Monthly Archives: June 2009

More Beach Fun–Throwing Seashells

I’ve always been labeled an underachiever, but there is one activity where I excel.  I am a great seashell thrower, and now, at my age, I am ready to pass on my secrets. Hold your thumb and forefinger of your … Continue reading

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Beach Fun

If the rain ever stops before the end of the summer, here is something to contemplate while dozing in your beach chair.  How far away is the horizon?  It depends on how high your are above the sea level, and … Continue reading

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The DE Kids

I’ve been puzzled why the former DE kids now show proportionally more school spirit than the rest of our class.  Many of them still keep in touch with each other, are interested in school memories, and attend the mini-reunions, yet … Continue reading

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Mini-Reunion, 2009

The weather in Ocean City on our graduation anniversary, June 11, was not the best for a day at the beach, but the way this spring has been it was better than we could have expected.  The rain was spotty … Continue reading

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The Oreo Generation

 According to the 1900 census records, my grandfather, then a young man, was a "hatter" for the Stetson Hat Company that was located in Philadelphia, not in Dallas as some would have thought.  He later worked briefly as a carpenter … Continue reading

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Images of Pensacola

I’m on a sandy playground talking with the only other person there, a pretty, 20-something brunette with her 2-year-old son, except, it turns out, she is his nanny, not his mother.  It is not yet noon, but the sun beating down has … Continue reading

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