Family
How It Works
January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016
My Paternal Line Henry Skinner, 1822-unknown is pictured here. He is my great, great-grandfather on my all-father’s line.
A New World
September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015
Every generation remakes their immediate world. Dress, slang, music and social norms all change.
Emergency Tracheotomy Kit
July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015
This is a glass-cased version of why our Dad carried in a metal tube inside his coat pocket all the time.
Granddaughter’s First 900
March 27, 2015
March 27, 2015
Home for spring break, her “let’s go to the range” request coincided with the Tuesday evening Nighthawks so I said, “Yes, if you’ll shoot your first competition.
St. Patrick’s Day Selfie
March 19, 2015
March 19, 2015
The shirt is one of many memorabilia I’ve collected over the years of Bullseye shooting at various clubs sandwiched in with business travels.
Soon It’s Gonna Rain
February 28, 2015
February 28, 2015
So go the lyrics to a song from The Fantastics.
Ebby
January 15, 2015
January 15, 2015
Ebby was cook on a river towboat. They ran barges on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the work was hard and they ate well.
Cinco
December 22, 2014
December 22, 2014
At work, a “show stopper” was removed from the main effort I need to finish before leaving so I’m suddenly “up to here” with things I can accomplish.