Monthly Archives: June 2014

Family Reunions

We’re crossing over the Ohio River on Interstate 376 – one of the many times we’ll cross the Ohio today as we head to West Virginia for our family reunion.  My father-in-law’s side of the family is from New Martinsville.  … Continue reading

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Real Men

  Leonard Lomell was the Brooklyn orphan who would save Europe.  Lomell enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 as an infantryman.  While serving with the 76th Infantry Division, he volunteered for the Rangers program.  This decision changed WWII.  On … Continue reading

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Secret Hideouts

Did you ever have a secret hideout when you were a kid?  Maybe a tree-fort or a clubhouse built from old produce crates and pallets?  When I lived in apartments in LA, we had to use abandoned warehouses or old … Continue reading

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