Tag: stories

When Grandma was a trouper with Egyptian Follies

My maternal grandmother was Linda Preston, a singer who toured the Orpheum circuit with comedian Gene Sheldon. She was also a trouper with Egyptian Follies, a vaudeville variety show in 1940.

August 3, 2014
It’s my birthday and I’m feelin’ good

I just woke up this morning, and I started the day with a warm glow. I feel happy, proud, hopeful, and grateful. Today is thanks to all that others have done to keep me alive; today I am proud of all I have accomplished, all that I have done to take care of myself and…

June 7, 2013
Mom saved my childhood gift

Had my first good cry since my mom died. In the bottom of her handbag, I found a brand new white coin purse with plenty of coins in it, but I also found this old leather coin purse I made for my mom when I was seven years old. It had only two coins in…

October 30, 2012
I remember a time before… yet where are we now?

I am not a man who is shocked at all this “newfangled technology.” I’m a boy who grew up expecting a world bigger, better, greater, and more peaceful than what we have now.

September 11, 2012
This Labor Day weekend I remember fondly…

This Labor Day weekend I remember fondly the week after my first Labor Day weekend with Andy, in 2003. We had met on Memorial Day weekend, and after we stayed together past Labor Day weekend I thought, “Good! So it wasn’t just a summer fling.”

September 1, 2012