Here you may find the answer to Old Grandpa Diddle Daddle jumped in the mud puddle, green cap and yellow shoes. Guess all your loftiness and you can't guess these news. riddle Read More
Some of you might already know the answer to this question, but when it’s 10 in the evening and you find a reference that needs chasing, you don’t wait around for people to wake… Read More
Published in the Los Angeles Times, 1 January 1942 (Posted by GreenTentacle, https://imgur.com/gallery/35PER) One month removed from the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Elmer and the tho… Read More
“Happiness,” Elmer philosophized in late March, “is just a mental adjustment to the surrounding conditions and circumstances.” While more and more of his friends and… Read More
“Japan has had a taste of bombing, too – only a taste.”
Grandpa didn’t say anything more about the Doolittle Raid, in which sixteen B-25s pulled off one of the m… Read More
Note: although the Battle of Coral Sea occurred in May, the shorter Midway-only newsreel on YouTube has an annoying watermark. One of my clearest memories as a child of my grandfather is f… Read More
Hi folks,Sorry for being tardy and not posting for a few days. I usually schedule all my posts well in advance, and I left this week free so that I could blog from the road. But if past expe… Read More
Life is full of transitions, transformations, and comings of age. During the early 1940s, as young men and women felt themselves rushing headlong into the responsibilities demanded by wartim… Read More
Birthday parties are fun. But you know what makes them even more exciting? A certain thematic. It does not matter if you are celebrating one of your kiddos, your husband, mom or grandpa, a l… Read More
On October 31st, 1942, the Chew accompanied a small convey out of Honolulu and escorted it East. Eleven days later, the ship reached its destination: San Francisco. It was the first time Elm… Read More
One of the more mysterious characters we’ve read about over the first two years of Elmer’s correspondence is his old flame, Pat. I had a great deal of difficulty locating her &nd… Read More
If you are a teenager or a parent, you might be asking yourself “are there online jobs for teens?
The answer is a resounding “Yes.”
While it might be harder for teen… Read More
Now you can retire on your terms thanks to the digital revolution
To retire on your terms sounds too flashy at the first view, but today it’s a reality for many senior people.
Within f… Read More
Everyday the news surrounding the Coronavirus gets more dark and scary. Everyday we hear and see the numbers of those infected grow and death count grow with it. On top of that, throw in the… Read More
Elmer did not write his parents another letter until June 18th. He did not have to: at 2:15 PM on May 11th, Grandpa arrived at Saint Louis Union Station. His parents were waiting.
After s… Read More
“It’s a wonder he didn’t shoot his foot off.”
That’s my dad, Steve, commenting on one of the non-Pearl Harbor-related stories my grandpa liked to tell about… Read More
When shopping for your baby’s wardrobe, you need to start with the basics of the bodysuit. Moms love and trust the bodysuits by Carter’s as they last many diaper changes. T… Read More
Despite being able to spend Thanksgiving at home with his family, Elmer’s holiday was overshadowed by developments in his love life. He and Rose had their first fight.
Both parte… Read More
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Before the Mink arrived at Milne Bay on March 9, 1944, Americans, Australians, and many Papuans had been fighting the Japanese on New Guinea for over two years. Yet the counter-offensive was… Read More
“It’s been a long voyage . . .in fact, the longest I’ve ever made. And the sight of land will be a pleasure for us all.”
The long voyage across the Pacific took… Read More
Today’s the big day: Grandpa would have turned 100 years old this morning.
Oddly enough, after writing some 40,000 words about my grandpa thus far for this blog, I’m not sure… Read More
On April 1st the Mink got under way with the U.S.S. San Pedro and the rest of its convoy and sailed toward Seeadler Harbor in the Admiralty Islands. The harbor was located on the north side… Read More
The whole watched on June 6th, 1944 as over 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. It was the largest amphibious invasion in history, and the fate of the planet would be de… Read More
Today is Memorial Day, and it is an even more somber holiday than usual: instead of attending backyard barbecues and opening swimming pools, many Americans continue to reel from the COVID-19… Read More
The Mink dropped anchor in Biak’s Mokmer Harbor on September 2 and discharged diesel fuel there until the 5th. At some point during that time Elmer left the ship and went ashore. It ha… Read More
Now that my classes are winding down I’m starting to work on the Grandpa’s Letters project again. But since I’m sure how much longer I’m going to have unfettered acce… Read More
It is the day before Christmas and all through the ship not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse. (P.S. We don’t have any mice.)Elmer Luckett to his Parents, 24 December 1944
De… Read More
17 Great Beer Gifts That Will Bring Joy to the Heart of Any Ale-Lover
Belly up to the bar and let’s talk about the greatest gift nature ever gave to man: Beer!
