Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
It’s time to put all of my nerdiness on the table: I collect coins. I don’t have anything valuable, but they interest me. So it’s a 20-lb. box that gets moved every year or so. Last weekend I went with my mother to north central Missouri so she, her sister and her brother could start… Continue reading What a difference a penny makes
As previously mentioned, I’ve made the trip to north-central Missouri with my mother so she, my aunt and my uncle can start going through my grandmother’s house. After checking in to a hotel, Mom and I found this sign in an ice bucket with a few small towels: PLEASE NOTE In an effort to keep… Continue reading Don’t use ‘fancy’ towels to clean your gun
My grandmother switched to a Mac when she was 84. It was at least her third computer, and her first laptop. The house that she and my grandfather built in 1963 has wireless internet access. In fact, last Wednesday night we had a laptop party at the kitchen table: I had my laptop, my mother… Continue reading Mac vs. PC
I had to take “personal” days to get time off for my grandmother’s funeral/the family circus. It’s not a big deal; I had the time. But the guild contract says bereavement pay is only for immediate family members, and is three days. My brother and I discussed that when Eric (our father) dies, we’re using… Continue reading Rocky times from the past
Celia Bernice Fulkerson Spillman, 85, of Jamesport, Mo., died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, Mo.Mrs. Spillman was born Feb. 22, 1923, in Grundy County, Mo., the daughter of Clarence and Bessie Hoskins Fulkerson. She graduated from Trenton High School and the Platte-Guard Business School in St. Joseph, Mo. She married… Continue reading The obituary