25 Years Ago… It was a trip down memory lane. The class of ’84 opened their time capsule a few days ago. Inside, among other memories, were 10 issues of The Rockford Squire. They dated from the first weeks of publication under that name after I bought the original local paper, the Rockford Register. The [...]
Fixing the glitch We are a capitalist country. If a family opens a little shop and invests all their money in it, hoping to make a living, what happens if it fails? The owners go broke and out of business, right? That’s the way it’s always been, and still is, around here. A [...]
Don’t blame the pigs Apparently it was the pork chop producers lobby that got the name “swine flu” changed to “H1N1 flu.” I’m glad. I had flu myself last winter and I never kissed a pig. Anyway, pigs never had this particular strain of influenza. These intelligent animals got the bad rap because it’s related [...]
What’s for Breakfast? In the “old” days, breakfast was a lot of pork and bread and potatos and eggs. Maybe even pie! I was facinated by the long shelves of cereal at the store. Our local D&W has about 100′ of shelving, six shelves high, devoted to cold cereal. That’s 600 feet! The internet lists [...]
Constantly confusing We’ve just enjoyed another Easter event with church services, goody baskets, and Easter egg hunts. We’re also enjoying some pretty nice weather compared with the last couple of months. Originally, Easter was a celebration of spring, although in these parts spring weather sometimes lags behind. At least we know the official date of [...]
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