As Ben Franklin fa… Read More
The Taste of Tea will make you smile, the definition of a movie sending the audience home happy. A serene slice of life family tale, charming in its innocence. The Japanese film promotes a p… Read More
In the last weeks of the war, Elmer and the Mink spent their days doing what they had been doing for the past fifteen months: slaking the American Navy’s seemingly endless thirst for f… Read More
Even though Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this song about losing his father at the age of 10, the song has been reinterpreted in a variety of ways, including within its own music video. After… Read More
The Chicago White Sox new manager is a curmudgeon baseball corpse who loves to drink and drive. In 2020.
After being hired one week ago, the White Sox decision to give 76-year-old Tony La Ru… Read More
I recently had the honor and privilege of talking about Grandpa’s Letters with Dr. Samantha Cutrara on her Imagining a New We video series. During the show we chatted about Veteran&rsq… Read More
Today is the 79th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. However, for many of us our minds are elsewhere this week as COVID continues to ravage the nation.
In fact, statistic… Read More
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You’ve decided to move to Europe. There are so many countries to choose from, a wide variety of cultures, you may get to learn new languages and connect with people you may not have me… Read More
Hi folks,I apologize for being so negligent over these past few months in writing or contributing to this blog. It’s been an interesting few months here in Orangevale, and for all of u… Read More
Having a healthy and well-kempt-looking beard takes a lot. Besides having the right skills, you need to have the right tools to do the job (if you prefer to do your own grooming).
Straight… Read More
Eighty years ago this month, Modern Renewable Energy began. On a Vermont Mountain called Grandpa's Knob, the World's First megawatt-scale Wind Turbine was connected to the Electric Grid, gen… Read More
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Umlando Dance Challenge, 9umba, Toss, and Mdoovar of Amapiano have collaborated on a new song named “Umlando,” which features contributions from Sino Msolo, Lady Du, Young Stunna… Read More
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Our next guest needs no introduction – David Letterman. If you are a fan of late-night shows, the chances are that you have seen either Late Night with David Letterman or the Late Sho… Read More
At SFO last Wednesday, the ticketing line for Philippine Airlines stretched away from the counter, around the corner, and past the entrance doors. I rolled my luggage to the end of the queue… Read More
When explaining this strange, too-brief-to-be-pleasure and too-long-to-be-business trip across the world to the Philippines, I tend to use the word “research” a lot. It’s p… Read More
Surprise Dad with a terrific Father’s Day gift by making him this “All About My Dad” printable. It makes a perfect last minute gift idea and creates something he’ll t… Read More
Getting to that ripe old age does not include only your body changing, but your hair s well. For most men, the mark of masculinity is having long, sturdy, dark hair. But when all those feat… Read More
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Why is my grandpa always asking me to raise my voice? Why can’t he hear my voice unless I raise it? Is he having a problem with his ears, or is it a normal thing that naturally happens… Read More
A family in Texas has adopted an 82-year-old neighbor, Paul Callahan, as their "honorary grandpa" after he welcomed them to their new home. The family of eight and Paul spend every holiday t… Read More
It’s a good thing that the late afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, didn’t exist in our century, according to Grammy-winning Nigerian artist Burna Boy, since the majority of those who s… Read More
A clip from an old interview the Grammy Award-winning star, Burna Boy, granted to American cable channel, Vice TV, has taken the internet by storm, igniting a flurry of opinions and discussi… Read More
Regina Daniels, a Nollywood actress, has acknowledged to being in love with money.
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Actress Uche Ogbodo has stated that there is nothing wrong with a man asking his wife to cook for him hours after she received the news about her father’s death.
Uche said this in an I… Read More