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  1. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I try to be open minded about things: unrestrained by the fetters of prejudice and willing to tolerate the choices of others. But I have to confess that smoking is one area where I'm pretty close minded. Watching my mother die inch by inch, day by day, over twenty years, and at the end fighting...
  2. ChiTownScion

    Hey Lizzie...Any of Your Belongings Missing?

    I don't think that this guy was anywhere near you, but he certainly could fit into the cast of local characters (and seasonal tourists) that you've told us about from your part of the country...
  3. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Back in my Civil War reenacting days, "Ma and Pa Kettle" was one name by which we referred, ejusdem generis, to the spectators who'd show up to view the living history and battle scenarios. Other terms (with obvious Era origins) were "Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Snerd from Keokuk, Iowa" and "Mr. and...
  4. ChiTownScion

    Power poles in rural areas in the early 40s

    Power poles really do add a lot. I model in HO scale, and run at a club. A friend took this shot of one of my Pennsy K-4's hauling a short passenger consist about 6 years ago:
  5. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Weren't the Kettles supposed to be from Washington state ("Cape Flattery")?
  7. ChiTownScion

    You know you are getting old when:

    FWIW, I passed that hurdle nearly 2 years ago. Life has never been better: I feel better than ever (physically mentally, spiritually). The down side: as you age you lose so many around you who were part of your life. It starts with those 2 generations before you, then your parents and their...
  8. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I found this on You Tube:
  9. ChiTownScion

    Folks you love to hate! Tell us your Favorite Film Villains!

    I always find it interesting how some of the real lives of the actors who play such despicable characters revealed totally opposite personalities. Yeah, I know.. that's why it's called "acting," but it's still a source of amusement to me. I think that it takes a lot more skill to play a bad guy...
  10. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Hope you're on the mend really soon, Lizzie. I had mine taken out the night of the day my wife was awarded her MBA (a sheepskin she's never used... but that's another story for another time). My in laws were in town from out of state, and naturally, they're the type that expect to be waited on...
  11. ChiTownScion

    The Origin Of "The Fifties"

    My adopted- from- Russia son got into hot water in junior high for singing the words of the Star Spangled Banner to the tune of the Hymn of the Soviet Union: like "Amazing Grace" and "The Theme From Gilligan's Island," the words and tune of the two can be juxtaposed. I confess to an element of...
  13. ChiTownScion

    The Origin Of "The Fifties"

    My pre-law advisor and professor was a primary school teacher before obtaining his Ph.D. and taught in a small rural Pennsylvania school in the 1950's. His experience was that the end of prayer in the schools took place once the Soviets launched Sputnik: the technology and space race was on, and...
  14. ChiTownScion

    The Origin Of "The Fifties"

    I used to sing the German lyrics just to liven things up a bit at a church we attended when the kids were little. There was another hymn, "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" set to the music of the Ode to Joy in Beethoven's Ninth: Schiller's original words were a lot more fun to sing than the wimpy...
  15. ChiTownScion

    who belongs to a Lodge

    I would estimate that at least 40% of the Masons of my Grand Lodge jurisdiction are of the Roman Catholic faith. That number includes some past Grand Masters as well as current Area and District Deputies. As you know, Alan, Freemasonry excludes no one because of their religious denominational...
  16. ChiTownScion

    who belongs to a Lodge

    Quick update/ addendum: I was just installed (Thursday) as Worshipful Master of my current lodge, my second time in the East in 30 years in the Craft.
  17. ChiTownScion

    Tail fins (cars)

    Salt corrosion seems the obvious common denominator. Do car washes do a land office business in your locale?
  19. ChiTownScion

    The wonder of wedding bands

    I wear an Irish Claddagh ring that my wife bought when we were in Dingle a few years ago as my wedding band. She has one as well: our rings don't "match." We may be married, but we both hate being too cute-sie about wearing matching jewelry or apparel. This may not be canon, but there...
  20. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    "She's the kind of a woman to whom you say, 'Hello,'... and she's stuck for an answer."
  21. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Or in a social skills context, "(S)he means well." Translation: the social grace, intuition, and awareness of a doorknob... but his/ her "heart is in the right place," and thus, deserving of a pass.
  22. ChiTownScion

    Thurston Italian Vicenza Horsehide Full Grain Veg.-Tanned Horsehide for Aero Jackets

    Nothing beats the classic look of an A-2, in my opinion.
  23. ChiTownScion

    You know you are getting old when:

    It used to p*ss me off to no end that my mother in law would milk the handicapped plates/ sticker cow for all it was worth. Her (now ex) husband is disabled, but she used to participate in volksmarching events across the country, 5- 10 km walks in which she'd earn a medal for each event. Then...

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