The Biography of Casper McFadden
Well blow me down! I remember him when he was just a strip on the drawing board with the rest of us. — Popeye He was always a true friend and role model to...
Author: Gravel Roads
Fun with Dick and Jane
Did you learn to read with sight, site or cite words? Phlash cards or fonics? You did learn to read, did you not? And spell? And write? Or did you? One out of every 7 adults in the U.S....
Are You Man Enough to Try It?
‘Fellas, take a tip from me. The gals all go for a guy with well-groomed hair’. — Dick Clark, Brylcreem ad, circa 1960. Sigh. Smiley sigh. A very little sister’s smiley sigh. It’s...
We Stand on Guard for Thee
Yesterday Cpl Nathan Cirillo, a 24 year-old doting father and Army reservist was fatally shot in the back. While standing unarmed in a ceremonial position. Cpl Cirillo was honorary guard at the Ottawa National War Memorial. His...
International Year of Family Farming – Cluck, Tweet, Thumbs Up, and Belly Dance
If you’re a family farmer . . . You ‘oats ‘n peas ‘n beans ‘n barley grow’ You raise pigs or chickens or turkeys or cows for milk ‘n cheese ‘n cream ‘n rump roast. You may...
Terry Fox, NYC October 18th
A single dream. A world of hope. Terry Fox died on June 28, 1981 a few weeks shy of his 23rd birthday. He was an athlete, a cancer amputee and a worldwide hero. Master Terrance Stanley Fox was...
