I just watched a show where the family had a chest type freezer. The reason they had a chest freezer was that the dad was a hired hit man and he kept his “hits” in the bottom of the family freezer. Yes, under the rocky road ice cream. That is why I will always have an upright freezer. Well that isn’t the only reason. But. Yes, a freezer “but.” That is a good reason to not have … [Read more...] about Inside the Freezer
Opinion
Happy Mother’s Day!
A little history of the day we think that our moms are the best of the best. Because they are!In all the years since Woodrow Wilson signed the Mother’s Day Proclamation on May 9, 1914, phone calls to moms have always topped the list of things kiddos do to pay that special attention to their mommas. On that day up to 22 million phones will ring from children that have called mom … [Read more...] about Happy Mother’s Day!
Fast Food Junkie
There are times that I wonder what it would be like to live in a city where every corner has a fast-food, or even a medium-fast-food joint. Then I feel the tug of a too tight pair of pants. That’s when I realize I can never live somewhere that food is available by driving up to a window 24/7. But! Yes, an overly stuffed French Fried “but.” There are times when I have gone to … [Read more...] about Fast Food Junkie
McGill Club Patrons of Old
This photo was probably taken in the 1950s.The cowboy is none other than Billy Franks. He lived in Cherry Creek for many years and later moved to McGill and worked at the McGill Dairy. When the Dairy closed, Billy stayed on and worked for James Bell, who leased the Dairy from KCC.I worked there one summer, along with my brother Paul and young Jimmy Bell. We worked the … [Read more...] about McGill Club Patrons of Old
Prices, 1950’s – 2020’s
Last week, I wrote about living on $1 an hour in the 1950s. I got emails from folks that were stunned by the food prices at the Club 50, also gas prices.Their reaction stimulated some of the old die hard memory cells that still lurk in the dark areas of that grey convoluted stuff between my ears.It took me back to 1955-56 during my 2nd year at the U. Of Utah. I was living and … [Read more...] about Prices, 1950’s – 2020’s