Mali
We had a housekeeper in Thailand named Saixioun. She, in turn, introduced us to our houseboy, who went by the name ‘Lek’ meaning ‘Guy’. It turns out that his name was really Mali, but that is considered a girl’s name. Read More …
Category: Memories
Dad to the Rescue
Dad never bugged me about the minor kidnapping incident…There was an episode I remember when I was accosted by some young ruffians. Without hesitation, Dad grabbed a 2×4 and had me take him to the group so that he could Read More …
Scott
When I was in 5th grade, I remember when the calls came in about Scott’s motocycle accident. He and his buddy had jobs at a movie theater. Apparently, on the way to work, riding in the fog, there was an Read More …
Parting from Church
Due to the circumstances around Scott’s death, Mother stopped going to church. Dad and I continued to attend church until he went overseas. With Dad out of the country, I just stopped going. ~Kurt
Naval Annex in Boston
We moved to Boston for my 7th grade experience. We lived on South Boston Naval Annex…a ship maintenance and refurbishment facility with only one building, a quadriplex for a residence. The boys living upstairs were really into hockey. I, myself, Read More …
722 Fontaine Street
We were living back on Central Avenue in Alexandria. My best friend, Jeff Lovich and I would tour the neighborhood in search of lawns to mow. Jeff had this one job on Fontaine Street. This one house impressed me as Read More …
While Dad’s Away…
When Dad was in Tehran, turning the Persian Gulf into a swimming hole for the Shah of Iran, Mali slightly over-harvested the asparagus. Meanwhile, I made the command decision NOT to go off to Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, Read More …
Car Memory
Kurt would always talk fondly about his muscle cars and how he had rebuilt one of them–recounting with pride his Dad’s amazement that he would accomplish such a thing. He always would say of his vehicle experience: “I had an Read More …
Car Dreams
Kurt had these Javelin AMX models and always talked about his Javelin days in Virginia. Must have been really exciting…He said he owned an AMX, not sure of the year.
Johnson Grass
After Dad’s return, he did some work for BDM working rapid runway repair. I remember his telling me about Johnson grass. That’s that flat clumpy grass that can survive a convoy of trucks running over it. We had a bunch Read More …