Head Cold
Head Cold Actually, I guess it’s more like a head ache…for the teachers at one particular middle school that is. You see, they’ve been spending a lot of time and effort dealing with students who…
February 2019
Drinking Problems
Drinking Problems My mom’s father had an adage that tickled me when I first heard it. Besides all his daughters Pop Corn was the father of two sons. Some of his older daughters had sons…
The Sad Odyssey of Elmer McCurdy – Part 2
The Sad Odyssey of Elmer McCurdy – Part 2 In Part 1 of this post I chronicled the early life and criminal career of Elmer J. McCurdy who also went by at least…
The Sad Odyssey of Elmer McCurdy – Part 1
The Sad Odyssey of Elmer McCurdy – Part 1 Elmer McCurdy, Frank Curtis, Frank Davidson, and Charles Smith were a fixture in sideshows from the 1920s through the 1960s. Nothing fancy about that. Well,…
The Real Life Jaws
Summer of the Shark The Real Life Jaws Most of us have seen the movie, Jaws. It’s about Amity, a beach community situated somewhere near Long Island, New York. Amity police chief Martin…
Chillin’ in the Cold
Chillin’ in the Cold We all heard plenty of people complaining during the recent cold snap. When they were able to get to a warm spot and relax, the complaints kept coming. But,…