Backstory – Children Listen I over-heard a scolding being given to a couple of early school students.  I could see their eyes glazing over as they heard what I could tell were the same messages that had been delivered often before. It was going right over their heads.  I wondered what the scolder expected to […]

Backstory – Bring Back Yesterday This story was written after lunching with friends where the main topic of discussion seemed to be “the good ole days.”  It’s not unusual to hear such conversations among those of retirement age.  But this was a young group – folks in their 40s and 50s.  Already they were considering […]

Backstory – Hit by a Brick This story was first presented a couple of years ago.  It brought so many listener comments.  It seemed to really hit home.  So here it is again, for our new listeners and those who have been receiving our Sunday stories for years.  Thank you so much for tuning in.  […]

Backstory – Accepting Compliments We recently moved from one residence to another.  Something that impressed me about the moving crew was their courtesy to each other.  Lots of pleases, thank yous and excuse mes were overheard as they worked together.  They were very courteous to us, the customers, but I really enjoyed their courtesy to […]

Backstory – Responsible Fatherhood The young man in this story is actually my grandson.  As a single father, he had the best of intentions but little knowledge.  The resource suggested was a big help to him. My great grandson is now a happy, well-educated and content little guy who is the pride of both of […]

Backstory – Children’s Fantasy House Today’s children don’t have the opportunities for imagining that we did fifty years ago.  I’ll bet you had a private club house or tent or fantasy house to play in.  They were not plastic things you bought at Toys R Us.  Might have been the treasure of a big cardboard […]

Backstory – Filing I’ve had careers that always involved administration.  I had to keep files and pull files and make files available.  It was one of the most difficult tasks for me to conquer. You would think that computerization would have solved my filing challenges.  No way!  They get lost in the computer as easily […]

Backstory – Friends Old and New We were counting our friends and what we like about them.  We follow one of the adages learned as we aged – Make friends of younger people!  We now have a wonderful combination of active, employed friends, newly retired folks and those who are older and wiser than we.  […]

Backstory – Song from the 80’s – Make Things Better We were listening to the songs from half a century ago, played by Craig Orndorff on Old Time Radio. Then songs from the 1980s came on.  There seemed to be a thread through much of the music.  Artists sang about the troubles of the time […]

Backstory – Here’s to Moms Some friends and I were talking about the things moms do for their kids.  The discussion was hilarious as we evoked memories of funny or trying or absurd experiences.  We talked about the things we were willing to do, because – well, because that’s what moms do.  The next time […]