Many instances as I research and interview one person, it leads me to others that have interesting stories about growing up in Seadrift. Most times the person I interview suggests other relatives I should speak to and on several occasions my journey has taken me outside of Seadrift’s city limits. This was certainly one of […]

The celebration is over, and Indianola is not forgotten. However, there are many things in history to remember. One of the more interesting points to ponder over time is the evolution of certain things. If one is old enough they might remember times like the 1930’s. Those were the years of the depression and hot […]

Every time I decide to fix something myself instead of calling in someone that knows what he’s doing, I wind up with a surprise. For instance we need a simple ¾” pvc pipe to the rock garden. What’s a little glue cement and a pipe cutter that is so difficult? So I get started with […]

In the world of astronomy I have always been fascinated by the numbers and distances, mostly because I didn’t understand them and as the saying goes, “I want to know!” I wanted to understand what the astronomers, physicists and scientists were talking about. And after reading books on the subject of astrophysics, well.. I still […]

I can still see with my mind’s eye a lot of fool things I did without thinking. Comes to mind sometime early into 1970 while serving with River Patrol Group SS, working off the YRBM 16 (Yard Repair Berthing and Messing) Barge; tethered out in the middle of the Mekong River, not far off was […]