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Wizard of oz – March 1982
The Perry Central School Class of 1982 was very blessed at the beginning of the school year with the arrival of Mr. Elwyn Roll who assumed the role as Junior & Senior High Chorus Director. Mr. Roll's popularity amongst the students grew the choruses very quickly -...
The Tahlequah Pig
LRAFB, AR - 314th Avionics Maintenance Squadron It was the Spring of 1984 and I was going to my first competitive bicycle race with an awesome bike that I picked up in Germany while on TDY (Temporary Duty) to the UK the previous Fall. I actually picked up a frame and...
100 Days in Rochester
While sitting in a coffee shop yesterday and cranking up my laptop that little message from my backup program appeared in the top right of my display to alert me to the fact of "No backups on xxxx for 99 days". So I scribbled down some numbers on my notepad - yup I've...
Memorial Day Parade
Every Memorial Day the Perry High School Marching Band would don those heavy and hot wool uniforms and march from Olin Avenue – down from the High School football field/track – and move out onto Main Street… up to Gasoline Alley to Center Street and up Lake Street...
Pilgrimage to the Adirondack Mountains
During the month of September I took a pilgrimage back to the beautiful Adirondack Mountains in New York State. I had not been there in 25+ years. In my early years we would travel as a family to Indian Lake - both a small town and a lake - to visit my dad's sister...
Manchester and Jerusalem
Manchester England experienced an horrific terrorist attack Monday evening May 22nd. I have been watching the live coverage on Sky News to stay informed on the aftermath of this tragedy. Tuesday evening local UK time a vigil was held in the center of Manchester with...
Legislating Tolerance
A wise man once told me that Morality cannot be legislated. In light of recent chatter over North Carolina’s HB2 we are seeing the Departments of Education and Justice Legislate Tolerance. The Boss and others have shared their opinions and now the White House is...
Text from 1948
This telegram was sent to my dad in the Adirondack Mountains of Northern New York State from his uncle WT Farley in Albany as a means of congratulations after he graduated from Union Law School. The FBI was the next step in his life.