We really have no suitable category for the following piece but I wanted to share it with all of you. Hope you enjoy reading about the children of the greatest generation as much as I did. CHILDREN OF THE GREATEST GENERATION Born in the 1930’s to the early 1940’s, we exist as a very special… Continue reading Children of the Greatest Generation
Category: Yesterday Forever
Coping with Grief: How to Survive the Loss of a Friend
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You, too? I thought I was the only one.” – C.S. Lewis It isn’t often in life that you find yourself so close to a friend that you feel like sisters. I was fortunate to have that relationship over 40 years with… Continue reading Coping with Grief: How to Survive the Loss of a Friend
The Ultimate Trip Down Memory Lane with Dragonman
Many of us receive emails about classic cars or 60’s music, but it isn’t often that we get to see everything about the culture of our youth and then some in one place. Mel Bernstein, aka Dragonman, grew up in New York, wanting to be a tough guy. Through the years, he managed to achieve… Continue reading The Ultimate Trip Down Memory Lane with Dragonman
The Mystique of 50’s and 60’s Nostalgia
With all the problems in today’s world – the economy, crime, the decaying of family structure – it’s easy for those of us who belong to an older generation to look back and long to relive the past. Perhaps that’s why we cling to the oldies music and trends of our youth. Of course, if… Continue reading The Mystique of 50’s and 60’s Nostalgia
Then and Now
This one came to me as an email from my high school friend, Sandee Waxman. It must have been written a few years ago but many of us can relate to it: 1962: Long hair 2012: Longing for hair 1962: KEG 2012: EKG 1962: Acid Rock 2012: Acid Reflux 1962: Moving to California because… Continue reading Then and Now
Memories of Times Past Help Create Our Future
On a recent trip to Tennessee, I stayed at the home of a high school friend. We attended a lunch get-together with a few other high school classmates. After lunch, many of us adjourned to my hostess’s home for more conversation and reminiscing over chocolate martinis. Talk included stories of our misdeeds in school,… Continue reading Memories of Times Past Help Create Our Future