A Look Back . . .

This has been a week for retrospection – a look back 50 years into our past.  On TV, in the newspaper, online – it was everywhere.  Here is another – it is related, but only peripherally . . .

 

I can't begin to count how many times I walked underneath this sign when I was a kid -- it was a symbol of growing up during the Cold War (and of how naive we were to believe that we could survive a nuclear attack). When I saw an original for sale online a few weeks ago, I had to have it -- then I had to stop by the school to make sure that weather-beaten sign was still there, guarding the entrance to the old cafeteria.

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Completely Unrelated . . . Don't forget to go to www.shopsmall.com starting at midnight tonight to register your American Express card for the $10 statement credit on Small Business Saturday on November 30. You have to shop at a "brick and mortar" local store and pay with your Amex -- so wherever you are go out and support your local small businesses. And if you're in or near Dayton, of course you'll want to shop at Marco’s Paper!