Roberta Baker was a saint. It is incredible to me how little I appreciated that when we were working together. As the song says, “I was a young and callow fellow.” Which sounds nicer than saying I was a jerk, which I pretty much was. My wife tried working with me for a while and […]
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I didn’t spend a lot of time with Earl Russell, but he left me with a profound influence that I didn’t appreciate at the time. I could have spent a lot more time with him, and learned a lot more if I hadn’t been so lazy. Mr. Russell was an older gentleman who was a […]
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Here’s another story about someone who enriched my life. I lived in Alvin’s front yard for 12 weeks, one week per year for 12 years. There is an old story called “The Shirt of a Happy Man”. Once upon a time there was a mighty emperor whose only daughter fell gravely ill. Physicians, […]
Once upon a time, there was a very talented young artist named Em Naughton. Em had a lot more talent than she did money for veterinary services, and so we worked out a deal. She did these for me more than 30 years ago, but they’re still good. At that time, I was trying to […]
Hayti had a zoo? Improbable as that seems today, it really did. When I was a kid, I loved nothing better than going to a zoo. I was always fascinated by animals and loved seeing them. It didn’t occur to me then what their life in a cage must be like, and my enjoyment was […]
In a nearby small town, the counselor organizes a “career fair” every two years. She doesn’t call on the same professions each time, as she presents the program to the entire body of middle school and high school students. No point hearing about the same career twice, especially if you didn’t want to hear it […]
This is the Purple Heart my father was awarded in World War II. I never saw it until after he died. We found it when we were cleaning out his dresser. On November 5, the United States Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus gave a terrific concert in Kennett. While there was a variety of […]
So said Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (and we see why in "Last Crusade"). My own feeling about snakes is that I have no problem with them as long as they are not poisonous. I'm not a great naturalist, though, so I'm unlikely to make a positive identification in the field. Fellow […]
When I was about eight, an elephant came to the Delta Fair. She also walked the parade route, carrying "Baby Jack" Allen, DJ and local radio personality on KBXM. If you looked hard enough through the DDD archives, I believe you could find the picture of a smiling Baby Jack waving from atop the pachyderm. […]
Set the Way-Back, Sherman. About ten years ago, I was flipping the channels and came across a guy in England who had built an enormous trebuchet: a counterweight-driven catapult that uses a sling to further extend its throwing arm. He was throwing small automobiles and upright pianos, among other things. He like to see things […]
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