story about a pilot of a small plane becoming unconscious, and the passenger was forced to take control. The dramatic part of the story is that the passenger had absolutely no piloting experience. … Continue reading →