Meeker Hits Eighty-five
posted 1 day ago | 9 comments
Erin Rose, Meeker's granddaughter, captures the old geezer in dignified pose.
A Nun Grades Papers
posted 7 days ago | 4 comments
In a Catholic elementary school kids were asked questions about the Old and New Testaments. The following 25 statements about the Bible were written by children. They have not been retouched or corrected .
1. In the first book of the Bible, Guin...
1. In the first book of the Bible, Guin...
My Sister, Elizabeth
posted 11 days ago | 4 comments
A family friend I've not seen in over 70 years sent me this clipping from The Daily Oklahoman, published in 1961.
Elizabeth did an amazing job caring for her diabetes but it finally took her at age 60. Diabetes was a much rarer disease during her...
Elizabeth did an amazing job caring for her diabetes but it finally took her at age 60. Diabetes was a much rarer disease during her...
HARRY MASATANI
posted about 1 month ago | 7 comments
Decenber 7, 2011, my friend, Harry Masatani, spoke to a group of 125 seventh and eighth grade students in Guadalupe, CA about the plight of Japanese Americans during WWII.
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My name is Harry Masatani. I'm a Japanese American.
Dece...
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My name is Harry Masatani. I'm a Japanese American.
Dece...
1911
posted 2 months ago | 3 comments
The year is 1911 --- One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1911:
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The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold in dru...
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1911:
************ ********* ************
The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold in dru...
TWO PRIESTS GO TO HAWAII
posted 4 months ago | 4 comments
Two priests decided to go to Hawaii on vacation.
They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them
as clergy. As soon as the plane landed they headed for a store and bought some really outrageous s...
They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them
as clergy. As soon as the plane landed they headed for a store and bought some really outrageous s...
