Two Gents' Worth
December 26, 2024
Editor’s note: Over the years on this blogsite, I’ve written numerous pieces about my memories of growing up in Fresno at Christmastime. This is one of my favorites. It appeared last Christmas — and with just a bit of editing to update it, I offer it to you as a holiday gift. Merry Christmas, everyone!…
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Greetings and Salutations, New Orleans. It was a pleasure getting to know you last week. It seems ridiculous that Sharon and I — with all our moves around the nation and with all the cities we’ve visited and lived in over the past half-century — never had the chance to drop in on you. It…
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This past Saturday, I headed back up to the Sierra — to North Fork, my favorite Madera County mountain community. I had been there only a few weeks before, when I had joined the North Fork History Group for a trip to Central Camp. This time — on a simply gorgeous late-autumn day — I…
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Sharon and I attended a community party in Madera this past Saturday, and we had a blast. For starters, we dressed up as early 20th century folks. We did that with the great help of Karen Elmore, curator of the Madera County Historical Society. She’s an expert on how men and women dressed back then,…
Read More about Party Time in MaderaPoints I’m pondering… We’ve had more 100-degree days around these parts recently, and our Valley’s favorite TV weatherman, Kevin Musso of Channel 30, promises more will be on the way. As of this past Thursday, we had racked up 49 days of 100-or-higher temperatures. Last summer, we had 36. Of course, we can’t possibly compare…
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The other day, I decided to wind up my dad’s old wristwatch. I had taken possession of it after my brother Ken passed away a few months ago. I remember seeing Dad wear it on special occasions. That old Royal watch (15 jewels, it says on the front) sat on our bedroom bureau ever since…
Read More about Dad’s WatchAs you may recall, I wrote a piece in this space a few weeks ago about some of the experiences I had at TV stations where I worked during my 40-year career in broadcasting. A long-time friend read it and reminded me that I had left out a few funny and even crazy stories that…
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Have you ever gone someplace new and been so impressed — you wondered whether you could have lived there? I had such an experience a couple of days ago — courtesy of my friends at the North Fork History Group. The history group had set up an excursion to Kinsman Flat above North Fork. That’s…
Read More about Up to the Hills“Good morning, yesterday, You wake up and time has slipped away And suddenly it’s hard to find the memories you’ve left behind. Remember, do you remember?” (Paul Anka) My life has been a true Game of Numbers. Channel numbers, that is. During the course of a broadcasting career that began more than a half-century…
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Yes, we have a new baby in the Hart household here at Tesoro Viejo in Madera County. Like almost every baby, Jessi is cute. She has the requisite two eyes and two ears, a nose that can sniff food from 100 yards away, and a mouth that can instantly inhale that food. Jessi also has…
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