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Mabel Seeley-A Classic Mystery Author Rediscovered
In 1938 America was in the last years of the Great Depression. People were returning to work, but disposable income was scarce. Consumers wanted to get the most for their dollar, so not everyone had the funds or was willing to spend the two to three dollars required to buy a hardcover novel.More -
Kilroy Was Here and Still Is
I was five years old when World War II ended. I didn’t know much about the war except that one of my cousins had gotten a Purple Heart in France and the other was a Captain in the Adjutant General’s office. I also knew that my father was an air-raid warden during the war and drove around in the neighborhood with shaded headlamps wearing a warden’s helmet.More -
Joseph Calleia: The Bit Part Actors' Actor From the Island of Malta
Joseph Calleia was born in Malta on the 4th of August, 1897. His official biography simply says Malta, but some of the people I have interviewed say he was born in the village of Rabat, others Sliema. Joseph had a very good singing voice and actually began his career as a concert singer in England and Paris.More -
The Saga of Puffed Wheat Anderson, A Minnesota Legend
I have no idea how old I was when I first learned about the famed Minnesota scientist and inventor Alex P. Anderson, AKA Puffed Wheat Anderson. My Dad told me about him when I was eating a bowl of cereal, you know, the one that’s shot from guns.More -
Kid's Write the Darnedest Things
Children’s EssaysThe following are actual examples from Children’s Essays I have read. The writing prompt was: tell a story about a lost puppy. The children involved were from 3rd to 6th Grade.More -
The Surprising Origin of THE F Word
I do not use THE F word. I'm not a prude, but I consider it to be as offensive to be the user as it is to anyone who has to hear it. I imagine these feelings are a reflection of my upbringing.More -
The Night of the Hunter-One of the Scariest Movies Ever Made
As a kid I spent nearly every Saturday afternoon at the movies. You got to see a newsreel, cartoon, serial and a western for a quarter. Occasionally they would play a Lon Chaney werewolf movie, or a vampire film.More -
How Television Shows Reflect the State of the National Psyche
In the '30s and '40s, during the heyday of radio and long before television, comedy was king. People were sick of the realities of the Great Depression and wanted to laugh. Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Burns and Allen, and Amos and Andy were some of the big stars.More -
Where are You Scrooge McDuck and the Rest of My Comic Book Collection?
Everyone has their particular horror-story about something they owned as a child that got thrown away and is now worth a small fortune. It's usually some trivial thing that was worthless at the time and became a collector's item and very valuable later. The only thing valuable that I saved from my youth was a windup GI Joe in a jeep.More -
#2 in Series--If You're Going to Malta, Be Sure to See-The Soleado Guest House in Sliema
At one time, Sliema, the largest city in Malta, had many very affordable guest houses. This was before the "discovery" of Malta as a tourist destination. Unfortunately, guest houses have disappeared; the tourism department does not think they contribute to a positive image of the island.More