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Explain Snapchat Names

In the early days of the internet I was always surprised when people came up with interesting aliases. I was impressed that they took the time and care to create a unique username. Flip that coin. Now we see the dark side of handle creation. Not only are people attempting to hide their true identities,Continue reading “Explain Snapchat Names”

Time? Faster! Wait—Slow Down!

So here’s a funny situation about being human: when we’re kids, we want time to go faster, so we can be older! We can’t wait to be allowed to do older kid or grownup things. For me, I couldn’t wait to get to access to the non-children’s side of the public library because the booksContinue reading “Time? Faster! Wait—Slow Down!”

Catching Up On SpamScams

They have been unusually busy lately, the “wrong number” scammers that I’ve been talking about for awhile. I don’t know if they need to entrap more for some holiday quota or what’s going on; last weekend I had 15 of them from Friday to Sunday. Some of them are fascinating from the perspective that, beforeContinue reading “Catching Up On SpamScams”

Remembering Aunt Catherine

She was my great aunt. She was married to Bill Hinton who owned a trucking business and who apparently made quite a lot of money because they had a huge house slightly outside of York, PA with a huge basement, a chord organ in the living room, a pottery studio, and most importantly, the pool!Continue reading “Remembering Aunt Catherine”

High School Reunion (Part 4)

And now, on to the reunion! I first heard about it from my cousin who had gotten the Save the Date card. They didn’t have my current address but I did then get the real announcement. (And imagine my surprise when my cousin didn’t show up.) In Immaculate Misconceptions, I described the 20th reunion andContinue reading “High School Reunion (Part 4)”

High School Reunion (Part 3)

I’ve always been somewhat of a planner, so I try not to walk into a situation and find unexpected problems. Sometimes that works; sometimes it doesn’t. I wanted to stay at the Yorktowne Hotel for the reunion. When growing up in York it always seemed quite posh. Since I stayed in numerous excellent hotels whenContinue reading “High School Reunion (Part 3)”

High School Reunion (Part 2)

After meeting up with Martin, my fiancee Joyce and I ventured to meet up with other graduates of the York Catholic class of 1975. A preview, if you will, was being held at Vito’s Pizza. I was surprised that Vito’s still exists; we would go there after high school sports games over 50 years ago.Continue reading “High School Reunion (Part 2)”

High School Reunion (Part 1)

This past weekend, I ventured back to my hometown of York, PA for my 50th high school reunion. I went to York Catholic and graduated, yes, I can’t believe it, 50 years ago.  When I taught Intro to Theatre, I always invited my students, in their first class introductions, to tell me what their hometownContinue reading “High School Reunion (Part 1)”