Category: Ohio

Hold the Crunch

Posted in California, college, dating, grad school, holidays, humor, marriage proposal, mom, Ohio, peanut butter, Pennsylvania, relationships, singingLeave a comment

(re-run) Jim earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He took a job with Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati, which had just started buying up food brands, like cake mixes and peanut butter. Jim’s job was to put the crunch in the new peanut butter, Jif. One machine chopped the peanuts into… Continue reading Hold the Crunch

Hitchhiking Story

Posted in book sale, books, car, college, door-to-door salesperson, hitch hiking, memoir, Ohio, Southwestern Company, summerLeave a comment

(re-run) When I was 20, I sold books door to door that summer in Ohio for Southwestern Company.  The regional boss told me at our Sunday meeting to spend a day working with one of his ace sellers. The problem was, I didn’t have a car to get to the town where he worked. The… Continue reading Hitchhiking Story

The Way to a Man’s Heart is Salad?

Posted in best, California, cars, college, Connecticut, dating, drinking, firsts, friends, girlfriends, holidays, house party, humor, marriage, marriage proposal, navy, Ohio, party, relationships, roommate, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) Bruce was a lieutenant in the navy, and he lived with four bachelor roommates. They’d been out to sea for six months and were back for six months. A guy could save up a lot of money in six months, so Bruce was able to buy a silver Jaguar XKE convertible. He nicknamed it… Continue reading The Way to a Man’s Heart is Salad?

The Navy Guy and the Babe Mobile

Posted in best, California, cars, college, Connecticut, dating, drinking, firsts, friends, girlfriends, holidays, house party, humor, marriage, marriage proposal, navy, Ohio, party, relationships, roommate, worstLeave a comment

Bruce was a lieutenant in the navy, and he lived with four bachelor roommates. They’d been out to sea for six months and were back for six months. A guy could save up a lot of money in six months, so Bruce was able to buy a silver Jaguar XKE convertible. He nicknamed it his… Continue reading The Navy Guy and the Babe Mobile

Hamburgers for Breakfast

Posted in California, cars, fireworks, food cravings, helpful strangers, humor, Maine, mom, Ohio, siblings, travelLeave a comment

Kelly and her husband went back to her home state of Maine for Christmas, but their trip was cut short when his mother went missing. They left their brown Chevy van in Maine and took the first flight home to help find her. It turned out she had gone down a ravine in a car… Continue reading Hamburgers for Breakfast