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…Musings about an old acquaintance…Charles Tidler… is a Canadian poet and playwright, who grew up in Tipton Indiana, attended Sharpsville High School, and graduated from Purdue in 1968; with 11 plays, produced all over Canada, tons of awards, he is … Continue reading →

If you’re hankering for a 1960s jello dessert comfort food, as you batten down the hatches, for Hurricane Irene, John’s Aunt Mabel’s Pear Mold hits the spot.  See recipe below.                                Annie CRUSHED PEAR JELLO MOLD 1 regular size package … Continue reading →

In 2010, the late Conn McAuliffe, Indiana writer, educator, and textbook writer, published a hefty 788-page novel on the young Shakespeare, a fast, fun, and imaginitive read, mostly in dialog, between the young Shakespeare and a character named Malachi. I’m still … Continue reading →

From Tom Brokaw’s Boom:  “If you thought something good came out of the Sixties, you’re probably a Democrat; if you thought the Sixties were bad, you are probably a Republican.” — Former President Bill Clinton Thought you might enjoy reading another … Continue reading →

Today is the first day of school for public school students in Washington, DC, and probably everywhere. In the introduction to his book, Boom! Voices of the Sixties, Tom Brokaw quotes John Lennon: “The thing the sixties did was to … Continue reading →

Yesterday, a close friend drove his only child down to Williamsburg, for her freshman year, at William and Mary, as my only child gets ready for another year of grad school, at home, in DC.  When I was going off … Continue reading →

…And now a brief commercial interruption…. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Peace Corps, with two days of celebrations, in Washington, DC, September 22 – 24. (http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=about.fiftieth) Hotel availability is limited, because the International Monetary … Continue reading →

First, if you can’t remember who, exactly, is Harry Chapin: the late, lamented Harry Chapin was a folk rock singer, best remembered for “Cat’s in the Cradle,” and “Taxi”, who died at age 39, in 1981, in a car accident. … Continue reading →