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One way to look at aging - although somewhat differently - is to consider how much has changed during our lifetime. The ...

There are all kinds of reasons we select or even purchase a book. It may be a best seller, or because of a recommendatio...

Some 20 or so years ago when my grandson was in elementary school, they had Grandparents Day. We were all supposed to ta...

Well over 80 years of life was a great deal for youngsters Sure there were cars, but they were not that many around an...

Thinking about what I might write for Story Chip, I was reminded about a clothing incident that occurred pretty close to...

When I was fifteen, I recall being asked to go to the Brooklyn Technical School 1941 prom. It was my first invitation to...

When I was a new teacher in 1974, some young male colleagues came up with the idea of having a faculty football pool whi...

In 1932, when I was six years old, my family planned a trip to the Chicago World’s Fair from our home in Brooklyn, New...

My mom told me that while she was nearing the end of her labor, the doctor went over to the window, opened it and said, ...

When my sister who was three years older than I, graduated from grade school, she became a member of the Sodality in our...

Woolworth’s 5 & 10 Cent Store was a very big part of Christmas preparation in the mid-1930’s. It was located about 1...

During the very early thirties, I recall my mom taking me to the Paramount Theater in downtown Brooklyn, so she could se...