Famous Common People I Have Known, a Jeepney Driver Named Benny
Part of a series of stories I’ve told, Famous Common Person I Have Known
In Spring, 1974 I took a few days leave at Clark AFB in the Philippines, en route to Bangkok. Part of the rate for...
My Lifelong Affair with Prostitution; In Search of the Beautiful Lt Chiquita
To have any street cred about prostitution, I have to have had some personal experiences with those long-legged females up ahead.
I had that chance, as an unmarried man, during my college days. So, I’m not...
Famous Common People I Have Seen, The Greek Perfesser
I went to my state university 1964-1968, having to work my way through school, with no car, and a part-time wage of $2.40/hr at a book store, where I worked 30 hours-a-week, for 4...
The Time I Took my Wife to Meet the Girls at Manos in Tokyo
You already know the story of my first visit to Manos, the Russian spy-restaurant in Tokyo. It was 1972. It was run by two brothers from Pittsburgh, former OSS officers during WWII, and within shouting distance...
Manifest Destiny
You've no doubt heard the term "Manifest Destiny", as referring to the zeitgeist of our Nation as it expanded Westward, more specifically as Americans lined up wagon train after wagon train to emigrate to...