Category Archives: history
Getting my shots
I deliberately sickened myself multiple times in 2023 and 2024, and I’m glad that I did. I opted to take fourth and fifth booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. I also took two doses of the Shingrix vaccine against shingles, a … Continue reading
SKyline-1, SUnset-8, and WIndsor-2
In my previous post, I outlined the history of phone numbers in Bartlesville, which became my home in 1989. This post looks at my personal telephone memories from the late 1960s to present. Bell Telephone, including the Southwestern Bell subsidiary … Continue reading
FEderal-6 and EDison-3
What do the song PEnnsylvania 6-5000, the book BUtterfield 8, and the movie Dial M for Murder have in common? All of their titles refer to telephone exchanges. Bartlesville only used exchange names in its phone numbers for about a … Continue reading
How to Make Them Pay?
How often do you still use cash? Do you still write some checks? Did you notice credit cards are no longer issued with raised numbers for imprinters? Do you even know what an imprinter is? Do you or should you … Continue reading
Redwoods Trip VII: Medford and Out
June 8-10, 2024 | Photo Album Having enjoyed several walks in the redwoods, it was time to head back to Medford so that we could catch a flight back home. We packed out of Elk Meadow Cabins and began retracing … Continue reading
Meador Manor 