Friday, September 11, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday: September 11th

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 I know I have mentioned it before, but I am in the mood to talk about it again.....  9/11. We were living in Cleveland Ohio at the time, an...
Friday, September 4, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday: Music Clubs

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 I heard on the radio that Columbia House was finally going out of business.  I honestly wasn't aware that they were still in business. ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Suspension Bridge and View from the Kentucky side of the Ohio, Covington, KY

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This old postcard shows Ohio from Covington.  Its is very old, but unused.
Friday, August 28, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday: Bootleg concert shirts

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 I saw an article the other day about counterfeit t-shirts at concerts.  It was a discussion about the value of knock off shirts, often sold...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

1954 postcard showing Denver Colorado

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This postcard was sent to a friend in Indiana in 1954.  The sender talks about touring Colorado, and experiencing hot weather out west.
Friday, August 21, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday- What If

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 I was at an event the other night with my wife, and another couple.  We started talking, and I mentioned to them the story of when I flippe...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The White House

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This postcard was sent in 1915.  I am not sure of the sender is serious or not, but he boasts of dining with the President (which would ha...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

"The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland" by John Railey

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While on our recent road trip through the Carolinas, I picked up a few books on local stories, strangeness and crimes.  One volume I picked ...
Friday, August 7, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday: More thoughts on lower level sports

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I have always been a fan of minor league sports, especially baseball.  It is always fun attending games at the smaller parks, watching the y...
Sunday, August 2, 2026

Greenbrier, White Sulpher Springs West Virginia Postcard

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I love this postcard from the Greenbrier, sent from the hotel in 1977.  The sender tells a friend in New York about all of the activities ...
Friday, July 31, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday: Playbills

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 I have talked a lot about my love of books.  If you are like me, they do become a bit of an obsession.  An addiction even.  The rule around...
Monday, July 27, 2026

Greenbrier Hotel and Golf Course, White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Old Postcard

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I picked up these two postcards showing the grounds of the LEGENDARY Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia recently.  They are unused, and both ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Jerry A. Goodnight's books on Abraham Lincoln and rumors of his birth in North Carolina

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On our recent road trip through the Carolinas we stopped at the Bostic Lincoln Center, where the museum discusses the rumor that Abraham Lin...
Friday, July 17, 2026

"Bringing Back A Hero" by Robert D. Jornlin Capt. LST 325

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While visiting the LST 325 in Evansville Indiana recently (see my youtube channel) I picked up the great book, "Bringing Back A Hero...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

Dragons Mouth Spring, Yellowstone National Park

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This old, unused postcard mentions- The beautiful Dragons Mouth Spring of hot, clear water contrasts with its near neighbor the Mud Volc...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday: Low level Athletes.

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The player walked on the field like he owned the place...  and he looked like he did.  He looked more like a pro wrestler than anything else...
Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Horse Shoe Fall From Canada, Niagara

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I found this postcard, which is over a century old recently.  I love the picture on the front, and the GREAT, 1910 Falls Station postma...
Friday, July 3, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday

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 My best pal Jimmy is a pretty smart guy, who has worked his way up from literally nothing.  He has his own company.  He is solid. Well, he ...
Monday, June 29, 2026

Gibbon Falls, Yellowstone National Park

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"Gibbon Falls, 84 feet high, Gibbon Canyon, Yellowstone Park, is one of the principal attractions between Norris Geyser Basin and Mad...
Friday, June 26, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday: Nostalgic Restaurants

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 A long time ago....  Heck, in the 90s, I spent a bit of time in Nebraska.  I spent a cold January there. It's a long story, for another...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Arial View Of Niagara Falls Old Postcards

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 This colorful Niagara Falls postcard shows the falls from a generally unique angle.  It went through the mail to a friend in Pennsylvania i...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Random Thoughts on Friday: Covid masks

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 I was going through a drawer the other day, doing some downsizing.  I came across some covid masks that we had. My mother-in-law made a ton...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

Virginia Military Institute, West Point of the South, Lexington Virginia Old Postcards

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   This beautiful, though slightly bent postcard shows the Virginia Military Institue in Lexington Virginia- forever linked to Stonewall Jac...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

High Level Bridge Across Maumee River, Toledo Ohio Old Postcard

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 I love the colors on this great old linen postcard showing "High Level Bridge Across Maumee River, Toledo Ohio". It is unused and...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

Through the Gorge by Trolley, Niagara Falls, NY

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Someone sent this card to a friend in New Jersey, boasting that they were on the way to the fair.  It was sent in 1904 from Niagara Fal...