Monthly Archives: September 2016

Lahian Photo, 1951

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Roger Walck

Here is another photo from my sister’s 1951 Lahian showing several of our classmates. Fred Albee is giving a presentation with a tape recorder that was cutting-edge technology then. (Our East Lansdowne neighbor had a wire recorder that preceded the … Continue reading →

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My Chiquita Banana Sticker Obsession

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Roger Walck

Confession is a catharsis for the soul, and I am relieved to drop the burden of keeping this habit secret. Don’t judge me harshly; it could easily happen to you.  Read on and learn. My fall into the well of … Continue reading →

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That Special 88th Birthday

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Roger Walck

When my mother-in-law turned 88, we followed Japanese tradition and had a special birthday celebration at a country club with all of the extended family. She had made sure we were aware the 88th was special in Japanese tradition, and … Continue reading →

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Ed Hagopian

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Roger Walck

Here is a mature photo of our classmate, Ed Hagopian, who had a successful career in music alone and now (or at least until recently) performs locally with his wife, Rene Goodwin. Their website is http://gh-entertainment.com/ed.htm where you can read … Continue reading →

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What a Funny Little Bird a Frog Are

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Roger Walck

Looking through my old physics textbook (Weber, White, and Manning—we knew who wrote our textbooks) from Penn State, I found this nonsense poem I had written in pencil in the back cover : What a funny little bird a frog … Continue reading →

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AtTheShore.com Recap

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Roger Walck

(This posting is about the website AtTheShore.com that shows hundreds of live web cams, mostly from New Jersey shore resorts, and especially from Ocean City. See previous postings of 5/25/2015 and 9/7/2016.) * * * Now that the summer is … Continue reading →

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The Hospice Nurse

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Roger Walck

“The Threshold,” by Larissa MacFarquhar. The New Yorker, 7/11/2016. This is the story of a typical day for Heather Meyerend, a native Jamaican and a hospice nurse. She has 16–20 patients and visits each in their home at least once … Continue reading →

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Last Words

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Roger Walck

I recently came across this photo of the library staff at Atlas Chemical from 1975. The company had already become ICI Americas in 1971. The photo is actually a Xerox copy that poorly reproduced the mid-tones, but was only meant … Continue reading →

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Camel (Jumping) Crickets

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Roger Walck

(See posting “Jumping Crickets,” 9/27/2011, and “Jumpinig Crickets Redux,” 10/2/2011) Just a few years ago, I had never heard of a camel cricket. Now I find one or two a week in my basement, but some of my neighbors have … Continue reading →

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The Unitarians and the Black Lives Matter Conflict

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Roger Walck

I wrote earlier (August 7) about the public stance on Black Lives Matter by the Unitarian Church across the street. They hung a vinyl sign along Concord Pike that continues to get slashed soon after a new one is put … Continue reading →

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