A "novel pushcar" made like a bulldog, from the January 1923 issue of Popular Mechanics (left-click to enlarge).  I am having...

 I'm a Black man, and I love America. I'm aware that's become a controversial statement.  "I love America" is som...

Everyone needs a hobby.

One of my nephews was born in Guatemala.  His sister is biracial. Their mom got a phone call this morning from a lady asking her if she...

Eight pages from 1936, including a crocheted bedspread, a crocheted chair set, and a quilt pattern called, perhaps wistfully,  Mother...

If nobody gets up early enough to please him, somebody has figured out how to open the back door.

It was way too hot to do this today.

when the coolest place in the house is the floor of the shower in the basement . ...but two Hobbits just threw a ring into my back yard...

Something for a loving husband (or son who is taking wood shop) to create one evening for the little woman.  From Popular Science magazi...

Minnie and Sheba at the vet's yesterday If all else fails - duck.  As a defensive stratagem it's unreliable but incredibly re...

From February, 1921, online at Google Books .

Notice the two would-be grooms on the left are holding cats; obviously a ploy to attract the eye of a discerning female and steer them aw...

image from Wikipedia Adams had gone to Harvard, Jefferson to William and Mary. Washington had gone to war. ~ Joseph J. Ellis  

The past four days spend scheduling vehicle transportation for several dozen Red Cross volunteers has reassured me of the continued exis...

At 0800, I received a call asking me if I was willing to "virtually" deploy in support of the Harlingen flooding.  Sure, why no...

Although I made a little note to myself that this was from archive.org , I can't find it there now.  Pity, because it had some lovely...

A copy of a "prick and sew" activity card for children, evidently offered as a premium for buying coffee.  I'm not sure i...