Doodling Died
Doodling has become a lost art, and the world is less interesting for it.
Down Too Long
We who live on the forehead of the earth are comfortable with the misconception that we are “up”, and everything else is “down”.
In the Mirror
We caught reflections of those who came before us, and a little of ourselves.
At the Bottom of the Atlantic
On April 6, 1889, the SS Danmark sank in the mid-Atlantic.
Our Great Grandfather Frederik Bekker was on board.
Blue Eyes, and a Touch of Larceny
The inspector took one look at the rank horse, closed the door, and said, “Well, these seem healthy enough.”
So, It Is.
Florence Bekker was seven years old, and about to leave the only home she had ever known.
Piestengel
Amana techs discovered that micro-wave technology, designed as a weapon, could cook your dinner.
Bones Turn to Dust
“That wind’s gonna blow tomorrow, Just like it blow’d today” – Joe Ely
Canadian Ace
The crash near Newton Iowa was the end of the line for a long string of gangsters.
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Rock on, Gilbert
There is only a trace of Gilbert in this old photo. Click on the profile of a leg and a runner in the bottom left corner for details…. Read more