Author Archives: Jim

Mr. Winston

Posted on December 2, 2005 by Jim

Mr. Winston… I hate when people call me that. Yeah, it might be respectful and all; but my thinking is that Mr. Winston, Sid Winston, that is, passed away a few years ago. He was Mr. Winston. So when I … Continue reading →

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An Intersection in Life

Posted on November 30, 2005 by Jim

Sometimes it happens when you’re young… sometimes it happens when you have some mileage on your tires… but when you hit one of “life’s intersections” it is bound to have an impact on your life from that point forward. And … Continue reading →

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Everything Plantain

Posted on November 22, 2005 by Jim

  Several years ago Doc Reid, a Grapes colleague at the time, and I would share our thoughts on life… a collection of things that would make us laugh & smile, make us wince… or could make us cry. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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The Great Naretsky

Posted on November 17, 2005 by Jim

Streets change. I love looking at photographs turned to near “sepia” with age… photographs showing a familiar corner a 100+ years ago and then, in contrast, a photograph, crisper in detail, of the same corner today. And if the difference … Continue reading →

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