When we lived in the Heights, our only radio was an old tube-type radio in a wooden box with a dial on the front for locating one of the few radio stations. It had a small speaker below the dial, but the tubes were weak, and the speaker was old, […]
Good Ole Days
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Must have a sense of humor. Willing to listen to stories of the “Ole times” (sometimes more than once). Willing to hear facts you never thought about (no need). Like to watch movies (sometimes tear jerkers and sometimes westerns). No smokin, dipin, cussin, or woke talkin. Did I mention – […]
When I saw the post on Facebook about Sears being torn down, it brought back a lot of memories of that store and that area. Eva and I lived in an apartment not far from that store and she would park her car there and ride the bus to work […]
When we still lived in the Heights, one of the jobs I remember my brother having was as a soda jerk working at the Duggan Pharmacy. It was located in the building at the corner of 19th and Ashland St., next to the Heights Hospital. The term was used to […]
A couple of days ago I watched a movie on Up Faith & Family Steaming, titled “Though None Go With Me”. I did not see anything on Xfinity TV that looked like something I wanted to watch. As I was scanning the options on Up Faith & Family, that title […]
During the last few days after the “storm of 2024”, with the whole area around here without power, I spent much time just sitting and thinking. My generator powers my entire house, so I had electricity; however, Comcast was out until yesterday afternoon, so I had no internet or TV. […]
As we go about living our lives each day, we do a lot of different things without much thought given. Most of our decisions are short-term and require no serious evaluation of options. We are going through our daily routine. As we get older, we tend to remember the bigger […]
It was July or August, and the year was around 1971 to 72. I was working for First Continental Mortgage Company in charge of the Computer Services Department. Some of the other department heads wanted to get as many of the employees as possible to go on a fishing trip […]
I must disclose that I did not get prior approval from Jennifer for the creation of this article; however, I am asserting my parental rights in doing so. Lauren is living with me temporarily and I am having some fun sharing information she did not know about her mom. I […]
As most people know, it rarely snows in Houston and very rarely in December. That Friday morning started off as a cold and rainy day that would bring a change that none of us expected. The rain began to include sleet and then it got heavier and then turned to […]