2.02.2011

Reflections "Growing up in the 50s"- Chapter 9- The Battle of the Bulge

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Nostalgia Tidbit: As a kid I could always find at least one other person and play some “one on one” basketball. We probably played basketb...
1.28.2011

"TRAGIC DAY" a poem by Darrell Bassham (original January 28, 1986)

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Today January 28, 2011 marks 25 years since The Challenger shuttle explosion. For many of us who observed it actually happen "in real t...
1.27.2011

REFLECTIONS "Growing up in the 50's" - Chapter 8 -The Sunday Hitter

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Nostalgia Tidbit : There was so little exposure to professional sports.   In the 50’s, if you even had a TV, you could only see one baseball...
1.25.2011

REFLECTIONS "Growing up in the 50's"- Chapter 7- Caffeine Junky

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Nostalgia Tidbit: Drinking cola was a big thing for me as a kid. All you could get was either a 6oz Coca Cola for 6 cents or a 10oz Pepsi ...
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1.19.2011

REFLECTIONS "Growing up in the 50's"-Chapter 6- Sense of Smell

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Nostalgia Tidbit: When you read this little reflection, you will probably think we must have had a lot of time on our hands. Usually, we d...
1.12.2011

REFLECTIONS "Growing up in the 50's"- Chapter 5 Field of Dreams

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Nostalgia Tidbit : It only took a hand full of us and an open field of some kind for us to play some baseball. We even had neighborhood vers...
1.06.2011

See recent responses from some of those who read my book "REFLECTIONS GROWING UP IN THE 50's"

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"Thanks Darrell.  I read the book.  Very nice.  It brought back many memorites for me, even though I'm a child of the 60's....