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This is a US penny from 1828. It lives in my right front pocket along with my keys and a small amount of cash, and periodically reminds me to keep things in perspective. When this penny was created people traveled by horse and carriage over rutted roads. the United States was on its sixth president, John Q. Adams. This penny was created: This is just a simple penny, cash value US $0.01 It has endured for 195 years. How old…

My father was not a computer guy, but he was pretty good with machines. When he was in his early 70s, he spent some time learning how to use my mom's Mac so that he could write his memoirs. My mother helped a lot with editing. He printed and put them in a simple report binder, which I found very old-fashioned at the time. At some point the files from that computer were lost, but I managed to keep the…

48 years ago this evening (November 10, 1975), a November storm claimed the ore hauler Edmund Fitzgerald and all 29 of her crew on Lake Superior. The weather was terrible, even for strong ships and experienced sailors. Sustained wind at 58 knots, gusts to 70, and sustained waves of 18-25 feet. The story of that ship, and those who tried to help, is very moving. Most of the people who have heard the story came to it through Gordon Lightfoot.

This is one of my father's memoirs. He learned to use my mother's computer so he could write and print them for us. These are entries from his Navy diary during his second Pacific tour in WWII. For the full story and links to all memoirs, see this page. TOUR 2, ABOARD U.S.S. COWPENS APR. 20, 1945 - SQUADRON BOARDED U.S.S. GARDINERS BAY, A SEAPLANE TENDER, TO COMMENCE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF DUTY, I HOPE. DEPARTED SAN DIEGO. APR. 21…

This is one of my father's memoirs. He learned to use my mother's computer so he could write and print them for us. These are entries from his Navy diary during his first Pacific tour in WWII. For the full story and links to all memoirs, see this page. TOUR 1, ABOARD U.S.S. BATAAN, CVL 29 MAR.18.1944 - LEFT SAN DIEGO AFTER FEW VERY SHORT DAYS OF TAKING ON SUPPLIES AND PLANES. BEAUTIFUL HARBOR. MAR. 19 - SAILING WEST AT…

(Completed March 4, 1995) This is one of my father's memoirs, the longest and most detailed autobiography. He learned to use my mother's computer so he could write and print them for us. This is the longer, more detailed version of his autobiography written the year prior. For the full story and links to all four documents, see this page. The following are recollections of some of the most memorable and treasured experiences -- some amusing -- of my lifetime.

This is one of my father's memoirs. He learned to use my mother's computer so he could write and print them for us. This is a list of his experiences serving in the US Navy, both during and after WWII. For the full story and links to all memoirs, see this page. AT THE TIME OF THE U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE WAR WITH JAPAN IN DECEMBER 1941, I WAS EMPLOYED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. EARLY…

This is one of my father's memoirs. He learned to use my mother's computer so he could write and print them for us. This is the short version, which was expanded the following year into a more detailed, longer version. For the full story and links to all memoirs, see this page. The following is a general history of my life as I remember it. Some dates may be slightly in error. No attempt was made to detail all my…