We will be posting blogs on a periodic basis. Each blog features a word suited to the general theme of this site. Topics range from serious to humorous, from historical to current. The one thing they have in common is that they are all true.
While on vacation, my friends and I stopped in a lovely, serene park that bordered on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. A young man came in with his dog. Not sure of the breed but could have been a Labrador, considering this was Canada. The young man proceeded to throw a Frisbee to the dog. The dog proceeded to
In late 1958 I received a request to make a reservation from London to New York for a man whose journey would commence in Warsaw. The agent explained that the man’s wife was making the arrangements and paying for the one-way ticket. The couple had been married in Poland in the spring of 1939. Because the world situation was so
Years ago, my sister and I treated ourselves to a day on the town, culminating in a meal at a posh seafront restaurant. Prominent notices were displayed at the entrance stating that proper attire was required. This included shirts and ties for men, footwear for all. As we were enjoying our meal and the ambience, we were startled to see
We all have bad days at times, but some are worse than others. I was on a bus in Manhattan with a driver who was new on the job. To his chagrin, which was shared by all the riders, the poor man turned onto a one-way street in mid-town – the wrong way. He wasn’t able to maneuver in reverse
It was a Friday in early spring – I was preparing for a much-anticipated trip to France. A priority item was to pick up some American Express travelers’ checks at the local AAA office. (The time frame clearly predates termination of travelers’ checks.) En route to AAA I took care of another task, stopping for gas. That was when things
