Tom (Sam) Hergott Dec 5, 1950 – Dec 7, 2002 I’ve known Sam since High School. I was a freshman and he was a senior. Our first interaction was a car wash during frosh week. The naive freshies were corralled together to wash all the seniors’ cars. I viewed the Seniors from afar with awe….
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I’m the King of the Castle
“I’m the King of the castle and you’re the dirty rascal!” In my youth, this was a common phrase we would scream when one of us got to stand at the top of a snow pile. These snowplow creations were evident in many parking lots around town after a heavy snowfall. As youngsters, these…
Joani’s Kitchen
My current cooking interests are about par with ironing clothes. I know I need to iron that cotton shirt before I can wear it. However, I’ll look in my closet for something else to wear. If I serve baked beans as part of an evening meal. I question whether I need to heat the beans…
Jumping the Clouds
As kids, we would play a game in the neighborhood. Since the name of the game is considered politically incorrect, I will call it “good guy chases bad guy”. This was a more elaborate game of tag as we had our toy guns and water pistols. I remembered being the victim of a shooting and…
