Marge and I being married in 1960
Marge’s 1961 birthday photo
Marge's 1961 birthday photo
Bob
Category Archives: NY
Notes on November -1973
November ’73, I am now a year older, but still under the figure of 40, another decade in the odometer of life. And so far it has been a good life. For us, this was a month of trips. The first gasoline crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Coopersburg PA, NY
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, emotions, friends, health, hobbies, life, love, marriage, memoir, PP&L, relationships, Trailers
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Fish Tales
Most of us have seen a photo of the earth taken from a satellite, or space ship of some type. The earth, from this vantage, appears as a blue globe against a black field of darkness. Water covers eighty percent … Continue reading
Posted in Dannemora, NY, Relationships
Tagged Clinton Prison, coopersburg, Dannemora, depression, emotions, fishing, friends, ice fishing, Lake Champlain, memoir, misunderstanding, New York, relationships
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Experimenting With Drugs
I experimented with drugs while at Syracuse University. Yes, and I am proud of this. This activity was an added benefit of working at the Infirmary. The Norwich Pharmaceutical Company started in 1887 in Norwich, NY and exists today as … Continue reading
Hedwig Cmielewski – Summer 1957
Hedwig Cmielewski and I, in the summer of ’57 worked at Saranac Inn, NY. This place appeared in the last post so no sense in repeating that. I was back in my old department at Saranac Inn and this year there was … Continue reading
Posted in NY, Summer vacations, Syracuse University
Tagged college, cooking, dating in 1950s, Ford, friends, memoir, New York, resort life, students, SUOC, Syracuse University
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Ages and Stages-Class of 1958
Here I am, in 1954, at Syracuse University, a green as grass Freshman. How did you feel, hope for, etc. when you started? How did I get here where the student population alone is greater than that of my home … Continue reading
Posted in Dannemora, NY, Syracuse, Syracuse University
Tagged Calculus, Engineering College, Freshman, New York, roommate, STEM, students, Syracuse University, Watson Dormitory
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Ages and Stages-Chapter 1
I have finally come to that point of thinking I have something to share again. And as I often do, I begin with a snippet that resonates with me and my story. This one is from the singer Glen Campbell. If … Continue reading
Posted in Dannemora, NY, Pre Marriage life, Syracuse University
Tagged Adirondack Mts., Dannemora, dating in 1950s, emotions, friends, graduation, Marge, memoir, New York, Syracuse University
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Bride – Child
Horses are beautiful animals. How useful they were to the human race for travel, farming, hunting, making war, racing, etc. As a boy, I remember them still being used as work animals, primarily for plowing, harrowing and otherwise tending to … Continue reading
Posted in Binghamton, Marge Writing, Marital difficulties, NY, Syracuse, Syracuse University, US Air Force, Vestal
Tagged abandonment, Air Force, anger, baby, emotions, grief, Marge, marriage, memoir, misunderstanding, moving, New York, pregnancy, rejection, students, Syracuse University
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55 Years Together 