Category Archives: History

It’s In The Cards

Posted on December 19, 2025 by oldmainer

I was always fond of Hallmark Card’s slogan “When You Care Enough To Send The Very Best” because for years, they really were. I don’t say this so much for the cover art, which was good, but more for the … Continue reading →

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And Then I Cried

Posted on August 28, 2025 by oldmainer

I have been around a long time. A very long time. Some might say too long. But be that as it may, I have had the opportunity to experience a lifetime of wars, peace, and foremost, change. Life for me … Continue reading →

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I Have A Dream

Posted on April 24, 2024 by oldmainer

On August 28, 1963, I think Martin Luther King said it best when he called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Little did he know that his vision would be used to … Continue reading →

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Becoming Me

Posted on August 31, 2023 by oldmainer

So, here I sit, marinating in a glass of wine, reflecting on where I have been and where I am. Two places, totally separated by the then and now. I didn’t have to look too hard to realize the chasm … Continue reading →

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The Trunk

Posted on November 2, 2021 by oldmainer

Patricia ambled aimlessly down the crooked aisles of the dark and dusty antique shop. She wasn’t looking for anything specific. Actually, she wasn’t looking for anything at all. She had come into the city to do some shopping when the … Continue reading →

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Signs Of The Times

Posted on May 24, 2021 by oldmainer

I have always been a visual person. By that I mean, I have a tendency to observe, well, everything. My wife was fond of saying that I had the world’s largest collection of minutia. She may have been right. I … Continue reading →

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Take A Seat

Posted on March 26, 2021 by oldmainer

This is one of those posts where I don’t know where I want to go, but I know I want to say something. I want to use this opportunity to express, well, something. I don’t think I will go for … Continue reading →

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No, We Didn’t Have That

Posted on November 20, 2020 by oldmainer

Due in large part to the eclectic mix of friends I have collected, I am frequently the recipient of a variety of media via text and email. Contained within have been a few examples of all the stuff the younger … Continue reading →

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The Old Mill

Posted on October 22, 2020 by oldmainer

The pristine stream through fertile lands Spills oer the sluice where the old mill stands The tides of time upon it fall With feet of stone and weathered wall Where once the mighty water wheel Powered the stone that ground … Continue reading →

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Cobwebs

Posted on September 22, 2020 by oldmainer

Up creaky stairs in the atticDim light through grimy windowsDancing on cobwebs Forgotten treasures  Cloaked in dust Huddle in silence Maternity clothesStored in anticipationOf expectations never met Ebony discsEtched with musicLike their makers, now forgotten Leather tomesHistory in black and … Continue reading →

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