Category Archives: Life in General

That Certain Summer

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jim

When I was seventeen It was a very good year It was a very good year for small town girls And soft summer nights – Ervin Drake I am fortunate to live in an area that is only minutes from … Continue reading →

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Making Them Roll Their Eyes

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Jim

I feel sorry for kids today. I think back to when I was a teenager in high school and how we all used to spend our summers. Perhaps each generation feels the same way, but life was so much more … Continue reading →

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Lesson Learned

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Jim

I was driving through my neighborhood on the way to the office today and made an interesting observation. Ocean Pines, MD is a community that rests about 5 miles from Ocean City, MD. As a result, every summer, our tranquil … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, My Hunky Family, Parents, Playing and Games, Summertime | 5 Comments

Summertime Odds and Ends

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jim

Once again, I am offering a disjointed, unrealated bag of memories to you. Most of these little remeniscences relate to hot summer days in Duquesne, so I hope you enjoy. Pop Bottle Heaven At the corner of Texas Ave. and Mellon … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Restaurants, Kennywood, Life in General, McKeesport, Summertime | 11 Comments

And Another Thing……..

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jim

I promised myself and my family that I would never grow so old as to be one of the senior citizens that complain about the “way things are” AND the “way things were.” If fact, I was so committed to … Continue reading →

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Duquesne’s Channels

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Jim

Before I begin, I would like to thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers following my posting about the death of my Uncle Lou. Your kind words meant a lot to me and to his family. In the truest … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Movies, Music, Radio and TV, Playing and Games | 37 Comments

A Week In Our Lives

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Jim

A week in our lives…… I thought you might enjoy a diversion from my ramblings. I was just looking through the issues of The Duquesne Times that Joe Hartman from The Mifflin Historical Society provided to me. It dawned on … Continue reading →

Posted in Duquesne History, Kennywood, Life in General, Miscellaneous, Movies, Music, Radio and TV, Stores and Businesses | 4 Comments

The “Green” Hunky

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Jim

I think it is safe to say, that most of our parents were either born before or during The Great Depression. So that you aren’t confused, I am talking about the Depression that started in about 1929 and lasted until … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Parents | 8 Comments

Emptying the Ketchup Bottle

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Jim

My wife Judy makes the best chili I have ever tasted, bar none. My daughters, Megan and Abby, have asked her for the recipe several times. Unfortunately, she has never been able to be very specific with the instructions or … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Rite of Spring

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Jim

If there was ever a saying that my mother DID NOT pay attention to, it was “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” She, along with the thousands of women in Duquesne, welcomed spring in a very remarkable way…. Spring … Continue reading →

Posted in Jobs, Life in General, Parents, Springtime | 8 Comments