Gabby Hayes, Sans Beard Baby Boomers like me spent many hours before their black and white TVs watching Westerns during our youth, which prompted a previous blog title, “My Heroes Were Cowboys.” One of the best cowboy stars’ favorite sidekicks was Gabby Hayes, whose appearance and voice made us love him. What I had never […]
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One Of My Fondest Childhood Memories Getting My Own Bedroom From when I was about 4 or 5 until age 13, we lived in a tiny home with a big lot at the corner of Huston St. and Willis Ave. in Sherman Oaks, CA. It had a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom, and one
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The Stupidest Thing I Have Ever Done This is definitely the stupidest thing I have ever done because I could have been maimed or possibly died as a result. When I was a kid, we lived within bicycle-riding range of the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area. The dam was built to protect downstream homes and property
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Ronald Reagan’s Puppy Joke I was raised in a staunch Democrat family. The party my parents loved was much different than the one we have today. In fact, John F. Kennedy would be considered a conservative by today’s standards. In any event, I changed parties around age 27, and never looked back. Here are several
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The Welfare Recipient A Woman walks into the welfare office, trailed by 8 kids. “Wow,” the social worker exclaims, “are they all yours?” “Yes, they’re all mine,” the frustrated Mom sighs, having heard the question a thousand times. She then says, “Sit down Terry” and all the kids rush to find seats. “Well,” says the
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