As a pre-boomer growing up in Philadelphia in the ‘40s and early ‘50s, I thought winter was a two-part season and lasted four months instead of three. For me winter began on Thanksgiving and ended with the last snow storm of the year, around St. Patrick’s Day.
The first part of the season started with a [...]
Remember running home from school in the late ‘40s, pouring a glass of milk and grabbing a few cookies then plunking yourself down in front of a massive piece of furniture housing a ten TV inch screen? You’d turn it on and watch the soundless test pattern waiting for the buzz to begin. This sound [...]
I fondly remember the Liberty Theatre in Philadelphia as the place where I received an extra-large dose of entertainment. The Saturday afternoon movie extravaganza lasted for hours and took the youngsters attending on a journey of fun, excitement and shoot ‘em up adventures. Being there was a social event for kids of all ages. Through [...]
For lots of us pre-boomers, this politically correct stuff seems contrived at best and plain stupid at worst. It has only been the past decade or so that those wanting to control what we think, by changing what we’re allowed to say and do on a daily basis, have edged their way into the mainstream [...]
