Our
Memories Of Days Past
God gave us memories that we might have roses in December. ~J.M. Barrie
| I was a lucky young man growing up! Raised by loving parents who provided me the lessons in life
I continue to apply to this day. Now that I am sixty plus years old and most grey-matter still
functioning, I can see my behavior (both positive and not-so-positive) in my upbringing. So I decided to jot down what growing up was like hoping that someday when I am gone perhaps my grandchildren will read about their grandpa, greatgrandpa, and greatgreat grandparents. This will be boring to most but perhaps it might ring a bell with those of my era and provoke a thought and perhaps a chuckle. |  | |||||
| Chapter | Title | Era | Category | Music? | Status | Updated |
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| Forward | �Sixty Has Come And Gone | Growing Up | Introduction |  | 2008-03-20 | |
| Adult Friends | Adult Friends Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Stories |  | | 2005-11-12 |
| Adult Friends | Byron And His Ship | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Adult Friends | Charlie Miyauchi | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Adult Friends | Czak, I Never Knew Her Name! | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-14 |
| Adult Friends | Joe Schector | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Adult Friends | Knute Hendrickson, A Big Man | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2006-01-13 |
| Adult Friends | Marion Gillick. The Wild One | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Adult Friends | May and Brownie and the Hotrod Hudson | Growing Up | Stories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Adult Friends | Otis Tucker, When Friendship Really Meant Commitment | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Adult Friends | Our Friend Ly | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-14 |
| Adult Friends | Ralph David Leibowitz, A Good Man | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2006-01-13 |
| Adult Friends | Riley and I Go To Hawaii | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Adult Friends | Thelma Perkins Was A Great Neighbor | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2006-01-13 |
| Career | Career Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Career | $3.19/Hour Was Big Money | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Career | ACE In The Hole | Working Life | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Career | Apollo Test and Operations | Working Life | Memories | |  | 2005-11-10 |
| Career | Black Badge Goes Away | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Career | I Joined the Apollo Program | Working Life | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Career | Joining the Union Was An Eye-Opener | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Career | My First Trip | Working Life | Event | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Career | PINCH, We Tried | Working Life | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Career | The Mostest Fun - ADL | Working Life | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Career | Two Heartbreaks | Working Life | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| College | College Introduction Read This Chapter | College | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| College | Chariot Race | College | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| College | College Politics | College | Memories | | | 2005-11-15 |
| College | On To USC | College | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| College | Rocky Turns Inside Out | College | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| College | Student Body President Or Fearless Leader | College | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| College | The Kissing Disease | College | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Cousin Tom Hale Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Aunt Kaye | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Damned Snake | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Driving To Louisana | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Getting Run Over By A Train At Knotts Berry Farm | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-16 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Hoppyland | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Making A Hay Bail Fortresses With Tom Hale | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Mopping the Stores | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-16 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Off To Louisana | Growing Up | Story | | | 2005-11-16 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Swapping Cars | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-16 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Throwing Eggs At The Cows | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Tom The Cop Killer | Growing Up | Stories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Walking The Bridge In Knotts Berry Farm | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Cousin Tom Hale | Working In The Dime Store | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Dime Store Days Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Boss Blew His Top | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Easter At The Five and Dime | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Fire In The Dime Store | Elementary School | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Glass Cutter Par Excellance | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Going To The Valley | Growing Up | Stories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Hoola Hoops | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Making Signs In The Dimestore | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Raised In The Five And Dime | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Riding The Conveyer Belt | Growing Up | Stories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | Staying With It | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Dime Store Days | What Smells Ralph? | Elementary School | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Edit and Opal | Edit and Opal Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Croquet In The Front Yard | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Edit and Opal | Cutting of the Hair | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Football Sundays Before TV | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Grace | Growing Up | Memories | | 2006-01-24 | |
| Edit and Opal | Grapes On The Garage | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Kat | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-15 | |
