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BY Tom Lashnits
Entertainment
A Trip Up North To See Winslow Homer My wife and I took a trip up to New York City to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We wanted to see the exhibit of Winslow Ho…
Author: Tom Lashnits
Tom Lashnits spent 40 years in New York book and magazine publishing before retiring to Bucks County, PA, in 2017. He now volunteers in the school system, produces the baby boomer blog Sightings Over Sixty . . . and is just starting to chase after grandchildren.
BY Tom Lashnits
Humor
“The toilet paper is just the same,” I said, walking into the kitchen. “And so are the paper towels.” “What?” B res…
BY Tom Lashnits
Life
Driving Stick Is Obsolete I learned how to drive in our old VW bug. The car had no radio, hand-crank windows, and a four-speed manual transmission. I was pret…
BY Tom Lashnits
Give
Buy Here, Pay Here I remember when my folks retired to Florida, back in the 1980s, we saw a used-car lot out on Route 1 with a big sign that adverti…
BY Tom Lashnits
Sports
He died of AIDS. But he was famous not so much for the way he died, but for the way he lived his life. The Early Years Of Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe was born in Richmon…
BY Tom Lashnits
Sports
She is known as a top athlete and champion of women’s rights, with a tough, competitive spirit and sometimes-controversial lifestyle. Billie Jean…
BY Tom Lashnits
Entertainment
The Early Years Of Alex Haley He was born on August 11, 1921, in Ithaca, NY, while his father was attending Cornell University to earn a master’…
BY Tom Lashnits
Humor
I’ve collected some quips and quotes that you might find amusing. Many reflect on retirement. Others take on different subjects, but can only reall…
BY Tom Lashnits
Humor
Kids These Days… I first knew there was something going on when I heard my teenage son say that something was “sick” — meaning is w…
BY Tom Lashnits
Life
The cliche says that people our age start to lose touch. We don’t know what’s going on in the world. We don’t know the trends, and we sure d…
