Fifteen Nanoseconds of Fame
The Gram With a Thousand Rules: “Subject: The Day I Ate Brunch with Mary Pickford.
“I didn’t discover just how good food could taste until my first job. I had just graduated from high school, and I weighed a whopping 98 pounds.
Continue reading “What impressed her the most from her brunch with Mary Pickford?”Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon?
Rusty of St. Paul: “I experienced what I believe to be a variant of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon today.
“I was reading a food story in the Times about Buffalo Wings. In the comments section, several readers from Buffalo, N.Y., spoke of loving ‘beef on weck.’
Continue reading “Would you prefer a beef on weck, or a beef in a Weck? How about a weck in a Weck?”Then & Later (responsorial)
Judy of Inver Grove Heights: “The letter from The Happy Medium brought back many memories to me.
Continue reading “The old-timey Wash Day is fun to think about . . . now that it’s old-timey!”In memoriam
Including: Thirty Nanoseconds of Fame
Zoo Lou of St. Paul: “Subject: Meeting Hank Aaron.
“Reading about the recent passing of baseball legend Hank Aaron took me back to May 30, 1974, and one of the most memorable experiences of my life.
Continue reading “You want strength? You want dignity? You couldn’t do better than Henry (or Harmon, for that matter)!”Then & Now
Grandma Pat, “formerly of rural Roberts, Wisconsin”: “Fifteen years ago, when I was just 75, I had a 2-mile route that I regularly walked near my Wisconsin home. On that route, I could feel the wind on my face, hear the rustle of cottonwood leaves above me, and see bright green watercress in the clear water of a spring-fed stream.
Continue reading “At 90 years old, she’s still alive and trekking . . . while counting her blessings.”
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