Look Back Erie: A Telephone for the People
There was once a telephone service in Erie, Pennsylvania, that was subscription based, designed so that a sole interest could not direct the future of the company. Well, that was the plan.
Category: Daily Life
Decades and Miles Apart, Opposite Reactions to Violent Outbursts
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Obviously, the girl should not have hit the guy. Conversely, the guy never learned that even if a woman hits a man first, he cannot hit her back.
Teaching Young Kids to Call 911
This V-Tech corded phone is $7.98 on Amazon.
Do you have a passcode on your cell phone? Even if you do, your child can still make an emergency call.
Parting with an Old Friend—The Landline
This old rotary phone was in our house when we bought it.
. . . what will happen during the “next” nine-eleven when all the cell phone circuits are jammed, and I can’t call out on a landline.
Getting Old: It Could Happen to You
Thoughts of nursing homes rarely generate happy feelings. Those homes could be our own someday.
Focus on the 1918 Flu Pandemic in Erie, PA
Volunteer nurses from the American Red Cross during 1918 pandemic (rawpixel)
What was it like in Erie, Pennsylvania, during the 1918 pandemic (Spanish Flu, H1N1 virus, influenza)? Well, now that we can browse the Erie Daily Times online from the late 1800s to present, we can get a pretty good idea. Accessed through …
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How to Host a Socially Distanced & Virtual Bridal Shower
Kasey and John greeting a drive-by guest who had attended by Zoom.
“My advice for people trying to plan an event in the midst of a global pandemic is to commit early to a plan, and make it a very cautious plan.”
Pandemic, Digital Divide Threaten the Elderly, Vulnerable
Social isolation because of the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on all of us, but the elderly, and other vulnerable people, without computers, have suffered most. They need us more than ever. Months ago, I wrote a post about how …
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Words of Wisdom – Seven Things
If only I could go back and hand this girl the list. . .
Now that I’ve been around the block, have a few years under my belt, have seen a lot, and other clichés, I’ve acquired valuable information about life that I wish I’d known a lot earlier. I narrowed them down to …
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Seven Peace Pilgrim Quotes on Love
Peace Pilgrim was a remarkable woman who walked across America many times spreading a message of peace, beginning during the Korean War in 1953 and ending with her death in 1981. She vowed to keep walking until there was peace in the world, …
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