Pete Rose was one of my favorite baseball players. One evening he was a the guest on the Larry King...
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Finding DadFinding Dad
I had pretty much given up any hope of tracking down my birth father. I hoped that after tracking down...
MabelMabel
Mabel Plants was the nicest person I ever met. She the secretary in Social Services at Holzer Medical Center when...
My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 3My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 3
A few months after the embarrassment of Sandra meeting Earl, our office secretary, Linda, confided in me that she was...
My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 7My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 7
One of the best students I ever had working for me was Rich Swingley. Very talented and a very hard...
My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 5My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 5
My office was in the same suite as Earl’s, right next to his to be precise. Our Chief Engineer, Bill...
My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 4My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 4
Earle was a caring son. When his mother came to visit, he knew he couldn’t leave her at home with...
My Job from HellMy Job from Hell
My new boss at NAU was John Glenn, the Dean of Continuing Education and a grandfatherly-like figure—and someone who I...
Boy ToyBoy Toy
Mary Katherine Laurick—“Kay” to her friends and lovers—was intelligent, attractive, confident, and engaging. It was the summer of 1975. I...
My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 2My alcoholic, embezzler boss – Part 2
I was in the process of hiring a producer/director. My top candidate was Sandra Lundgren. If hired, this would be...
First KissFirst Kiss
In sixth grade I joined the band. I don’t remember why, and I have no recollection why the clarinet was...
My alcoholic, embezzler bossMy alcoholic, embezzler boss
Earl Hilke was a Navy man. You knew that because he swore like the stereotypical sailor. I’ve never before or...
Dean of Central Ohio SportscastersDean of Central Ohio Sportscasters
My grandmother, my dad’s mother, lived in tiny house perched on the side of the hill on Union Street. I...
Change of directionChange of direction
After graduating from OU in 1975 with my bachelor’s in communication, I didn’t really have a job lined up. I...
Aunt RoseAunt Rose
On Sundays, my parents and I would go to my Aunt Rose’s house to either just visit or take her...
Learning disciplineLearning discipline
Harry Houska had been a champion wrestler and was now the coach of the OU wrestling team. Like most college...
To infinity and beyond!To infinity and beyond!
I’ve always been fascinated by space—outer space, not empty-room space. In the sixties, I closely watched the Mercury, Gemini, and...
Chris CosseyChris Cossey
An interesting character was Chris Cossey. Extremely likeable. A talker. An artist. A hard worker. A divorced and devoted dad...