Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Back in the Saddle

Catching up was difficult to beat

Would I recognize him? I wasn't sure.
Help needed to avoid being a jerk

I now have all the tools I need to be a complete jerk.
The fall of 1958 was truly perfect

It was a golden season. Maybe it’s because I was 10. Maybe it’s because I idolized my big brother.
Emails brought news from friends

Our computer doesn’t chirp, “You’ve got mail!”
Small towns are something special

I was lost.
Cheese logs were a Super success

Sally was on the phone. It was a Sunday afternoon, one week before the Super Bowl.
Shop class taught key life lessons

It’s amazing what you can learn about life in seventh grade shop class, particularly if you have a great teacher. Mine was a guy named Don Oswalt.
There’s a story behind the story

Sometimes there’s a story behind the story. That’s the case when it comes to Louis J. Bruner.
Losing lottery was actually a relief

I bought a Powerball ticket the other day, and it nearly ruined my weekend.
Newspaper comic strips come, go

Who is Agnes? And what’s she doing on the comics page of The Commercial Review?
It wasn’t too late to share the story

No one likes to learn that a story has slipped through the cracks, even if it slipped away decades ago.
Seeing Santa was different on 8 mm

The big sweaty guy in the rented red suit and the fake white beard can be pretty scary.
Kind moment was pure Americana

No wonder Norman Rockwell came here to paint. It’s just that sort of place.
Present shined despite being dated

Childhood Christmas presents date you.
Friend enriched life tremendously

Chances are you never met Jack Powers. Your life would have been enriched if you had.

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The Commercial Review, Jay County's Daily Newspaper
P.O. Box 1049 Portland, IN 47371