Down The Up Staircase
“Malcolm was here.” Served me right. It was my first full year teaching. Malcolm was an eighth grader who was the most infamous student in the school (it was a…
“Malcolm was here.” Served me right. It was my first full year teaching. Malcolm was an eighth grader who was the most infamous student in the school (it was a…
The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is a concern. Yes, it is important for young people to know where places are in…
The date was May 25, 1999. Some fifty eight years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but it, too, is a day that will live in infamy. For it was…
Take a look at your salt shaker the next time you sit down at the dinner table. Or the canister of Morton’s Salt in your cupboard. Now take a gander…
Raise your hand if you still subscribe to and read a hardcopy newspaper every morning or day. It’s OK if you don’t. In the modern era, newspapers are just as…
Well, I guess I’m “dating” myself with this entry. Many fellow baby boomers (born 1946-1964) will recognize some if not all of these classic rock guitarists, their bands, and the…
Note: These stories are shown as written many years ago (1974) as an eighth-grader in junior high school. They will remain unedited. Chapter 1 It all happened in New York…
My Stories My stories are all humorous. I hope that my stories will receive much publicity so that they will be widely read. I think I would like to bring…
It was some time in the early 1970s when my brother and his friend rolled into Latin class late. “Ubi fuisti, Court and Charles?” Where have you been? This Latin…
To make it on an NFL team as an undrafted player out of college is no small accomplishment. Heck, it is a big deal to be a scholarship athlete at…