| Edit and Opal | Kat's New 1955 Crown Victoria | Growing Up | Event | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | New House | Growing Up | Event | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Shuffleboard In The Driveway | Growing Up | Event | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Submarine Nets | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Sunday Drives | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Edit and Opal | Thanksgiving In The Little House | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Turn Da Crank | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Edit and Opal | Walking to the Store | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Elementary School | Elementary School Introduction Read This Chapter | Elementary School | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Elementary School | A Black Person Was My First Teacher | Elementary School | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Elementary School | Designer Of Cars | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Elementary School | First Day In Kindergarden | Growing Up | Stories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Elementary School | Kathleen Wallace And The Mens Room | Elementary School | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Elementary School | Sitting In The Closet | Elementary School | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Ham Radio | Ham Radio Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | APX6 And A Thin Dime | High School | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | Bicycle Mobile Was Good Exercise | High School | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | California Killly Wobble | College | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Ham Radio | Ham Radio | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| Ham Radio | Hot Stuff Circa 1955 | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | Installing Ham Radio Antennas Was My Livehood For Years | High School | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | K6CXI Field Day Guarenteed Mosquitos And Fun | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | Memories From A Friend | High School | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | Sputnick Was Seen and Heard | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | Tap The Night Away | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | Transmitter Hunts Kept Us Busy Saturday Nights | High School | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | Weather Balloons Kill | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Ham Radio | Wet and Slippery | High School | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| High School | High School Introduction Read This Chapter | High School | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| High School | Gradulation Night | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-14 |
| High School | Guns Were OK | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| High School | My Music | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| High School | Opening Day At Disneyland | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| High School | Photography Class Was Smelly and Non-Digital | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-14 |
| High School | ROTC | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-14 |
| High School | Slang | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-14 |
| High School | Words That Drove Mom and Dad Nuts | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | In The Hood Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | 4 Cent Candy | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| In The Hood | Africa Close To Home | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Aluminum Wagons | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Baldwin Hills Flood | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Crossing The Viaduct | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Crystal Seaborg | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Dry Ice? | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| In The Hood | Electric Trolleys | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Gas Powered Race Car | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | King`s Tropical Inn | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Movies | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Nike Site | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| In The Hood | On The Set | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Printer In The Little Red Building | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Red Cars | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Self-Serve | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Six For A Dollar Tacos | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Skating At The Rink | Growing Up | Stories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Sneaking Into The Loges | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Swinging On The Bridge | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Tar On The Feet And Pumping Sand | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| In The Hood | Treasures In The Alley | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Walking The Tunnel | Growing Up | Stories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| In The Hood | Wooden Oil Derricks | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| Junior High | Grad-Night From Junior High School | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2007-01-18 |
| Junior High | KFWB Color Radio | Growing Up | Memories | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Junior High | Knutes Rocket Ship | Growing Up | Stories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Junior High | Never Learned To Dance | Junior/High School | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Junior High | Old Phones Had Many Uses | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Junior High | Run Out and Fall Face First | Growing Up | Event | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Junior High | Stage Crew | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Miscellaneous | Disneyland Before It Opened | Growing Up | Event | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Miscellaneous | Intercomm From HE Double Toothpicks | Junior High School | Event | | 2005-11-10 | |
| Miscellaneous | Opening Day At Disneyland | Growing Up | Event | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Miscellaneous | Penney`s Cash Carriers | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Miscellaneous | Random Thoughs | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| Mom and Dad | Trains Trains Trains | Elementary School | Event | | 1953-12-16 | |
| My Dad | My Dad Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Caught A Thief | Growing Up | Event | | | 2005-11-14 |
| My Dad | Dad Goes To Hawaii | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Dad Had Polio | Growing Up | Stories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Dad Was Born And Raised In Arkansas | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Dad Was Handy, Instant Serious Patio | Growing Up | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Dad`s Watch | Junior High School | Memories | | | 2005-11-14 |
| My Dad | Deep Sea Fishing | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Generosity Must Have Been His Middle Name | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | He Fixed Cars Too | High School | Memories | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Kite Flying | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Our Tool Set | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2006-12-15 |
| My Dad | Sand Storm and the 1955 Buick | Growing Up | Event | | | 2005-11-10 |
| My Dad | Sky Light | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| My Dad | Step Vans Are Not Tractors | Growing Up | Event | | | 0000-00-00 |
| My Dad | Sunburnt Arm | Growing Up | Memories | | | 2005-11-10 |
| My Grandparents | My Grandparents Introduction Read This Chapter | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| My Grandparents | Big Oranges And Highway 99 | Growing Up | Stories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| My Grandparents | Counting The Train Cars | Growing Up | Memories | | 0000-00-00 | |
| My Grandparents | Grandpa Stops On The Bridge | Growing Up | Stories | | 0000-00-00< | |