Monthly Archives: January 2008

Hobbies

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Roger Walck

I recently visited a childhood friend in the Hershey Mills retirement community near Exton, PA.  He grew up in Primos and went to Upper Darby High, but became friends with Jim Musser at the University of Pennsylvania and was even … Continue reading →

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More Early TV

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Roger Walck

The Internet has the first issue of “The Local Televiser,” Philadelphia’s original weekly TV magazine that later became TV Guide (http://www.tvhistory.tv/1948%20Philly%20LT.htm).  Those old weekly TV magazines are prime examples of common objects that were considered so worthless they were thrown … Continue reading →

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Ya

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Roger Walck

My wife recently sent a wordy e-mail filled with all sorts of questions and comments to our ten-year-old granddaughter who sent back the one-word reply, “Ya.”   When asked, GD explained that “Ya” just means she read it. Good idea, I … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain’s Roughing It

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Roger Walck

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal was about Mark Twain’s Roughing It as one of America’s “road” books that far preceded Jack Kerouac’s On the Road that recently had it’s fiftieth anniversary. I have read and reread On … Continue reading →

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Early TV

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Roger Walck

On a recent visit to the Wilmington Library, I photocopied the local newspaper TV listings for Wednesday, November 12, 1952.  That day is a random pick, but I specifically chose one in the middle of our high school years and … Continue reading →

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Global Warming

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Roger Walck

So what am I doing getting political in a high school class blog?  Because I am not committed to these views and I certainly do not expect to convert anyone to them.  These are just my impressions at the moment—by … Continue reading →

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