Posts Tagged ‘boyhood’
Boyhood made all the difference for me.
My friend came over last week and installed a faucet under my sink. This is not the first time I have asked him to help me with a repair. He once spent four long hours on a Friday night unclogging the same sink with me. He has also repaired two lamps for my daughter, though…
Read MoreThe boys at the Big Swim Meet had no idea how fleeting boyhood is. Once gone, you will long for it forever.
This bit of newspaper was printed circa 1930. It describes the “Big Swimming Meet” at Yawgoog Scout Reservation, the same place where I would spend my summers half a century later. As a boy, I also participated in swimming meets as the paper describes. Every Saturday afternoon, troops would gather at the waterfront to compete…
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