Raising Kids, Then and Now

I recently read several news stories about a mother who was arrested for allowing her 7 year old son to walk to a park and play there unsupervised. The park was just 15 minutes away and her son had a cell phone. Another mother was arrested and jailed for having her two children wait in a car

Memories of Mayberry

There's a song titled Our Town by Iris DeMent that reminds me of small town America.  She recalls things about how things were in her town.  I think it might be worth a listen.  The recent postings about Mayberry and how it was reminded me of this song and I started thinking about how my small

Alumni Sighting in Gotham City

I saw Burt Mustin on Batman today. He played Old McDonald who owned an egg farm being robbed by Egghead (Vincent Price). E I E I O. Hardly heard him. Know what I mean? Vern --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Mayberry theme park

Well gosh you all have come up with some swell ideas I never even thought of in my day-dreaming! The cave ride and haunted house are wonderful possibilities. I think I'm gonna' hafta' return to my just-before-sleep fantasy trip and flesh out some more ideas. You never know when some

Opie

Another example of bad parenting of Opie.When Aunt Bee was kidnapped by Briscoe Darling, Opie told Andy about it at the courthouse.Andy told Opie to go stay with the lady next door.Andy then left and went out to the country for an extended stay without even bothering to see if