Category Archives: Home Owners
No Welcome Wagon at the White House
There’s no sign of a welcome wagon at the Trump White House Too busy ripping up the rose garden and bemoaning the taxing demands of Christmas decorating have apparently left Melania Trump with woefully little time to have a welcoming
No Welcome Wagon at the White House
There’s no sign of a welcome wagon at the Trump White House Too busy ripping up the rose garden and bemoaning the taxing demands of Christmas decorating have apparently left Melania Trump with woefully little time to have a welcoming
“How a Power Outage in the Time of a Pandemic Unexpectedly Restored Me.
We’re hot as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore! If you live outside the Tri-State area, chances are you have no idea about the destruction that Tropical Storm Isaias brought to millions. One week after Isaias carved
“How a Power Outage in the Time of a Pandemic Unexpectedly Restored Me.
We’re hot as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore! If you live outside the Tri-State area, chances are you have no idea about the destruction that Tropical Storm Isaias brought to millions. One week after Isaias carved
Facts of Life in Black and White
At what age does a black boy learn he is perceived as menacing and dangerous? At what age is he told of systemic racism and state-sanctioned brutality against someone who looks just like him? At what age does an African-American
Facts of Life in Black and White
At what age does a black boy learn he is perceived as menacing and dangerous? At what age is he told of systemic racism and state-sanctioned brutality against someone who looks just like him? At what age does an African-American
Yesterday’s Tomorrows Today
While thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2020 getting underway this week, I take a look back at the future technological wonders we dreamed about for the post-war years. As
Yesterday’s Tomorrows Today
While thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2020 getting underway this week, I take a look back at the future technological wonders we dreamed about for the post-war years. As
Make America’s Toilets Great Again
Donald Trump’s passion for plumbing has not been equaled by another U.S. President since Richard Nixon and the plumbers. Finally, Trump has something else besides impeachment in common with our 37th president. Speculation mounts that his new fascination with plumbing
Make America’s Toilets Great Again
Donald Trump’s passion for plumbing has not been equaled by another U.S. President since Richard Nixon and the plumbers. Finally, Trump has something else besides impeachment in common with our 37th president. Speculation mounts that his new fascination with plumbing
Kennedy Assassination – A Weekend of Binge TV
History was compressed into a single weekend that November of 1963. It was the weekend that never seemed to end, that began with a TV bulletin and ended with a burning flame flickering on TV screens across the nation. Like
Kennedy Assassination – A Weekend of Binge TV
History was compressed into a single weekend that November of 1963. It was the weekend that never seemed to end, that began with a TV bulletin and ended with a burning flame flickering on TV screens across the nation. Like
News Year Predictions A Look Into the Future 1975
Past Perfect- New Years Predictions The New Year has always been the traditional time for crystal ball gazing offering tantalizing predictions for our imagined future. For forward thinking post war Americans, peering into the future was a favorite pastime. So
News Year Predictions A Look Into the Future 1975
Past Perfect- New Years Predictions The New Year has always been the traditional time for crystal ball gazing offering tantalizing predictions for our imagined future. For forward thinking post war Americans, peering into the future was a favorite pastime. So
Consumed With the Past
For nearly a year, I have been on an archeological dig of mid-century middle-class domesticity. The study was done in a post-war suburban setting; the dig was my parent’s home of six decades. After examining, dating, cataloging, and yes, crying,
Consumed With the Past
For nearly a year, I have been on an archeological dig of mid-century middle-class domesticity. The study was done in a post-war suburban setting; the dig was my parent’s home of six decades. After examining, dating, cataloging, and yes, crying,
Embracing My Roots
I would grow up living my parents post war American dreams. Nothing personified that dream more than our suburban home where they lived for nearly 62 years. My foundation was entrenched in that home so it should be no surprise
Embracing My Roots
I would grow up living my parents post war American dreams. Nothing personified that dream more than our suburban home where they lived for nearly 62 years. My foundation was entrenched in that home so it should be no surprise
Memories Coming Out of Mothballs
For some, the sweet perfume of lilacs drifting through open screened windows evoke spring. For me springtime can be conjured up with the toxic smell of mothballs. These past many months as I have been sadly consumed with closing down
Memories Coming Out of Mothballs
For some, the sweet perfume of lilacs drifting through open screened windows evoke spring. For me springtime can be conjured up with the toxic smell of mothballs. These past many months as I have been sadly consumed with closing down
