September 12, 2026 NV #215

“Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.” -Sarah Orne Jewett

Come & Gone

“And summer's lease hath all too short a date. And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” - Bill Shakespear

TIME: is a thief. Sometimes we are so absorbed in our days that we don’t note the change until we steal a moment (just a moment) back and take a look.

In this photo (above) I knew just a few of the guys – Coach Braden, John Tuttle, Jim Smith, Johnny Gutteno, Bob Rathbun, Clyde Backman, Dave Feldkamp, Ray Goll, Rud Moc, George Radosovich, Arr Gerber. Most (if not all) are gone now.

Good guys all. But I was only three or  four years old when these shadows were captured on the bleachers behind Vermilion’s South Street School. So I obviously didn’t “really” know any of them (except perhaps John Tuttle).

Nonetheless – these were guys I looked up to in my newly minted human days.

I like the pic and attempted to make a point with the presentation.

Time is, in both fact and deed, a Thief.

WHAT'S IN A WORD

“At first the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. And then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel, and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school.” -Wm. Shakespeare

VOCABULARY: You never know when you need just the right word.

THE COPPIN BIBLE

“Faith is a passionate intuition.” Wm. Wordsworth

“…CAST A COLD EYE”…: The stoy of James and Sarah Coppin is unusual – ironic. I doubt that I will ever know who , exactly, contributed it (i.e. the Bible) that now rests in a display case at the VHM.

Please Note: When I say that it’s a Civil War Bible I need explain that it was printed and gifted during that era.

This is A VERY SPECIAL NOTE

NEW: I’ve added a “special section” to the “Past 20 Years” part of the page. You will find there nearly (but not all) every video and audio production I’ve published over the last few years. They’re not arranged as nicely as I want them to be. But SOME are there – and I’ll add to them as time passes.

WHEN THE ICE GOES OUT

“I’m still hoping yesterday will get better.” - C. Brown

"BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING " TALK SHOW

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VERMILION HISTORY THEATRE:  Due to all the distractions surrounding me lately I neglected to keep the link to the History Audio/ Video Theatre. So – click on the name above and visit.