Living Articles

How bugs, war, and Ben Franklin’s joke led to Daylight Saving Time

Once again it's "Spring forward one hour" until we can "fall back one hour" in the Fall. When your government makes a law, no matter how it's justified, it sticks, like taxes.  And this one was updated not too long ago (just like taxes), so we have more weeks of the...

Swedish Death cleaning — Dostadning

I'm knee-deep in Dostadning -- Swedish death cleaning. Not my house, not my stuff. But my parent's house of 70-plus years. My mom kept everything. And she waited to hand things out until it was too late. She passed on. She left everything for me and my sisters. As we...

The summer I began collecting “The Beatles” cards

I secretly began collecting The Beatles cards in the summer of 1964 and 1965. In February 1964, the Beatles landed at New York City, Kennedy Airport for a whirlwind tour which included their famous debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. A record 73 million people watched...

Lessons on the value of money

I can't even remember the year, but I think it was 1972, when I had mononucleosis. My dad had a good sense of humor. And really, he had good taste in clothes. Well, maybe this wasn't his best example, but come on the glasses are totally cool. He didn't dress like he...
Getting Gold Pure

Getting Gold Pure

I lived in gold country -- the mother lode where gold was first discovered in California. I've learned something about...

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Vitameatavegamin

Vitameatavegamin

I think I need some vitameatavegamin. I grew up watching episodes of I Love Lucy. My best friend, Mary Lee, lived two...

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Moses and Easter

Moses and Easter

Passover. Moses and Easter. I remember the day I finally put it together -- the meaning of the word Passover -- how...

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Tuck me in meaning

Tuck me in meaning

When I was young, my parents would “tuck me into bed.” As any parent knows, kids hate to go to bed at night — in fact;...

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