stocking stuffers for melania
a new fillet knife
the lorena bobbit story
a get out of jail card
stocking stuffer for donald
a muzzle
life moves
Summer and fall were devoted to organizing decades of work and preparing them for curation at the Indiana Historical Society and the Digital Repository at Bracken Library at Ball State University.
Digital tapes of now historic episodes of life that were the substance of a life in broadcast journalism. Journalism is called the first draft of history. Melancholy is a companion of sorting through the stuff of a life.
Now collections management experts and archivists will handle a body of work and I trust historians, researchers and writers will find trailings of a time and culture and moments that once were important, or so they seemed. History rules when it comes to perspective.
The bulk of the work has been sent. I have a few files, copy, research, clippings that I tarry over now and soon they too will take wing to find a home with other old stuff, for use again, in the future.
See you down the trail.
You're photo's reminded me of how it felt to be young, and going out into a night of promise, new experiences, sharing them with my wife. Also of this song:
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Great photos, Thomas. Your collection, did it include "The Drop In" from your days as a boy reporter. One of the best things you ever did.
ReplyDeleteA little Thanksgiving dram for us, the sink backed up, a third generation local plumber, a nice kid named David, came out, snaked the line and only charged us $125. He was very tidy too. Our feast is in the oven, a bit late, but we're thankful we have a roof over our heads after the fires. Best to you and yours.
ThaT WAS DRAMA NOT DRAM, ALTHOUGH I'm HAVING A DRAM AT THE MOMENT.
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