tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post1557741752990077427..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: A Glimpse BackWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-9656332010843623492009-09-30T18:33:10.783-04:002009-09-30T18:33:10.783-04:00Reading this on Sept. 30, 2009. Wow! What powerful...Reading this on Sept. 30, 2009. Wow! What powerful memories your Mom put down on paper. Very moving.Cherylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763406432111707494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-82045638068765659452009-03-26T21:45:00.000-04:002009-03-26T21:45:00.000-04:00That is awesome! What a gift for you to have even...That is awesome! What a gift for you to have even if shortened and piecemeal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-38991291648346493132009-03-26T13:44:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:44:00.000-04:00Think articles, baby. Put a couple of proposals to...Think articles, baby. Put a couple of proposals together, get'em out there, get paid, get some publishing credits to use for a query... <BR/><BR/>I'm sure your family would love a book with all the writing and information in it. And with POD, it's so easy to do these days, too! Good luck with it.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442754671445893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-15144664347901927582009-03-26T11:34:00.000-04:002009-03-26T11:34:00.000-04:00Will, maybe your Capri wasn't a piece of crap, but...Will, maybe your Capri wasn't a piece of crap, but mine sure was. I called it the Silver Bullet--it was anything but. <BR/><BR/>My favorite car was my 1972 Buick Skylark, named Surf's Up. A beautiful turquoise with a white vinyl roof. I drove that baby to California and back.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-77546827938518609632009-03-26T11:31:00.000-04:002009-03-26T11:31:00.000-04:00Jennie, we don't have a lot of my mother's writing...Jennie, we don't have a lot of my mother's writing. A few little things like what I posted, and some poetry. I also have copies of some of my dad's army stuff and some newspapers from WWII. I've been thinking of trying to compile everything, and maybe add some of my mother's recipes, and have it printed for family members.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-77953647164829727812009-03-26T10:51:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:51:00.000-04:00Oh, baby, POS? My 1973 bright yellow Mercury Capr...Oh, baby, POS? My 1973 bright yellow Mercury Capri was the "Sexy Eupoean Car!"<BR/><BR/>Of all the cars I owned, that was my fav.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-6284842441554869222009-03-26T10:04:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:04:00.000-04:00What incredible stuff, Joyce! I wish I would have ...What incredible stuff, Joyce! I wish I would have kept all my mothers letters, but somehow, in the moment, you don't think about the fact that afterwards, you're going to wish you had, you know? That's just fascinating reading. And it sounds like she could have been one hell of a writer, you're right. Is there enough there for you to publish? A wartime diary, or something?<BR/><BR/>My word verification is drabedne. Not sure what it is, but I like it.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442754671445893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-70216712472340376852009-03-26T08:39:00.000-04:002009-03-26T08:39:00.000-04:00That's so cool about the tape, Will! Now you'll ne...That's so cool about the tape, Will! Now you'll never forget how your parents sound. For me, "hearing" my mother was the first thing to go. Although I have been told that I've turned into my mother.<BR/><BR/>One of my mother's cousins had home movies from when we were kids, but I have no idea what happened to them after he died. It would be fun to watch them. <BR/><BR/>Hey, I had a Mercury Capri, too. Not for long, though. It was a piece of crap.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-8792228840322484652009-03-26T08:28:00.000-04:002009-03-26T08:28:00.000-04:00What a treasure. I remember after my Mother died,...What a treasure. I remember after my Mother died, my father had already been dead for 5 years and I found both a letter and a cassette tape. The letter was from my mopther to my aunt (I guess it never got mailed) and the tape was both of my parents talking about a particular vacation they took. <BR/><BR/>My parents never took a vacation until I was a senior in high school and convinced them to pile into my Mercury Capri with my girlfriend (now my dear wife) and head to Florida. It was the simplist and cheapest of vacations, yet they had a fabulous time and it was wonderful hearing them go on and on about how much fun they had.<BR/><BR/>We weren't writers in our family. so I have really nothing written from my parents except a couple of letters. I'd love to discover something like you just did, Joyce. Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>Okay, I have to mention it... My word verification is "BUTHOO"Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-51981677114973369202009-03-26T07:09:00.000-04:002009-03-26T07:09:00.000-04:00Really sounds like a "slice of life" from the past...Really sounds like a "slice of life" from the past: your mother's past. I'm jealous!<BR/><BR/>P.S. My word verification is metanks. As in, "Metanks you've made a find!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-42799849009888718162009-03-26T06:49:00.000-04:002009-03-26T06:49:00.000-04:00Wow, that's incredible stuff, Joyce! What a find!Wow, that's incredible stuff, Joyce! What a find!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.com