Category Archives: Reminiscing – anecdotes and lessons from my youth

Reminiscing, random thoughts

Posted on October 27, 2010 by sjbjburke

Reminiscing – the way things seemed to be. A phrase from the western novels will help – you could do most anything “…smile when you say that…” and get away with it, so I hope that I can get away … Continue reading →

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Reminiscing, night school the Fall of 1969

Posted on October 5, 2010 by sjbjburke

Fall is in the air (somewhere, not noticeably in Malaysia) and the thought of this season reminds of the night classes I was taking 41 years ago. I took a course on land surveying taught by the Army Corps of … Continue reading →

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Rules are a good thing

Posted on September 20, 2010 by sjbjburke

We started out in Fairfax, Virginia, with $70.00 each. Tom and I were going on an adventure for the Summer. We had Trailways bus tickets and would ride from coast to coast and from Montana to San Diego. Both of … Continue reading →

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And she saw the whole thing

Posted on September 18, 2010 by sjbjburke

Remember the days before you got your first car. You were a ‘rider’.. You rode with your parents, your friends, public transport… You were dependent. “Oh, how free I will be when I get my own car”. “I can’t wait!” … Continue reading →

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