Pepper, Harry, Tillie, Fumiko, NealDebbie (Allen and Jane’s dog), Reed, Kathy Neal and Fumiko’s stay in the Zellers household was not a happy one, at least not to hear Kathy tell it. Reed, the youngest son, was the problem. I don’t know exactly what went on, but I know that in my dealings with Reed, … Continue reading The Welcoming Family
Autobiography
Love Conquers All?
According to my mother, my grandparents—that would be Harry and Tillie Zellers—tended to give their son Neal a hard time growing up. He was their youngest, after Allen, Arlene, Harry Jr., and Mark, having been born in 1930, and would remain their youngest child until Reed came along rather unexpectedly in 1946 when Tillie was … Continue reading Love Conquers All?
Neal and Fumiko’s Wedding
My uncle Neal Zellers, my mother’s brother, was stationed in Okinawa when he joined the service. He was there from the late 1940s until 1953 or so. That’s where he met and married Fumiko. I thought I had scanned almost all of the photos in the various photo albums that my mother had left behind, … Continue reading Neal and Fumiko’s Wedding
Terry and the Parents
When we were doing the morning program over the PA system in Elco High School as The Irregulars during our junior year (1965-66), we sometimes did book reviews. So it was that when I noticed that a new James Bond movie was being released, I decided to review the novel it was based on a … Continue reading Terry and the Parents
“Charlie”
While we lived on my grandparents’ farm, I attended first and second grades in Womelsdorf. As best as I recall, my mother would drive me into school in the morning and pick me up in the afternoon, but for some reason she couldn’t necessarily be there right when school let out. So I would go … Continue reading “Charlie”
Learning to Tap
I wasn’t planning on learning to tap yesterday, but then one of the lenses on my computer glasses popped out. I had been thinking of getting new ones anyway, and when I couldn’t get the lens to stay in, I decided to head on over to the other side of town, well, the other side … Continue reading Learning to Tap
How the Story Grew Redux
I’ve previously written about seeing a senior class play in Richland in March 1958, where three one act plays were performed, although I only recall the first one entitled How the Story Grew. Briefly it involved a series of women spreading a simple story about a new neighbor moving into town, with the story becoming more … Continue reading How the Story Grew Redux
My World Got a Little Smaller
Perhaps you recall my mentioning Ed Lee a few times over the years. Most recently was about three months ago when I related a phone conversation about a fellow who lived on his floor who had been arrested. You may recall that Ed is 93 and of Chinese extraction. Anyway, he’s been having a problem … Continue reading My World Got a Little Smaller
The Unicorn, the Univac, and Mary Lou
Back in high school I was a very avid reader of the science fiction magazines, and in the fall of 1964 I came across this in the December issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: A contest with a hundred dollar cash prize! I had dreams of becoming a professional writer in those … Continue reading The Unicorn, the Univac, and Mary Lou
Acclimatization
When I started at Penn state in September of 1967, I decided to schedule my first class of the day during the first period which started at 8:00 AM. Why not? I was accustomed to getting up early. My summer job had had a starting time of 7:00 AM so I was used to getting … Continue reading Acclimatization