Not too long before my mother passed away, she wrote her memoirs on three-hole punch college ruled paper along with photographs and assembled the contents in a 2-inch three-ring binder which she then passed on to me. I have decided to transcribe and present her memoirs here thus allowing her to have her voice heard. The First 50 Years of My Life1928 to 1978Dorothy Patricia … Continue reading My Mother’s Memoir – Part Three

Not too long before my mother passed away, she wrote her memoirs on three-hole punch college ruled paper along with photographs and assembled the contents in a 2-inch three-ring binder which she then passed on to me. I have decided to transcribe and present her memoirs here thus allowing her to have her voice heard. The First 50 Years of My Life1928 to 1978Dorothy Patricia … Continue reading My Mother’s Memoir – Part One

When I watched the 1939 classic film “The Wizard of Oz” for the first time on television back in the 1960s and heard the Tinman, portrayed by Jack Haley, proclaim, “Someday they’ll erect a statue to me,” I said to myself, “It could happen, you know.” I said this knowing that people who become famous for one reason or another might get a statue or … Continue reading The Birthplace of Me

When Google Earth was released in 2005, I thought that it would be interesting to see if I could locate all the places that I lived over the past 50 years (1955-2005). I collected snapshots of satellite pictures of the places that I resided and schools that I attended as a kid. Six years later I finally got around to putting it all together in … Continue reading My Life as Seen from Outer Space – Pt.4

When Google Earth was released in 2005, I thought that it would be interesting to see if I could locate all the places that I lived over the past 50 years (1955-2005). I collected snapshots of satellite pictures of the places that I resided and schools that I attended as kid. Six years later I finally got around to putting it all together in a … Continue reading My Life as Seen from Outer Space – Pt.3

When Google Earth was released in 2005, I thought that it would be interesting to see if I could locate all the places that I lived over the past 50 years (1955-2005). I collected snapshots of satellite pictures of the places that I resided and schools that I attended as kid. Six years later I finally got around to putting it all together in a … Continue reading My Life as Seen from Outer Space – Pt.2

When Google Earth was released in 2005, I thought that it would be interesting to see if I could locate all of the places that I lived over the past 50 years (1955-2005). I collected snapshots of satellite pictures of the places that I resided and schools that I attended as kid. Six years later I finally got around to putting it all together in … Continue reading My Life as Seen from Outer Space – Pt.1