When I moved to Pennsylvania decades ago my brother-in-law explained the liquor laws. For wine or hard liquor the state stores have a monopoly except for local wineries. Then there are beverage stores which are privately owned and sell beer and soda by the case. You could also buy a six pack of beer (but… Read More

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If only the fiftieth anniversary remembrances could restore the initial perceptions that the first ventures into space evoked. Read More

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The town has held onto shopping local mostly due to geography and history that are conducive to isolation without hardship. Read More

"send cash" … or "send ash" Read More

If you are someone who disliked gym, join me on a little fantasy trip. You arrive at high school for the first day of your junior year. Looking across the street from the school entrance toward the gym building, you see … a pile of rubble! The gym building stands no more. Is this just… Read More

Doodles around the edge of the exam plugged “Rule, Britannia” Read More

Living in the suburbs and going to high school in the nearest city with friends and activities spread around the area, I really needed a driver’s license. Of course, limited access to a car meant limited benefit, but step by step. Driver’s ed brought a break on insurance rates but was not mandatory. Since my… Read More