Category Archives: Personal History

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Wood Shop

Posted on May 18, 2019 by The Twentieth Man

Kosciusko Junior High School 7th Grade Wood Shop Project Magazine Rack This magazine rack was one of several projects students could choose from in learning how to safely operate power tools such as a band saw, a table saw, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Justice, Personal History, Plain English, Short Stories, Violence | Tagged Character, Cheaters, Cheating, Edwin Kendziorski, Elbow Grease, Kosciusko Junior High School, Magazine Rack, Magazines, Milwaukee Public Schools, Morality, Power Tools, Public Education, Shop Class, Theft, Thieves, Values, Wood Working, Woodshop, Work | Leave a comment

It HAD to be a Friday

Posted on February 8, 2019 by The Twentieth Man

It was a week ago last Friday (It HAD to be a Friday); when, for no apparent reason, I decided to voluntarily do the dishes. I plugged the sink and added detergent and suddenly realized there was no hot water. … Continue reading →

Posted in Expository Writing, Humor, Personal History, Plain English, Short Stories | Tagged COLD WATER, double-time on Sundays, Fahrenheit 451°, Floor Drains, Gas Appliances, Ground Water Temperature, Home Depot, Home Repairs, HOT WATER, Ice, Made in China, Microwave Ovens, Natural Gas, Plumbing, Ray Bradbury, Shut-Off Valves, Snow, This Old House, time-and-a-half on Saturdays, User Manual, Veteran's Discount, Warranty, Water Heater, Water Meter, WD-40, Winter | Leave a comment

NCOIC – TPP3A – A Vignette of Army Life, Việt Nam

Posted on December 15, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

They already had it in for me. The Company got a heads-up the IG was coming. Beforehand, and in anticipation thereof, our platoon sergeant, Sgt. Proctor, assigned me the task of auditing all six of our Rat Pack gunship platoon’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Expository Writing, Personal History, Plain English, Short Stories, Veterans | Tagged "Rat Pack", 187th AHC, Army, Army Acronyms, Bitch Session, EM, Gig, Gig Line, Guard Duty, History, IG, NCO, NCOIC, Open Door Policy, The American War, The Second Indochina War (1954-1975), TPP, U. S. Army, Veterans, Việt Nam War, War | Leave a comment

Siblings

Posted on December 11, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

When the promised and much-touted GI Bill of Rights proved logistically inadequate to my college ambitions and my father was opposed and unhelpful to them; I turned in desperation for help from my then grown siblings. I’d done the math … Continue reading →

Posted in Dirty Words, Economics, Personal History, Plain English, The Twentieth Man, Veterans | Tagged Ambition, Brothers, College, College Tuition, Competition, education, Family, Family Dynamics, Fathers, Finance, GI Bill, GI Bill of Rights, Hope, Siblings, Sisters, Truth, Veterans | Leave a comment

Dark Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

Photographed at Tay Ninh Base Camp, on the Cambodian border, 1969 “God bless us, everyone”.

Posted in Christmas, Human Sacrifice, Personal History, Religion, Veterans, Violence | Tagged "The United States of America", Art, Buddha, Christ, Christmas Trees, Culture, History, Homesick, Humanity, Life, Photography, The American War, The Second Indochina War (1954-1975), Việt Nam War, War | Leave a comment

Old Uncle Joe

Posted on October 29, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

I’m 68 years old; grown long in the tooth. That’s just an expression; your teeth don’t actually grow longer as you age, but your gums do recede, making your teeth only appear to be longer; hence the expression. I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Expository Writing, Humor, Personal History, Short Stories, Violence | Tagged Childhood, Corn on The Cob, Dental Health, Family, Food, Growing Old, Lost Teeth, Meals, Old Age, Pork Chops, Relatives, Steaks, Teeth, Uncles | Leave a comment

The Boys Next Door

Posted on October 26, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

When my son was growing up he had a couple of neighbor kids he used to play with. They were brothers with not much more then a year between them in age. Boys generally are rather rambunctious to begin with … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations, Personal History, Plain English, Short Stories, Violence | Tagged Advice, Brothers, Children, Culture, Logic, Physical Violence, Politics, Sibling Rivalry, Siblings, Violence, Will | Leave a comment

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Wood Shop

It HAD to be a Friday

NCOIC – TPP3A – A Vignette of Army Life, Việt Nam

Siblings

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