Growing up Catholic in rural Indiana in the 1960’s was, well, challenging to say the least. At the time, when my family moved to a small community from Fort Wayne, there just weren’t a lot of options if you wanted to place your kids in a private school. Fort Wayne Continue Reading
Reverse Pyschology
In the 1970’s, when I went to high school, worked at the local factories and even began college, there wasn’t a lot of money for a nice car. So to get from A-Z with very, very, basic transportation, my friends and I drove wrecks. We called them “Runners”. Clunkers, held Continue Reading
The Swimming Lesson
I was five years old when my mother decided that it was high time I learned how to swim. We lived in Fort Wayne, IN then so we got in the Chevy and drove downtown to the YMCA. Now, most things seem big and imposing to little kids I suppose Continue Reading
Hitchhikers
As the sun began it’s rise in the clear Indiana sky, the promise of another hot, summer day unfolded. I was driving from a friend’s house in a neighboring town. It was the morning of July 4th, 1976. Many thoughts went through my head as I rolled onward. I was Continue Reading