Monthly Archives: August 2012

Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 17: Victorian BareBack Riding

(This is the 17th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with  Part 1.) (Be sure in particular to at least read Part 15 of the series, The Great Menken,  before you read this blog entry—this … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 16: The Great Menken

(This is the 16th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with Part 1.) My parents both died in 2009, when they were each 87 years old. Dad was an Old School Old Guy, a WW2 … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 15: Double Trouble

(This is the 15th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with  Part 1.) Most everyone who grew up in the 1970s or earlier is familiar with this gadget. My daughter, born in 1970, had one … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 14: A Fair to Remember

(This is the 14th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with  Part 1.) Although my family had been to and enjoyed Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Florida several times since shortly after it opened in … Continue reading

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