Operation Yellowjacket
As a kid (and adult) Dad (Michael R Kinney) was my best friend and often partner in crime. He made problem solving fun and he was always very involved with me and my interests. I miss him! He’d be tickled to recount this with me.When I was about 8 or 9, we moved to a […]
Rip Tide
In the summer of 1965, it was hot in Chu Lai, South Vietnam. I suppose it is hot there every summer, but the only one I really experienced was that one. I think it was only about 95 or 100 degrees during the day, but it still felt hot. We lived in tents, so there […]
Bonnie and Clyde
“Clyde” is a workhorse. He’s an EZGo Workhorse, to be exact, a macho little 4-wheeler with a dump bed, and the second-best thing to have on a rural ex-farm residence. The absolute best has to be “Bonnie Blue”, an old powerhouse of a tractor. She has done everything from mowing fields to moving a massive […]
Coal Trains
Back during the Great Depression times were hard for everyone. For the residents of Glouster, Ohio it was no different. Glouster was a coal mining town at that time and mining was the primary occupation for the entire town. And the coal trains ran right through town. People didn’t worry too much about pollution in […]
Danny and The Tree
Danny was about twelve and Patrick was ten, or thereabouts, when we went on this particular family camping trip. We didn’t do a lot of camping back then, so this was an event that has been particularly easy to remember. After arriving at our destination, finding the right place to set up camp and getting […]
The Three C’s
The Civilian Conservation Corps, or the Three C’s, was part of President Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation, started by Executive Order back in 1933. This was in the depth of the Great Depression and the program was designed to give work to young men who could send money home to help support their families. […]